It is getting near the end of the year, which means that I am starting to pick my top ten music albums of 2010. Looking for albums I may not have heard yet (but possibly should), I grabbed the twenty KCRW DJ Top 10 Picks of 2010, fed it into a spreadsheet and tabulated the results. I assigned ten points for first pick, nine for second, eight for third, etc. down to one for tenth pick. I also tabulated the raw number of selections.
I have only actually heard three of the albums listed. Of those, I fully agree with the Black Keys and Broken Bells albums receiving high marks. I plan to check the rest out. Of course, KCRW might not play all the records or genres that deserve a mention, so I will continue to look for other lists as well.
Note: I did these calculations quickly, they may be erroneous and are not endorsed in any way by KCRW
| Band | Album | Points | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Keys | Brothers | 71 | 9 | |
| Band of Horses | Infinite Arms | 53 | 7 | |
| Broken Bells | Broken Bells | 47 | 8 | |
| Janelle Monae | The ArchAndroid | 45 | 6 | |
| Tame Impala | Innerspeaker | 41 | 5 | |
| The Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | 35 | 5 | |
| LCD Soundsystem | This is Happening | 29 | 5 | |
| Best Coast | Crazy For You | 27 | 4 | |
| Flying Lotus | Cosmogramma | 20 | 5 | |
| Massive Attack | Heligoland | 16 | 4 |
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