Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)
NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music to date and kept the race tight. In the end, Gorillaz edged out every other artist with the sprawling and inspired album Plastic Beach to take the No. 1 spot. The National, The Black Keys, Broken Bells and LCD Soundsystem rounded out the Top 5.
Regardless of how the votes fell, it was an exciting chance to pause and look back on what an incredible year it's been for music so far, to rediscover a few of our favorites, and to spend time with some of the albums and artists we may have missed.
NPR Listener's Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)
1. Plastic Beach
- Artist: Gorillaz
- Album: Plastic Beach [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD]
- Song: On Melancholy Hill
4. Broken Bells
- Artist: Broken Bells
- Album: Broken Bells
- Song: The High Road
16. Infinite Arms
- Artist: Band of Horses
- Album: Infinite Arms
- Song: Older
19. Forgiveness Rock Record
- Artist: Broken Social Scene
- Album: Forgiveness Rock Record
- Song: World Sick
20. I Learned the Hard Way
- Artist: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
- Album: I Learned the Hard Way
- Song: Money
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Below are the Top 20 albums of 2010 (so far), as selected by NPR listeners.
You can see and download a full list of the top 50 albums at the All Songs Considered blog.
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