Top 50 Albums of 2010 (so far), Listener's Picks

NPR let listeners pick their 50 favorite albums for the first half of 2010.  Regardless of what you think about the rankings it's a good starting point for finding some of this years best music.  Some thoughts that I had after reading the list:

• It's good to see The Black Keys, Broken Bells, and Mumford & Sons crack the Top 10
• Spoon, Sleigh Bells, and MGMT's new albums are overrated
• Dr. Dog's "Shame, Shame" (#27 on the list) should be a lot higher 
• I need to check out Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" and LCD Soundsystem "This Is Happening"

Here are the top 25:  (check out the full list here)
1.Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
2.The National: High Violet
3.The Black Keys: Brothers
4.Broken Bells: Broken Bells
5.LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
6.Vampire Weekend: Contra
7.Beach House: Teen Dream
8.Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More
9.Spoon: Transference
10.Sleigh Bells: Treats
11.Local Natives: Gorilla Manor
12.Yeasayer: Odd Blood
13.The New Pornographers: Together
14.Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
15.She & Him: Volume Two
16.Band of Horses: Infinite Arms
17.Jonsi: Go
18.The Knife: Tomorrow, In A Year
19.Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record
20.Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: I Learned The Hard Way
21.MGMT: Congratulations
22.Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me
23.Josh Ritter: So Runs The World Away
24.Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid
25.Frightened Rabbit: The Winter Of Mixed Drinks