I've had a lot of albums come across my desk this year.  I've kept track all year long so I can bring you an accurate assessment of my favorites.  For the sake of your sanity and mine, I'll present it in two parts.

So here is my favorite albums of 2010 #200-101:

Juliana Hatfield

200. Archeology- Memorial
199. Mavis Staples- You Are Not Alone
198. Best Coast- Crazy for You
197. Juliana Hatfield- Peace and Love
196. Gord Downie & the Country Of Miracles- The Grand Bounce
195. Black Mountain- Wilderness Heart
194. Kate Nash- My Best Friend Is You
193. The Sadies- Darker Circles
192. Sarah Harmer- Oh Little Fire
191. Holly Golightly & the Broke-Offs- Medicine County
190. Magnetic Fields- Realism

Kandi Coded

189. Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants- Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants
188. Olney Clark- Olney Clark
187. Scott Lanaway- Mergers & Acquisitions
186. MGMT- Congratulations
185. Massive Attack- Heligoland
184. The Gary- Logan
183. Bettie Serveert- Pharmacy of Love
182. Badly Drawn Boy- It's What I'm Thinking
181. Kandi Coded- Fell for the Gift
180. Surfer Blood- Astrocoast


179. Cars and Trains- The Roots, The Leaves

Frazey Ford

178. Holly Miranda- The Magician's Private Library
177. Friendly Rich & the Lollipop People- The Sacred Prune of Remembrance
176. Hillstomp- Darker the Night
175. Maps & Atlases- Perch Patchwork
174. Ron Contour & Factor- Saffron
173. Cate Le Bon- Me Oh My
172. Frazey Ford- Obadiah
171. Alkaline Trio- This Addiction
170. Frightened Rabbit- The Winter of Mixed Drinks

Microbunny

169. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists- The Brutalist Bricks
168. Birds of Wales- Belgravia Hotel
167. Casey Neill & the Norway Rats- Goodbye To The Rank & File
166. Eels- Tomorrow Morning
165. Dead Confederate- Sugar
164. Microbunny- 49 Swans
163. Dum Dum Girls- I Will Be
162. Jesca Hoop- Hunting My Dress
161. Autolux- Transit Transit
160. Brent Amaker & the Rodeo- Please Stand By

The Coast

159. Little Beirut- Fear Of Heaven
158. The Coast- Queen Cities
157. Devo- Something for Everybody
156. Tokyo Police Club- Champ
155. AfterpartY- The Army You Got
154. LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
153. Holy Fuck- Latin
152. Goldfrapp- Head First
151. Antony & the Johnsons- Swanlights
150. Wildlife- Strike Hard, Young Diamond

Falklands

149. The Watson Twins- Talking To You, Talking To Me
148. Broken Bells- Broken Bells
147. Of Montreal- False Priest
146. Franz Nicolay- Luck & Courage
145. Falklands- Think About It
144. Admiral Radley- I Heart California
143. The Love Language- Libraries
142. Tin Star Orphans- The Days of Blinding Fear
141. Boats- Cannoballs, Cannonballs!
140. Patty Griffin- Downtown Church

Caribou

139. Joe Pug- Messenger
138. Carrie Rodriguez- Love and Circumstance
137. The New Pornographers- Together
136. Johnny Cash- American VI: Ain't No Grave
135. Los campesinos!- Romance Is Boring
134. Dawn Landes- Sweet Heart Rodeo
133. Yukon Blonde- Yukon Blonde
132. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Beat the Devil's Tattoo
131. Caribou- Swim
130. The Dig- Electric Toys

Band Of Horses

129. Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse- Dark Night of the Soul
128. Christopher Dignan- Let the Sparks Fly
127. Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine
126. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin- Let It Sway
125. Land Of Talk- Cloak and Cipher
124. The Futureheads- The Chaos
123. Hannah Georgas- This Is Good
122. Little Boots- Hands
121. Black 47- Bankers and Gangsters
120. Band Of Horses- Infinite Arms

Factor

119. The City Streets- The Jazz Age
118. Cowlick- Wires
117. Wolf Parade- Expo 86
116. Quasi- American Gong
115. Pernice Brothers- Goodbye, Killer
114. Factor- Lawson Graham
113. Rah Rah- Breaking Hearts
112. The Hold Steady- Heaven Is Whenever
111. Paul Weller- Wake Up the Nation
110. We Are Hex- Hail the Goer


109. April Smith & the Great Picture Show- Songs for a Sinking Ship

Jessica Stuart Few

108. Owen Pallett- Heartland
107. Eels- End Times
106. Hey Marseilles- To Travels and Trunks
105. Dryer- Out Like a Light
104. Nana Grizol- Ruth
103. The Soft Pack- The Soft Pack
102. Everybody Was In the French Resistance…Now!- Fixin' the Charts
101. Jessica Stuart Few- Kid Dream


Tune in tomorrow for my top 100 albums of 2010.  In the meantime, if you think I put one of your favorites too low on the list or included something you think is just garbage, leave your thoughts.