The best albums of 2010

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1CosmogrammaFlying Lotus · 4.3 from 3 scores
  2. 2The SuburbsArcade Fire · 4.2 from 3 scores
  3. 3ContraVampire Weekend · 4.2 from 3 scores
  1. 4This Is HappeningLCD Soundsystem4.2 from 3 scores
  2. 5Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles4.3 from 2 scores
  3. 6Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysMy Chemical Romance4.3 from 2 scores
  4. 7InnerspeakerTame Impala4.5 from 1 score
  5. 8Plastic BeachGorillaz4 from 3 scores
  6. 9High VioletThe National4 from 3 scores
  7. 10Speak NowTaylor Swift4 from 2 scores
  8. 11BrothersThe Black Keys3.8 from 3 scores
  9. 12Diamond EyesDeftones4 from 1 score
  10. 13Teen DreamBeach House3.7 from 3 scores
  11. 14Black SandsBonobo3.5 from 1 score
  12. 15Tourist HistoryTwo Door Cinema Club3.5 from 1 score
  13. 16TRON: LegacyDaft Punk3.5 from 2 scores
  14. 17LoudRihanna3.5 from 2 scores
  15. 18NightmareAvenged Sevenfold3 from 1 score
  16. 19Passive Me, Aggressive YouThe Naked and Famous3.3 from 2 scores
  17. 20HeligolandMassive Attack3.3 from 3 scores
  18. 21Teenage DreamKaty Perry2.5 from 1 score
  19. 22A Thousand SunsLinkin Park2.5 from 1 score
  20. 23LightsEllie Goulding3 from 3 scores
  21. 24ImmersionPendulum2.5 from 2 scores
  22. 25Doo-Wops & HooligansBruno Mars2.5 from 2 scores
  23. 26RecoveryEminem2.7 from 3 scores