Top 100 of 2010: 100-51

So 2010 is about to end, and to me 2010 is a landmark year in music because it was the year I started to really branch out. I discovered new artists, genres, and went to as much gigs as I could afford to (Muse, Jonsi, 65Daysofstatic, Crystal Castles, missed Pure Reason Revolution sadly, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor) Hopefully I'll go see more in the new year (Interpol already booked, Take That in the bag too (family event! Yay!))

These are the albums that made the top 100 - it was hard to leave some out of the top 50, but these things must be done if you love end-of-year lists like I do!

100. Eels – End Times
99. Klaxons – Surfing The Void
98. How to Dress Well – Love Remains
97. Delphic – Acolyte
96. Massive Attack – Heligoland
95. Xiu Xiu – Dear God, I Hate Myself
94. Clinic – Bubblegum
93. Olof Arnalds – Innundir Skinni
92. Former Ghosts – New Love
91. Carbon Based Lifeforms – Interloper

Nothing too shocking there perhaps. Might get a few dirty looks for putting Clinic and Massive Attacl so low.

90. M.I.A. - /\/\ /\ Y /\ (MAYA)
89. Delorean – Subiza
88. Broken Bells – Broken Bells
87. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
86. Liars – Sisterworld
85. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
84. School of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desires
83. Eskmo – Eskmo
82. Belle & Sebastian – Belle & Sebastian Write About Love
81. Spoon – Transference:

I should stress that none of these albums were bad - they just didn't do much for me, although I did enjoy Spoon, Liars, and School of Seven Bells.

80. CEO – White Magic
79. Vampire Weekend – Contra
78. The Drums – The Drums
77. Max Richter – Infra
76. Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here?
75. Exit Calm – Exit Calm
74. Wavves – King of The Beach
73. Future Island – In Evening Air
72. Surfer Blood – Astro Coast
71. Teeth of The Sea – Your Mercury

Drowned In Sound's number 1 album of the year only made it to number 76 on my chart. Not that it means anything of course! Lots of good bands in there - Teeth of The Sea and Exit Calm in particular.

70. Best Coast – Crazy For You
69. Pure Reason Revolution – Hammer and Anvil
68. Autechre – Oversteps
67. The Phantom Band - The Wants
66. The Chemical Brothers – Further
65. Salem – King Night
64. Foals – Total Life Forever
63. Gonjasufi – A Sufi and a Killer
62. Blood Red Shoes – Fire Like This
61. Teengirl Fantasy – 7AM

60. The Walkmen – Lisbon
59. The Radio Dept. – Clinging On To a Shame
58. Holy Fuck – Latin
57. Avey Tare – Down There
56. Kylesa – Spiral Shadow
55. Darkstar – North
54. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
53. Oceansize – Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
52. Women – Public Strain
51. Wild Nothing – Gemini

All 10 of these could've made my top 50, so I'll name them my honourable mentions because I've enjoyed them all so much.
From tomorrow onwards I'll post 10 each day until Friday, where I'll reveal my top 10.