Top Ten of 2010

So here are my belated lists of 2010. It's been a great year...

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

1. The Xcerts - Scatterbrain
2. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man
3. Les Savy Fav - Roots For Ruin
4. Wintersleep - New Inheritors
5. The National - High Violet
6. Frightened Rabbit - Winter of Mixed Drinks
7. Tokyo Police Club - Champ
8. Walter Schreifels - An Open Letter To The Scene
9. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
10. Black Keys - Brothers

WORST ALBUM: Best Coast - Crazy For You

SINGLES OF THE YEAR

1. Manic Street Preachers - (It's Not War) Just The End of Love
2. Black Keys - Tighten Up
3. Benjamin Francis Leftwitch - Atlas Hands
4. The Xcerts - Young (Belane)
5. I Am Kloot - Proof
6. Les Savy Fav - Lets Get Out of Here
7. I Like Trains - A Fathers Son
8. Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain The Blood
9. Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
10. Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip - Stake A Claim

GUILTY PLEASURE: Hurts - Stay

LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR

1. WEEZER, Main Stage - Leeds Festival
2. MEURSAULT/EAGLEOWL/WOODPIGEON, Secret Garden Stage - End of the Road festival
3. WILCO, Garden Stage - End of the Road Festival
4. WINTERSLEEP, Tipi Tent - End of the Road Festival
5. FELICE BROTHERS, Garden Stage - End of the Road Festival
6. FRANK TURNER, The Plug - Sheffield
7. FELICE BROTHERS, Tipi Tent - End of the Road Festival
8. TWIN ATLANTIC, Main Stage - Rockness
9. MODEST MOUSE, Garden Stage - End of the Road Festival
10. STROKES, Main Stage - Rockness

WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Guns 'N' Roses - Leeds Festival