WLOY’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

December 15th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Every great song comes from a great album and here WLOY presents the top 10 albums of 2010. This list was gathered by staff members and DJs alike with special attention to what captured the music industry this past year. There have been debuts from alternative newbies Local Natives as well as highly anticipated follow-up albums from such acts like folk-turned-electronica artist Sufjan Stevens and indie kings and queens Arcade Fire. Check out our list after the jump to see if YOUR favorite album made the cut! 

#	Artist	Album	iTunes	Amazon
10	The Morning Benders	Big Echo	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/excuses/id357534650?uo=4″ title=”The_Morning_Benders-Big_Echo_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0039M64MO” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
9	The National	High Violet	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/england/id368054407?uo=4″ title=”The_National-High_Violet_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003KVNV4S” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
8	Beach House	Teen Dream	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/10-mile-stereo/id349535407?uo=4″ title=”Beach_House-Teen_Dream_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0034EEE2E” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
7	Local Natives	Gorilla Manor	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wide-eyes/id352418533?uo=4″ title=”Local_Natives-Gorilla_Manor_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0035VLGE0″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
6	Titus Andronicus	The Monitor	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/titus-andronicus-forever/id355708784?uo=4″ title=”Titus_Andronicus-The_Monitor_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B00384KVOA” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
5	Sufjan Stevens	The Age of Adz	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/age-of-adz/id392327958?uo=4″ title=”Sufjan_Stevens-The_Age_of_Adz_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0043X7WLA” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
4	Yeasayer	Odd Blood	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ambling-alp/id352436240?uo=4″ title=”Yeasayer-Odd_Blood_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B00367TZ46″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
3	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/monster/id403822142?uo=4″ title=”Kanye_West_Jay-Z_Rick_Ross_Nicki_Minaj_Bon_Iver-My_Beautiful_Dark_Twisted_Fantasy_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004BSIJ9Q” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
2	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-suburbs/id382340814?uo=4″ title=”Arcade_Fire-The_Suburbs_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003X73QA8″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
1	Vampire Weekend	Contra	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-think-ur-a-contra/id340465551?uo=4″ title=”Vampire_Weekend-Contra_(Bonus_Track_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B002YP45EQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]