10 Best Songs from 10 Honorable Mention Best Album

1. Devendra Banhart | "Shabop Shalom," Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (XL)

2. White Stripes | "Rag and Bone," Icky Thump (Warner Bros)

3. M.I.A. | "Paper Planes," Kala (Interscope)

4. Electrelane | "Cut and Run," No Shouts, No Calls (Too Pure)

5. Modest Mouse | "Fire It Up," We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (Epic)

6. White Williams | "New Violence," Smoke (Tigerbeat)

7. Tiny Masters of Today | "Hologram World," Bang Bang Boom Cake (Mute)

8. Beirut | "Forks and Knives," The Flying Club Cup (Ba Da Bing!)

9. Go! Team | "I Never Needed It Now So Much," Proof of Youth (Columbia)

10. LCD Soundsystem | "All My Friends," Sound of Silver (DFA)

| Joseph O'Fallon