Albums of the Year

34. Brother Ali- The Undisputed Truth

33. !!! – Myth Takes

32. Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities - LUCAS

31. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha

30. The Fiery Furnaces – Widow City

29. Sage Francis – Human the Death Dance

28. The White Stripes – Icky Thump

27. Feist – The Reminder

26. The Tough Alliance – New Chance

25. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup

24. The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

23. Akron/Family – Love is Simple

22. Cloud Cult – The Meaning of 8

21. Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity

20. Justice – †

19. M.I.A - Kala

18. Vampire Weekend – Blue CDR

17. Bishop Allen – The Broken String

16. Sunset Rubdown – Random Spirit Lover

15. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver

14. Okkervil River – The Stage Names

13. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

12. Lupe Fiasco – The Cool

11. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

10. World’s End Girlfriend – Hurtbreak Wonderland













9. Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3 Mixtape / Tha Carter III Mixtape













8. Battles – Mirrored










7. Panda Bear - Person Pitch













6. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala













5. Jay-Z – American Gangster










4. Radiohead – In Rainbows













3. Menomena – Friend and Foe












2. Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam













1. Kanye West – Graduation