Arcade Fire Tops NPR Listeners’ Best Albums Of 2010 List

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Listeners of NPR Music’s All Songs Considered have voted on their favorite albums of 2010, with Arcade Fire’s sprawling concept album The Suburbs clinching the top spot. You can listen to selections from each album that made the list here. NPR Music’s staff put together their own list, which you can view here. And don’t miss our own American Songwriter Top 50 list, that’s where the real action is!

NPR Listeners’ Best Albums Of 2010:

1. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
2. The Black Keys, Brothers
3. The National, High Violet
4. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
5. Broken Bells, Broken Bells
6. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
7. Vampire Weekend, Contra
8. Sufjan Stevens, The Age Of Adz
9. Beach House, Teen Dream
10. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
11. Gorillaz, Plastic Beach
12. Sleigh Bells, Treats
13. Jonsi, Go
14. Local Natives, Gorilla Manor
15. Band Of Horses, Infinite Arms
16. The Tallest Man On Earth, The Wild Hunt
17. Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest
18. Spoon, Transference
19. Janelle Monae, The ArchAndroid
20. Yeasayer, Odd Blood
21. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, God Willin’ And The Creek Don’t Rise
22. New Pornographers, Together
23. Broken Social Scene, Forgiveness Rock Record
24. Joanna Newsom, Have One On Me
25. Cee Lo, The Ladykiller

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