Best 30 Albums Of The Year So Far

Okay let's not dress this up as anything else; it's a slow news day, so UTR is jumping on the bandwagon and giving you a look at our best rated albums of the year so far. This is by no means a definitive list of what has come out in 2010, but it is a pretty good reflection of the fantastic year in music we've had thus far. There may be some surprises in there and maybe even some glaring omissions, hopefully either way you'll let us know!

Best Rated Albums On UTR In 2010

Liars – Sisterworld - 9.2/10
Wild Nothing – Gemini - 9.2/10
The Bitters - East General - 9.1/10
Beach House – Teen Dream - 9/10
The National – High Violet - 9/10
So So Modern – Crude Futures - 9/10
Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be - 9/10
Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms - 9/10
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Rush To Relax 9/10
Panthu Du Prince – Black Noise - 8.7/10
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach - 8.5/10
Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me - 8.5/10
Vampire Weekend – Contra - 8.5/10
Field Music – Measure - 8.5/10
Caribou – Odessa - 8.5/10
These New Puritans – Hidden - 8.5/10
Sleigh Bells – Treats - 8.5/10
Mountain Man – Made The Harbor - 8.5/10
Owen Pallett - Heartland - 8.4/10
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening - 8.3/10
Red Steers – Fever Fold - 8/10
Rackets – High Places - 8/10
Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts - 8/10
Roky Erickson and Okkervil River – True Love Casts Out All Evil - 8/10
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor - 8/10
Xiu Xiu – Dear God I Hate Myself - 8/10
New Tropic – Loiter EP - 8/10
Deftones – Diamond Eyes - 8/10
Shout Out Louds – Work - 7.9
The New Pornographers - Together - 7.7