Just when you thought we were done with 2010 lists, the Village Voice went and published the results of their 38th annual Pazz & Jop poll. This year it combined the votes of 708 music critics, did some complex mathematics, and arrived at the same No. 1 as everyone else. That said, the list features plenty of albums not often spotted on other year-enders, a nice example of the individual vs. the editorial board.
50 Emeralds - Does It Look LIke I'm Here?"
49 Jónsi - Go
48 Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
47 Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
46 Hot Chip - One Life Stand
45 Yeasayer - Odd Blood
44 Women - Public Strain
43 Robert Plant - Band Of Joy
42 Sharon Van Etten - Epic
41 Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone
40 Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
39 Sharon Van Jones & The Dap Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
38 Neil Young - Le Noise
37 Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz
36 No Age - Everything In Between
35 Four Tet - There Is Love In You
34 Rick Ross - Teflon Don
33 The-Dream - Love King
32 Das Racist - Sit Down, Man
31 M.I.A. - MAYA
30 Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
29 Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope
28 Spoon - Transference
27 Caribou - Swim
26 Taylor Swift - Speak Now
25 Bruce Springsteen - The Promise
24 Drake - Thank Me Later
23 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: The Return Of The Ankh
22 Best Coast - Crazy For You
21 Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
20 Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
19 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
18 The Roots - How I Got Over
17 Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
16 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
15 Grinderman - Grinderman 2
14 Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
13 Robyn - Body Talk
12 Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
11 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
10 Black Keys - Brothers
09 Sleigh Bells - Treats
08 The National - High Violet
07 Beach House - Teen Dream
06 Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
05 Vampire Weekend - Contra
04 Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
03 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
02 LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
01 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
In addition to this list, a top singles list, and individual contributor ballots -- me, Amrit, Jessica -- there are fine Pazz & Jop-related essays at VillageVoice.com. Start with Zach Baron's "Rise Of The Douchebags" then never say the words "Kanye West" again.
