Best Of 2010 (A Work In Progress)

Well, it's that time of year: Best Of time. 2010 has been a pretty incredible musical year for me, and choosing a top 10 is going to be tough. This post will be a work in progress, so I will update it with changes over the next month or two.

For now, as of November 18, 2010, from all the albums I purchase and/or listened to, these are the ones in the running for the Top 10:

[UPDATE 12/02/10: Started adding numbers for potential Top 10. Added Mumford & Suns per Robin and Ra Ra Riot, Menomena & New Pornographers per Dave. Started Live Show list.]

[UPDATE 12/03/10: Added some Best Singles.]

Top 10 Albums
1. The National - High Violet
2. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
3. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

4. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

5. Delta Spirit - History From Below
6. Gospel Claws - C.L.A.W.S
7. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
8. Boy Eats Drum Machine - 20 Beats
9. Garotas Suecas - Escaldante Banda

10. Sun Airway - Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier

Junip - Fields
Blitzen Trapper - Destroyer of the Void
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Guster - Easy Wonderful

Sufjan Stevens - The Age of ADZ
Spoon - Transference
Orgone - Cali Fever
Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
The Morning Benders - Big Echo
Jonsi - Go
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
Laura Veirs - July Flame
She & Him - Volume 2
Javelin - No Mas
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Phantogram - Eyelid Movies
Caribou - Swim
The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
Climber - The Mystic
Broken Bells - s/t
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
Portugal, The Man - American Ghetto
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea
RJD2 - The Colossus
Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard
Menomena - Mines
The New Pornographers - Together
Four Tet - There Is Love In You
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
Beach House - Teen Dream
Jamie Cullum - The Pursuit
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Efterklang - Magic Chairs
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Interpol - s/t

The Black Keys - Brothers

Best Live Shows
Delta Spirit - Doug Fir Lounge (June 10)
Garotas Suecas - Ash St Saloon (September 9)
Local Natives - Mississippi Studios (May 27)
Orgone - Someday Lounge (Jan 2)

Jamie Lidell - Doug Fir Lounge (June 16)

Best Singles

The Radio Dept. - The New Improved Hypocrisy

Best Coast - Boyfriend

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Say No To Love
Broken Bells - The High Road

Arcade Fire - City With No Children

Post your comments and help me remember what I'm missing.