The NME Album of the Year and Single Of The Year were announced on 30 November 2010. It was the 37th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com.[1][2]

Albums

Note: UK artists
  • Bold: Album contains Song of the Year
# Album Artist Country of origin
1HiddenThese New Puritans United Kingdom
2The SuburbsArcade Fire Canada
3Teen DreamBeach House United States
4This Is HappeningLCD Soundsystem United States
5I Speak Because I CanLaura Marling United Kingdom
6Total Life ForeverFoals United Kingdom
7Stridulum IIZola Jesus United States
8King NightSalem United States
9SisterworldLiars United States
10The DrumsThe Drums United States
11High VioletThe National United States
12SwimCaribou Canada
13RelaytedGayngs United States
14Your Future Our ClutterThe Fall United Kingdom
15Odd BloodYeasayer United States
16Grinderman 2Grinderman Australia /  United Kingdom
17Untitled EPFactory Floor United Kingdom
18The FoolWarpaint United States
19CongratulationsMGMT United States
20Halcyon DigestDeerhunter United States
21The ArchAndroidJanelle Monáe United States
22My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the SkySwans United States
23Before TodayAriel Pink's Haunted Graffiti United States
24ContraVampire Weekend United States
25Avi BuffaloAvi Buffalo United States
26Root for RuinLes Savy Fav United States
27Crazy for YouBest Coast United States
28The OptimistNew Young Pony Club United Kingdom
29Everything in BetweenNo Age United States
30Surfing the VoidKlaxons United Kingdom
31Crystal Castles (II)Crystal Castles Canada
32WimmyIslet United Kingdom
33The Family JewelsMarina and the Diamonds United Kingdom
34My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West United States
35RingGlasser United States
36HappinessHurts United Kingdom
37Nerve UpLonelady United Kingdom
38Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico DustyBig Boi United States
39Magnetic ManMagnetic Man United Kingdom
40TreatsSleigh Bells United States
41Boys OutsideSteve Mason United Kingdom
42SerotoninMystery Jets United Kingdom
43Man AliveEverything Everything United Kingdom
44Postcards from a Young ManManic Street Preachers United Kingdom
45There Is Love in YouFour Tet United Kingdom
46Wake Up the NationPaul Weller United Kingdom
47Pulled Apart by HorsesPulled Apart by Horses United Kingdom
48Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysMy Chemical Romance United States
49Astro CoastSurfer Blood United States
50The Winter of Mixed DrinksFrightened Rabbit United Kingdom

Countries represented

Singles

Note: UK artists
# Track Artist Country of origin
1"Spanish Sahara"Foals United Kingdom
2"XXXO"M.I.A. United Kingdom
3"Tightrope"Janelle Monáe United States
4"Power"Kanye West United States
5"We Used to Wait"Arcade Fire Canada
6"Stylo"Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def United Kingdom /  United States
7"Swim"Surfer Blood United States
8"Heathen Child"Grinderman Australia /  United Kingdom
9"Night"Zola Jesus United States
10"Bury"The Fall United Kingdom
11"Born Free"M.I.A. United Kingdom
12"Lying"Factory Floor United Kingdom
13"Drunk Girls"LCD Soundsystem United States
14"We Want War"These New Puritans United Kingdom
15"Undertow"Warpaint United States
16"Boyfriend"Best Coast United States
17"Bloodbuzz Ohio"The National United States
18"Rad Pitt"Egyptian Hip Hop United Kingdom
19"Celestica"Crystal Castles Canada
20"Acapella"Kelis United States
21"What's In It For?"Avi Buffalo United States
22"Ambling Alp"Yeasayer United States
23"I Can Change"LCD Soundsystem United States
24"Schoolin'"Everything Everything United Kingdom
25"Telephone"Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé United States
26"Perfect Stranger"Magnetic Man featuring Katy B United Kingdom
27"Pass Out"Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth United Kingdom
28"Forever and Ever, Amen"The Drums United States
29"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"My Chemical Romance United States
30"O.N.E."Yeasayer United States
31"Fuck You"Cee Lo Green United States
32"Flashover"Klaxons United Kingdom
33"Shutterbugg"Big Boi featuring Cutty United States
34"California Gurls"Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg United States
35"Colouring of Pigeons"The Knife Sweden
36"Sleepless in Silverlake"Les Savy Fav United States
37"Home"Glasser United States
38"Bang Bang Bang"Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Q-Tip & MNDR United Kingdom /  United States
39"Ready to Start"Arcade Fire Canada
40"Tenderoni"Kele United Kingdom
41"This Orient"Foals United Kingdom
42"Dancing on My Own"Robyn Sweden
43"Constellations"Darwin Deez United States
44"Bubbles"Biffy Clyro United Kingdom
45"Scissor"Liars United States
46"(It's Not War) Just the End of Love"Manic Street Preachers United Kingdom
47"Round and Round"Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti United States
48"Dreaming of Another World"Mystery Jets United Kingdom
49"Sleep Forever"Crocodiles United States
50"Ghost Train"Summer Camp United Kingdom

Artists with multiple entries

2 Entries

  • Foals (1, 41)
  • M.I.A. (2, 11)
  • Arcade Fire (5, 39)
  • LCD Soundsystem (13, 23)
  • Yeasayer (22, 30)

Countries represented

References

  1. ↑ "50 Best Tracks of 2010 | NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ↑ "NME's best albums and tracks of 2010". NME. 10 October 2016.
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