Best Music of 2010

I know it's been an eternity since I last updated this thing, and a lot has happened since then. But I don't want to bore you with all my personal crap.

Anyway, without further ado, here are my lists for Best Music in 2010:

Best Albums
50. Motion City Soundtrack- My Dinosaur Life
49. Band of Horses- Infinite Arms
48. The Gaslight Anthem- American Slang
47. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Soundtrack
46. Broken Social Scene- Forgiveness Rock Record
45. I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business- The World We Know
44. School of Seven Bells- Disconnect from Desire
43. The Dead Weather- Sea of Cowards
42. Stars- The Five Ghosts
41. Warpaint- The Fool
40. Ra Ra Riot- The Orchard
39. Circa Survive- Blue Sky Noise
38. Sufjan Stevens- The Age of Adz
37. Wavves- King of the Beach
36. Neon Trees- Habits
35. Jenny and Johnny- I’m Having Fun Now
34. She & Him- Volume Two
33. Broken Bells- Broken Bells
32. Titus Andronicus- The Monitor
31. No Age- Everything In Between
30. Tokyo Police Club- Champ
29. The Morning Benders- Big Echo
28. Steel Train- Steel Train
27. Sleigh Bells- Treats
26. Big Boi- Sir Lucious Left Foot
25. Linkin Park- A Thousand Suns
24. Brandon Flowers- Flamingo
23. Best Coast- Crazy For You
22. Angus & Julia Stone- Down The Way
21. Deerhunter- Halcyon Digest
20. Kid Cudi- Man On The Moon II
19. Deftones- Diamond Eyes
18. Young the Giant- Young the Giant
17. Surfer Blood- Astro Coast
16. Vampire Weekend- Contra
15. Janelle Monae- The ArchAndroid
14. Gorillaz- Plastic Beach
13. Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
12. Two Door Cinema Club- Tourist History
11. Hellogoodbye- Would It Kill You?
10. Mumford and Sons- Sigh No More
9. Beach House- Teen Dream
8. The National- High Violet
7. LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
6. The Tallest Man on Earth- The Wild Hunt
5. Frightened Rabbit- The Winter of Mixed Drinks
4. Freelance Whales- Weathervanes
3. The Black Keys- Brothers
2. Local Natives- Gorilla Manor
1. Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

Best EPs
5. A Classic Education- Hey There Stranger
4. Lydia- Assailants
3. Tallest Man on Earth- Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird
2. Girls- Broken Dreams Club
1. Geographer- Animal Shapes

Albums that I tried my BEST listening to but simply could not get into for one reason or another
5. Interpol- Self-titled
4. Jonsi- Go
3. Joanna Newsom- Have One on Me
2. Yeasayer- Odd Blood
1. M.I.A.- MAYA

Best Shows of 2010 (that I’ve witnessed within the Bay Area)
10. The Dodos w/Magik Magik Orchestra @ Palace of Fine Arts (Feb. 25)
9. Freelance Whales @ Rickshaw Stop (Nov. 19)
8. The Avett Brothers @ Oakland Fox Theater (Apr. 17)
7. The Black Keys @ Live 105’s Not So Silent Night @ San Jose Pavilion (Dec. 10)
6. Phoenix @ Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park (Aug. 15)
5. Atoms for Peace @ Oakland Fox Theater (Apr. 14)
4. The National @ Treasure Island Festival (Oct. 17)
3. Weezer @ Nob Hill Masonic Center (Nov. 29)
2. Mumford and Sons @ The Warfield (Oct. 20)
1. Arcade Fire @ Berkeley Greek Theatre (Oct. 2)