5: Gorillaz | Plastic Beach | [Virgin] A commentary on disposability, a huge array of hip-hop artists with pop tunes and a beautifully compiled work by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hwelett make up the inner workings of Plastic Beach. From any Gorillaz album so far, this one has mastered so many of the the things [...]

10: Joanna Newsom | Have One On Me | [Drag City] For those of you who just can’t listen to Joanna Newsom, you are simply missing out. Her 2010 release Have One On Me is an ambitious album to say the least; clocking in at right around 2 hours, the album features some of the [...]

15: Local Natives | Gorilla Manor | [Frenchkiss] Local Natives are new on the scene this year but without a doubt the coined, west coast Grizzly Bear deserves serious recognition out of all records to come out this past year. This album is a consolidation of youthful love and dreams from the opener “Wide Eyes”, [...]

20: Broken Bells | Broken Bells | [Columbia] It is always great when you hear that Danger Mouse has started a new project. Pretty much everything he touches turns to gold, we can all agree on that. So when I heard that he would be collaborating with James Mercer of The Shins, I was torn. [...]

WPGU has compiled our list of the best albums from 2010, and we are starting our countdown this week. Be sure to check back every day this week to see us reveal our favorites. Check out the albums that made the tail end of our list, numbers 21 through 25, below. 25: Vampire Weekend | [...]