2010: Dean's List

Albums

1. The Roots: How I Got Over (Def Jam) 16
2. Elizabeth Cook: Welder (31 Tigers) 15
3. M.I.A: Maya (Deluxe Edition) (Interscope) 13
4. Tom Zé: Estudando a Bossa: Nordeste Plaza (Luaka Bop) 10
5. Rachid Taha: Bonjour (Knitting Factory) 10
6. Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain't No Grave (American) 9
7. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-a-Fella) 8
8. Tabu Ley Rochereau: The Voice of Lightness Vol. 2: Congo Classics 1977-1993 (Sterns Africa) 8
9. Peter Stampfel: Dook of the Beatniks (Piety Street Files & Archaic Media '09) 6
10. Vampire Weekend: Contra (XL) 5
11. The Corin Tucker Band: 1,000 Years (Kill Rock Stars)
12. Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday (Young Money/Cash Money)
13. Girl Talk: All Day (Illegal Art download)
14. African Pearls: Congo: Pont Sur le Congo (Syllart)
15. No Age: Everything in Between (Sub Pop)
16. Care Bears on Fire: Girls Like It Loud (S-Curve download)
17. Robyn: Body Talk (Konochiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
18. Lil Wayne: No Ceilings (free download '09)
19. Allo Darlin': Allo Darlin' (Fortuna Pop!)
20. D.O. Misiani and Shirati Jazz: The King of History (Sterns Africa)
21. Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster (Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope '09)
22. Systema Solar: Systema Solar (Chusma)
23. The Arcade Fire: The Suburbs (Merge)
24. The Rough Guide to Desert Blues (World Music Network)
25. Macy Gray: The Sellout (Concord)
26. Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest (4AD)
27. Love Is All: Two Thousand and Ten Injuries (Polyvinyl)
28. Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard: 'Em Are I (Rough Trade '09)
29. Dessa: A Badly Broken Code (Doomtree)
30. Shad: TSOL (Black Box/Decon)
31. Pierre de Gaillande: Bad Reputation (Barbès)
32. Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma (Warp)
33. MC Paul Barman: Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (Househusband download '09)
34. Tokyo Police Club: Champ (Mom + Pop)
35. Titus Andronicus: The Monitor (XL)
36. The Whitefield Brothers: Earthology (Now-Again)
37. Gabriel Johnson: Fra_ctured (Electrofone)
38. Surfer Blood: Astro Coast (Kanine)
39. LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening (DFA/Virgin)
40. Rokia Traoré: Tchamantché (Nonesuch '09)
41. Das Racist: Sit Down, Man (Mad Decent download)
42. Best Coast: Crazy for You (Mexican Summer)
43. Cornershop: Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast (Ample Play)
44. El DeBarge: Second Chance (Geffen)
45. Die Antwoord: $0$ (Cherrytree/Interscope)
46. The Pernice Brothers: Goodbye, Killer (Ashmont)
47. Quasi: American Gong (Kill Rock Stars)
48. The National: High Violet (4AD)
49. Scissor Sisters: Night Work (Downtown/Polydor)
50. David Bazan: Curse Your Branches (Barsuk '09)
51. Now That's What I Call Club Hits 2 (EMI)
52. Nicki Minaj: Beam Me Up Scotty (Trapaholics download '09)
53. Nas & Damian "JR. Gong" Marley: Distant Relatives (Def Jam)
54. Kinito Méndez: Éxitos de Kinito Méndez (J & N '05)
55. Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa (Honest Jons)
56. Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca: Isabela (Mopiato Music '07)
57. Diplo Presents Dubstep: Blow Your Head (Downtown/Mad Decent)
58. Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip: The Logic of Chance (Sunday Best)
59. Balkan Beat Box: Blue Eyed Black Boy (Nat Geo Music)
60. Eskmo: Eskmo (Ninja Tune)
61. Sleigh Bells: Treats (Mom + Pop)
62. Das Racist: Shut Up, Dude (Mishka download)
63. Eminem: Recovery (Aftermath/Interscope)
64. Tricky: Mixed Race (Domino)
65. Everybody Was in the French Resistance . . . Now!: "Fixing the Charts": Volume One (Cooking Vinyl)
66. Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn (Columbia)
67. Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot . . . The Son of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)
68. Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love (Nonesuch)
69. Beatles Beginnings: Quarrymen One: Skiffle-Country-Western (Rhythm and Blues '09)
70. Of Montreal: False Priest (Polyvinyl)
71. Taylor Swift: Speak Now (Big Machine)
72. Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca: Retrospectiva (Mopiato Music '09)
73. MC Esoteric: Saving Seamus Ryan (Fly Casual '09)
74. Hole: Nobody's Daughter (Mercury)
75. Les Savy Fav: Root for Ruin (Frenchkiss)
76. Old 97's: The Grand Theatre Volume One (New West)
77. Spoon: Transference (Merge)
78. Standard Fare: The Noyelle Beat (Bar/None)
79. Konono No. 1: Assume Crash Position (Crammed Discs)
80. The Bundles: The Bundles (K)
81. The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come (4AD '09)
82. Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar: Devla: Blown Away to Dancefloor Heaven (Piranha)

Singles

1. Robyn: "Don't F***ing Tell Me What to Do" (Konochiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
2. Elizabeth Cook: "El Camino" (31 Tigers)
3. Die Antwoord: "Enter the Ninja" (Cherrytree/Interscope)
4. Scissor Sisters: "We're Running Out" (Downtown/Polydor)
5. Jason Derulo: "Ridin' Solo (Ian Nieman Club Mix)" (Warner Bros.)
6. Far East Movement: "Like a G6" (Cherrytree/Interscope)
7. Robyn: "Dancing on My Own" (Konochiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
8. Afrikan Boy: "Lidl" (Out Here)
9. LCD Soundsystem: "Drunk Girls" (DFA/Virgin)
10. Lady Gaga: "Bad Romance" (Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope)
11. The Arcade Fire: "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (Merge)
12. Das Racist: "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" (Mishka download)
13. Katy Perry: "Teenage Dream" (Capitol)
14. Das Racist: "Fake Patois" (Mishka download)
15. Vampire Weekend: "Horchata" (XL)
16. Taio Cruz: "Dynamite" (Mercury)
17. Jerry Lee Lewis: "Mean Old Man" (Verve)
18. Shakira: "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (Epic)
19. Major Lazer: "Sound of Siren" (Downtown)
20. Ben Folds/Nick Hornby: "Levi Johnson's Blues" (Nonesuch)

Barnes & Noble Review, Jan. 12, 2011

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