After crunching the numbers, we now have the results of our 2010 Triangle Music readers' poll. Breakout British group Mumford & Sons grabbed the top spot with their debut album Sigh No More.Wilco's big show at the Durham Performing Arts Center in March grabbed the top concert of the year nod, which you may remember, set a record at the venue for the fastest sellout ever, though there was a little controversy over that claim.
And this year, for the first time, we included songs in our readers' poll. Cee Lo Green's brilliantly offensive pop tune "Fuck You" was the top song (it also made each of our writer's lists). You can stream all ten of the top songs below or check out the iTunes mix including all of the songs HERE.
Top albums
1. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
2. Sharon Van Etten - Epic
3. The Black Keys - Brothers
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Beach House - Teen Dream
6. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
7. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
8. Vampire Weekend - Contra
9. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
10. The National - High Violet
11. Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
12. The Love Language - Libraries
13. Caribou - Swim
14. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
15. Future Islands - In Evening Air
Top concerts
1. Wilco @ DPAC - March 27
2. Future Islands, Javelin, Double Dagger, Picture Plane & Earpwr @ Berkeley Cafe (Hopscotch) - September 9
3. Local Natives & Suckers @ Local 506 - May 4
4. Future Islands, Lonnie Walker & Motor Skills @ Local 506 - November 5
5. My Morning Jacket @ Koka Both Amphitheatre - April 30
6. Kings of Leon, The Black Keys & The Whigs @ Walnut Creek - September 13
7. Phoenix & The Love Language @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre - June 11
8. Stroke It, Noel, a fully orchestrated performance of Big Star's Third @ Cat's Cradle - December 9
9. The Avett Brothers & Brandi Carlisle @ Walnut Creek - October 8
10. Gayngs & Glasser @ Cat's Cradle - October 9
Top songs
1. Cee Lo Green - "Fuck You"
2. Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
3. Broken Bells - "The High Road"
4. Gayngs - "The Gaudy Side of Town"
5. Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start"
6. Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up the Gun"
7. Belle and Sebastian - "I Want the World To Stop"
8. The Black Keys - "Next Girl"
9. LCD Soundsystem - "Dance Yrself Clean"
10. The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
2 comments:
That Future Islands album is great. Unfortunately I didn't know about it until AFTER their appearances at Hopscotch and Local 506. hope to catch them in 2011.
I'd like to add Chatham County Line's "Wildwood" to the list of best albums this year.
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