Best Albums of 2010

1. “Plastic Beach”- Gorillaz

2.”My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”- Kanye West

3. “The Suburbs”- Arcade Fire

4. “Teen Dream”- Beach House

5. “The ArchAndroid”- Janelle Monáe

6. “Crazy For You”- Best Coast

7. “This Is Happening”- LCD Soundsystem

8.”The Lady Killer”- Cee Lo Green

9. “Record Collection”- Mark Ronson and the Business Intl.

10. “Broken Bells”- Broken Bells

Best Songs of 2010

1. “Monster”- Kanye West (Feat. Rick Ross, Bon Iver, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj)

2. “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”- Arcade Fire

3. “Hell Of A Life”- Kanye West

4. “Cold War”- Janelle Monáe

5. “No One’s Gonna Love You”- Cee Lo Green

6. “MCs Can Kiss”- Uffie

7. “Silver Soul”- Beach House

8. “Boyfriend”- Best Coast

9. “On Melancholy Hill”- Gorillaz

10. “Anyone’s Ghost”- The National

Best Local Groups

1. Pink Mink

2. Sleeping in the Aviary

Best Live Shows

1. This Must Be The Band

2. The Big Pink

3. Beach House

4. Electric Six

5. The National

6. Hot Chip

Biggest Album Disappointments

“Pink Friday” — Nicki Minaj

“Destroyer of the Void” — Blitzen Trapper

“Band of Joy” — Robert Plant