Sunday, December 12, 2010

Amazon US' Top Albums & Top Songs of 2010




Four months later, at last, Mumford and Sons arrived in the U.S.


What:
Amazon US published a gigantic Best of 2010 feature. Dozens of charts. I spotified the general Top Albums and Top Songs.

Comments:
Curiosity: #1 album is Mumford & Son's Sigh No More, out in the US in february. In Europe it came out in october 2009.


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THE PLAYLISTS

The 100 Best Albums of 2010
(86 albums out of 100, 86%)
(source)

100. Libraires - The Love Language
99. School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire
98. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
97. These New Puritans - Hidden
96. New Pornographers - Together
95. The Morning Benders - Big Echo
94. Grinderman - Grinderman 2
93. Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself
92. Ludacris - Battle of the Sexes
91. Lissie - Catching a Tiger
90. Julia Stone - The Memory Machine
89. How To Destroy Angels - How To Destroy Angels
88. Broken Social - Forgiveness Rock Records
87. Anders Osborne - American Patchwork
86. Ryan Bingham - Junkie Star
85. Miniature Tigers - Fortress
84. Wild Nothing - Gemini
83. Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon
82. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
81. Typhoon - Hunger and Thirst
80. The Rescues - Let Loose the Horses
79. Phantogram - Eyelid Movies
78. Jimmy Eat World - Invented
77. Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights
76. Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
75. Various Artists - Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
74. Black Dub - Black Dub
73. White Crosses - Against Me!
72. Brendan James - Brendan James
71. Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give
70. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo
69. The Bamboos - 4
68. St. Lola in the Fields - High Atop the Houses and the Towns
67. Daniel Merryweather - Love & War
66. Fistful of Mercy - As I Calm You Down
65. Miles Kurosky - The Desert of Shallow Effects
64. Sarah Harmer - Oh Little Fire
63. Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party
62. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope in the Sky
61. Nas - Distant Relatives
60. Darius Rucker - Charleston, SC 1966
59. Die Antwoord - $o$
58. Sarah Jaffe - Suburban Nature
57. Ray LaMontagne - God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise
56. Marina & the Diamons - The Family Jewels
55. Holy Fuck - Latin
54. Neil Young - Le Noise
53. Ty Segall - Melted
52. Nataniel Rateliff - In Memory of Loss
51. Jenny and Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
50. Fields - Junip
49. Francis & the Lights - It'l Be Better
48. Little Boots - Hands
47. Katy Perry - Teenage Dreams
46. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network
45. Roots - How I Got Over
44. Cee-Lo Green - The Lady Killer
43. Matt Costa - Mobile Chateau
42. Bruno Mars - Doo - Wops & Hooligans
41. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
40. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
39. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
38. Maroon 5 - Hands All Over
37. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
36. Aloe Blacc - Good Things
35. Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way
34. Foals - Total Life Forever
33. Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
32. The Drums - The Drums
31. Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea
30. Robyn - Body Talk
29. B.o.B. - B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
28. The Bird and the Bee - Interpreting the Masters vol.1: A Tribute to Darryl Hall & John Oates
27. Beach House - Teen Dream
26. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager
25. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
24. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
23. Gorilla Natives - Local Manor
22. Yesayer - Odd Blood
21. Jonsi - Go
20. Sleigh Bells - Treats
19. Sia - We Are Born
18. Matt & Kim - Sidewalks
17. Menomena - Mines
16. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
15. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
14. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
13. Spoon - Transference
12. Eminem - Recovery
11. Goldfrapp - Head First
10. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico Dusty
9. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
8. Vampire Weekend - Contra
7. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
6. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
5. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
4. The National - High Violet
3. The Black Keys - Brothers
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
1. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

Listen to it on Spotify:
Mammoth (full albums, 1017 tracks, about 2 days): HTTP, URI. (SR0330)
Graduated (two songs each album from #100 to #81, three from #80 to #61, four from #60 to #41, five from #40 to #21, six from #20 to #1, 347 tracks, 23 hours): HTTP , URI. (SR0331)


The 100 Best Songs of 2010
(81 tracks out of 97, 83,50%, about 5 hours) 
(maybe I'm blind, but it seems to me #89, #68 and #13 are missing from Amazon official source)


