Overlooked albums:

Phantogram – Eyelid Movies
Holy Fuck – Latin
Hybrid – Disappear Here
Devo – Something For Everybody
Ellen Allien – Dust
The Hundred in the Hands – The Hundred in the Hands
Maximum Balloon – Maximum Balloon
Röyksopp – Senior
Underworld – Barking

My favourite albums of the year (alphabetical order):

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Bonobo – Black Sands
Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle
Brian Eno – Small Craft on a Milk Sea
Caribou – Swim
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles (II)
Delphic – Acolyte
Devo – Something For Everybody
Ellen Allien – Dust
Faithless – The Dance
The Future Sound of London – Environments 3
Glasser – Ring
Goldfrapp – Head First
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
Groove Armada – Black Light
Hybrid – Disappear Here
I Blame Coco – The Constant
KT Tunstall – Tiger Suit
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Massive Attack – Heligoland
Maximum Balloon – Maximum Balloon
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – History of Modern
Phantogram – Eyelid Movies (Note: if you count the US release only)
Robyn – Body Talk
School of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desire
The Chemical Brothers – Further
The Orb Featuring David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres
Underworld – Barking
Warpaint – The Fool