D. Lucas Landis' 2010 List

Here are my favorites for the Year 2010. Choosing the top 10 was relatively easy this year. I didn't find many albums that pressed for top of the list credentials, but the ones I did like, I really liked. In terms of songs, most of the ones I picked came from albums that I really liked. I toyed with placing Katy Perry on the list, but remembered that her singles wore thin after the second listen.

Without further ado, here's the lists:

Albums:

10. Swim - Caribou

9. Black Noise - Pantha Du Prince

8. Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son of Chico Dusty - Big Boi

7. Love Remains - How to Dress Well

6. White Magic - CEO

5. Halcyon Digest - Deerhunter

4. Treats - Sleigh Bells

3. Astrocoast - Surfer Blood

2. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

The Rest of the Best:

11. IRM - Charlotte Gainsbourg

12. The Lady Killer - Cee Lo Green

13. Teen Dream - Beach House

14. Contra - Vampire Weekend

15. Body Talk Pt. 1 - Robyn

16. The Archandroid - Janelle Monae

17. Gorilla Manor - Local Natives

18. Innerspeaker - Tame Impala

Songs (In no Particular Order):

All of the Lights – Kanye West

We Used to Wait – Arcade Fire

Follow Us – Big Boi

Round and Round – Ariel’s Pink Haunted Graffiti

Bright Lights Bigger City – Cee Lo Green

Dissolve – Chemical Brothers

Coronado – Deerhunter

Young Aren’t You – The Hundred in the Hand

Tightrope – Janelle Monae

Runaway Love – Kanye West

Bang Bang Bang – Mark Ronson

Paradise Circus – Massive Attack

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons

Kids – Sleigh Bells

Who Makes Your Money – Spoon

Floating Vibes – Surfer Blood

Northwestern Skies – Tired Pony

Horchata – Vampire Weekend

Wide Eyes – Local Natives

Acapella – Kellis

Ready for the World – How to Dress Well

Sentimental X's - Broken Social Scene

Rude Boy - Rihanna