100. Fistful of Mercy – Father's Son
99. Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
98. Jason Collett – Love Is A Dirty Word
97. Delphic – Doubt
96. Eminem – Not Afraid (Explicit Version)
95. The Budos Band – Rite of the Ancients
94. The Big Troubles - Freudian Sleep
93. Slow Club – When I Go
92. The Greatest Hits - Danse Pop
91. Die Antwoord – Beat Boy
90. Shout Out Louds - 1999
88. Peter Gabriel - Flume
87. Sarah Jaffe – Perfect Plan
86. Caro Emmerald – A Night Like This
85. Mt. Desolation – Bitter Pill
84. MGMT – Flash Delirium
83. The Chemical Brothers – Swoon (Radio Edit)
82. Little Boots – Meddle
81. Jamie Lidell - Enough's Enough
80. The Bamboos – On The Sly
79. Typhoon – White Liars
78. Sia – Clap Your Hands
77. Guster - Do You Love Me
76. Court Yard Hounds feat. Jakob Dylan – See You In The Spring
75. Autre Ne Veut - Wake Up
74. Maximum Balloon – Groove Me
73. Far*east Movement – Like A G6
72. KT Tunstall – Uummannaq Song
71. Fitz & the Tantrums - Moneygrabber
70. Stars – We Don't Want Your Body
69. Massive Attack – Flat Of The Blade
67. Jamie Cullum – We Run Things
66. Holy Fuck – P.I.G.S.
65. State of the Artist (feat. P Smoov) - Hey Hey 
64. Ke$ha – TiK ToK
63. Drake – Over - Explicit Version
62. Band of Horses – Laredo
61. Curt Smith - All Is Love (feat. Zoe Keating)
60. Sarah Jaffe – Summer Begs
59. Lissie – Little Lovin'
58. Devo – Fresh
57. Dan Black (feat. Kid Cudi) - Symphonies
56. Audra Mae – The River
55. Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In
54. S. Carey – In the Stream
53. One Eskimo - Hi Low And In Between
52. The Bird and the Bee – Heard It On The Radio
51. Kings Of Leon – Radioactive
50. Chromeo – Don't Turn The Lights On
49. Angus & Julia Stone – Draw Your Swords
48. OK Go – White Knuckles
47. The Dead Weather – Hustle And Cuss
46. April Smith and the Great Picture Show – Drop Dead Gorgeous
45. T.I. - I'm Back 
44. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
43. Deerhunter – Helicopter
42. M.I.A. – XXXO
41. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Bang Bang Bang - Explicit Version
40. Justin Townes Earle – One More Night in Brooklyn
39. Sade – Soldier of Love
38. Black Dub – I Believe In You
37. Usher featuring Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
36. Sleigh Bells – Rill Rill
35. Glasser – Home
34. Jason Aldean - Dirt Road Anthem
33. Josh Ritter – Change of Time
32. Best Coast – Our Deal
31. Kid Cudi – REVOFEV
30. Robyn – Dancing On My Own
29. The Drums – It Will All End In Tears
28. Crystal Castles – Not In Love
27. Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley – As We Enter
26. Big Boi (feat. Cutty) – Shutterbugg
25. The Roots (feat. Joanna Newsom & S.T.S.) – Right On
24. Gorillaz – Stylo (Album Version) (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)
23. Foals – This Orient
22. Ryan Bingham – The Weary Kind
21. Yeasayer – Madder Red
20. Nathaniel Rateliff – Early Spring Till
19. Junip – Always
18. Arcade Fire - Modern Man
17. Vampire Weekend – Taxi Cab
16. Goldfrapp – Believer
15. Kanye West – POWER - Explicit Version
14. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
12. Janelle Monae – Tightrope - Feat. Big Boi
11. Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs – God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise
10. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – Round And Round
9. Taio Cruz – Dynamite
8. Bob – Nothin' On You [feat. Bruno Mars]
7. Broken Bells – The High Road
6. The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio
5. LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
4. The Black Keys – Tighten Up
3. Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
2. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
1. Cee Lo Green – Fuck You


Listen to it on Spotify: HTTP, URI. (SR0332)


Previously on Spotirama end of year 2010 lists:
NPR Favourite 50 Albums
NME Best 75 Tracks & Albums
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums
Pop Matters' The 60 Best Singles
Stereogum's Top 50 Albums (and Top 15 EPs)
Rolling Stone's Best 30 Albums & Best 50 Singles of 2010

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