Lazlo's Top 80 Albums of 2010

It's that time of year again, and below is my top 80 albums of 2010.

As with previous years, let me make the following comments before you see my list:

It is hard doing this list, because:

- It's totally subjective. The list below is strictly my opinion. I'm just another music fan making a list.

- My list is only comprised of albums I've actually listened to from beginning to end. Many albums come out each year, and while I listen to thousand albums each year there are likely many good albums I haven't had the chance to listen to.

So with that in mind, below is my top 80 albums of 2010.


1. The Posies - blood/candy

2. Bad Religion - the dissent of man

3. Brett Harris - man of few words

4. Keith Monacchio - the long evening

5. Tommy Strazza - the model citizen lp

6. Timmy Sean - songs from & inspired by noisewater

7. Jon Caspi and the First Gun - strange situation

8. Sage Francis - li(f)e

9. Readymade Breakup - Readymade Breakup

10. Steven Page - page one

11. Darynyck - the chaotic lp

12. Gangstagrass Featuring T.O.N.E.-Z - lightning on the strings, thunder on the mic

13. Will Hoge - the living room sessions

14. Fairmont - destruction creation

15. Taddy Porter - Taddy Porter

16. Paul Rosevear - broken nosed poetry

17. George Wirth - the last good kiss

18. Big Head Todd & The Monsters - rocksteady

19. Cymbals Eat Guitars - why there are mountains

20. Particle Zoo - into the fray

21. Bern & The Brights - swing shift maisies

22. Martina Topley Bird - some place simple

23. Bastards Of Melody - hurry up and wait

24. Anika - Anika

25. Happy Joe - big mouth

26. Allison Moorer - crows

27. Anthony Walker - the sea goes on forever...

28. The Successful Failures - three nights

29. April Smith & The Great Picture Show - songs for a sinking ship

30. various artists - no one knows about persian cats sdtk.

31. Joe Whyte - when the day breaks

32. Private Iron - hard cheese

33. Val Emmich - looking for a feeling you never knew you needed

34. Nitzer Ebb - industrial complex

35. Mark Olson - many colored kite

36. Donavon Frankenreiter - glow

37. Kaiser Cartel - secret transit

38. Shayfer James - the owl & the elephant

39. Black Francis - nonstoperotik

40. Fran Healy - wreckorder

41. OMD - history of modern

42. Downshallow - the new fashion

43. The White Buffalo - prepare for black & blue

44. Marshall Lawrence - blues intervention

45. Raul Malo - sinners & saints

46. Walking With Cavemen - Walking With Cavemen

47. The Antlers - hospice

48. Depression State Troopers - the reason for the fall

49. Street Sweeper Social Club - the ghetto blaster ep

50. Thousand Watt Stare - Thousand Watt Stare

51. Kendl Winter - apple core

52. Dive Index - the surface we divide

53. Blue Rodeo - the things we left behind

54. Brad - best friends?

55. Konono No 1 - assume crash position

56. Tag - foreward

57. Rooney - eureka

58. The Drums - The Drums

59. Andrew W.K. - close calls with brick walls / mother of mankind

60. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - the brutalist bricks

61. Fistful Of Mercy - as I call you down

62. Carole King & James Taylor - live at the Troubadour

63. Unkle - where did the night fall

64. various artists - sing me to sleep: indie lullabies

65. Beats Antique - blind threshold

66. Matt Colligan - Matt Colligan

67. Colie Brice - rock & roll tiger

68. Red Flag Fleet - magnetic variation

69. The Nadas - almanac

70. The Pipettes - Earth vs. the Pipettes

71. Morcheeba - blood like lemonade

72. The Holy Goats - next round

73. Femurs - honeymoon

74. Brie Stoner - delicate hour

75. Joey Only Outlaw Band - transgression trail

76. The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder - san patricio

77. Lelia Broussard - masquerade

78. Mr. Hunter - the awakening

79. My Chemical Romance - danger days

80. Bill Hicks - the essential collection