What Passes for a "Best Albums of the Year" List These Days

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The whole point of December is, and always has been, to sum up the entire year that came before it. Why wait until it's over to pass judgment? By the time January arrives it'll be the new year! On to the next list...

What Passes for a "Best Albums of the Year" List These Days

	1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West It's true.
	2. This Is Happening - LCD Soundsystem For every solo dance party ever.
	3. Forget - Twin Shadow Play it once and soon your day is over.
	4. The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe The genre of music is science fiction.
	5. The Lady Killer - Cee-Lo Green You need popcorn to listen to this, and a soda.
	6. Transference - Spoon Damn these boys and their deep grooves.
	7. The Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens I'm pretty sure it's about a state we haven't met yet.
	8. Body Talk - Robyn This would be a decade's worth of pop hits for a human.
	9. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire I did not like this at first. But, you know...
	10. Brothers - The Black Keys Well, their time machine works.

Honourable Mentions
Sit Down, Man - Das Racist
Crazy for You - Best Coast
Loud - Rihanna
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty - Big Boi
Endlessly - Duffy
London Sessions - LCD Soundsystem
Contra - Vampire Weekend
Maya - M.I.A.
Broken Dreams Club (EP) - Girls
Culdesac - Childish Gambino