My Top 5 Albums of 2010

1. ALMOST ALICE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

Almost Alice is a collection of various artists' music inspired by Tim Burton's film, Alice in Wonderland. The album was released on March 2, 2010. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 US albums chart.

Standout tracks: "Alice", "Her Name Is Alice", "Painting Flowers", "Tea Party", "Topsy Turvy"

2. TEENAGE DREAM - KATY PERRY

Teenage Dream is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was released in the United States on August 24, 2010. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 192,000 copies in its first week. Teenage Dream has spawned three singles which attained chart success - lead single "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg, "Teenage Dream" and "Firework" - all of which have peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100.

Standout tracks: "Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", "Firework", "The One That Got Away",  "E.T.", "Hummingbird Heartbeat"

3. SPEAK NOW - TAYLOR SWIFT

Speak Now is the third studio album by American country pop recording artist Taylor Swift. It was released on October 25, 2010 by Big Machine Records. Upon its release, Speak Now received positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 1,047,000 units in its first week. All fourteen songs from the standard edition of the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with the lead single "Mine" having the highest peak of number three.

Standout tracks: "Back To December", "Dear John", "Enchanted", "Innocent", "Last Kiss", "Long Live", "If This Was a Movie"

4. THE SELLOUT - MACY GRAY

The Sellout is the fifth studio album by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Macy Gray, released on June 22, 2010 in the United States. The album debut at number #38 on the Billboard 200 Albums, selling 11,000 copies.

Standout tracks: "The Sellout", "Kissed It", "Still Hurts", "Let You Win", "On & On"

5. A THOUSAND SUNS - LINKIN PARK

A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was first released on September 8, 2010. A Thousand Suns is a concept album dealing with nuclear warfare and themes of war in general. The album's title comes from the Hindu Sanskrit scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one," a quote made famous by J. Robert Oppenheimer in reference to the atomic bomb. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 241,000 copies. In the second week, the album slid to number three with 70,000 copies, and two months into its release, in December 2010, it had already passed a half million in sales.

Standout tracks: "Burning In the Sky", "Robot Boy", "Waiting For the End", "The Catalyst"

♥Kimokeo