The NME Album of the Year and Single Of The Year were announced on 30 November 2010. It was the 37th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com.[1] [2]
| Note: UK artists |
| Album | Artist | Country of origin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidden | |||
| 2 | The Suburbs |  | ||
| 3 | Teen Dream |  | ||
| 4 | This Is Happening | | ||
| 5 | I Speak Because I Can | |||
| 6 | Total Life Forever | Foals | ||
| 7 | Stridulum II | | ||
| 8 | King Night | | ||
| 9 | Sisterworld | | ||
| 10 | The Drums | | ||
| 11 | High Violet | | ||
| 12 | Swim | | ||
| 13 | Relayted | | ||
| 14 | Your Future Our Clutter | |||
| 15 | Odd Blood | | ||
| 16 | Grinderman 2 |  / | ||
| 17 | Untitled EP | |||
| 18 | The Fool | | ||
| 19 | Congratulations | | ||
| 20 | Halcyon Digest | | ||
| 21 | The ArchAndroid | | ||
| 22 | My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky | | ||
| 23 | Before Today | | ||
| 24 | Contra | | ||
| 25 | Avi Buffalo | | ||
| 26 | Root for Ruin | | ||
| 27 | Crazy for You | | ||
| 28 | The Optimist | |||
| 29 | Everything in Between | | ||
| 30 | Surfing the Void | |||
| 31 | Crystal Castles (II) | | ||
| 32 | Wimmy | |||
| 33 | The Family Jewels | |||
| 34 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | | ||
| 35 | Ring | | ||
| 36 | Happiness | |||
| 37 | Nerve Up | |||
| 38 | | |||
| 39 | Magnetic Man | |||
| 40 | Treats | | ||
| 41 | Boys Outside | |||
| 42 | Serotonin | |||
| 43 | Man Alive | |||
| 44 | Postcards from a Young Man | |||
| 45 | There Is Love in You | |||
| 46 | Wake Up the Nation | |||
| 47 | Pulled Apart by Horses | |||
| 48 | | |||
| 49 | Astro Coast | | ||
| 50 | The Winter of Mixed Drinks |
= 26 = 3 = 1| Note: UK artists |
| Track | Artist | Country of origin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Spanish Sahara" | |||
| 2 | "XXXO" | |||
| 3 | "Tightrope" | | ||
| 4 | "Power" | | ||
| 5 | "We Used to Wait" | | ||
| 6 | "Stylo" | / | ||
| 7 | "Swim" | | ||
| 8 | "Heathen Child" | / | ||
| 9 | "Night" | | ||
| 10 | "Bury" | |||
| 11 | "Born Free" | M.I.A. | ||
| 12 | "Lying" | |||
| 13 | "Drunk Girls" | | ||
| 14 | "We Want War" | |||
| 15 | "Undertow" | | ||
| 16 | "Boyfriend" | | ||
| 17 | "Bloodbuzz Ohio" | | ||
| 18 | "Rad Pitt" | |||
| 19 | "Celestica" | | ||
| 20 | "Acapella" | | ||
| 21 | "What's In It For?" | | ||
| 22 | "Ambling Alp" | | ||
| 23 | "I Can Change" | LCD Soundsystem | | |
| 24 | "Schoolin'" | |||
| 25 | "Telephone" | | ||
| 26 | "Perfect Stranger" | |||
| 27 | "Pass Out" | |||
| 28 | "Forever and Ever, Amen" | | ||
| 29 | "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" | | ||
| 30 | "O.N.E." | Yeasayer | | |
| 31 | "Fuck You" | | ||
| 32 | "Flashover" | |||
| 33 | "Shutterbugg" | Big Boi featuring Cutty | | |
| 34 | "California Gurls" | | ||
| 35 | "Colouring of Pigeons" |  | ||
| 36 | "Sleepless in Silverlake" | | ||
| 37 | "Home" | | ||
| 38 | "Bang Bang Bang" | / | ||
| 39 | "Ready to Start" | Arcade Fire | | |
| 40 | "Tenderoni" | |||
| 41 | "This Orient" | Foals | ||
| 42 | "Dancing on My Own" | | ||
| 43 | "Constellations" | | ||
| 44 | "Bubbles" | |||
| 45 | "Scissor" | | ||
| 46 | "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love" | |||
| 47 | "Round and Round" | | ||
| 48 | "Dreaming of Another World" | |||
| 49 | "Sleep Forever" | | ||
| 50 | "Ghost Train" |
2 Entries
= 27 = 3 = 2 = 1