Albums of 2010
Join us as we count down the best albums of 2010, as picked by the Guardian's crack team of music critics
Albums of 2010, No 1: Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)
No 1: Was it cerebral hip-hop? Freaked-out funk? Or an updated Innervisions? There is no point trying to pigeonhole the Guardian's favourite album of 2010 – just sit back and enjoy
Albums of 2010, No 2: Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
No 2: It had the makings of an ego-driven mess. But Kanye tempered his ambition to paint a compelling portrait of a troubled artist
Albums of 2010, No 3: Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Hot Chip's fourth LP was both ecstatic and eclectic. Most importantly, it saw them drop the self-mockery and bare their souls
Albums of 2010, No 4: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
No 4: Their reputation for being fixated with death and religion might have preceded them, but Arcade Fire's third album proved they are a band with a big heart
Albums of 2010, No 5: These New Puritans – Hidden
Albums of 2010, No 6: Robyn – Body Talk
Albums of 2010, No 7: Caribou – Swim
Albums of 2010, No 8: Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
Albums of 2010, No 9: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
Albums of 2010, No 10: John Grant - Queen of Denmark
Albums of 2010: How Guardian music critics voted
The 40 best albums of 2010
