ALBUMS (10 each)
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Meshell Ndegeocello - The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams
3. Robert Glasper - In My Element
4. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
5. Kanye West - Graduation
6. Emily King - East Side Story
7. The Smyrk - New Fiction
8. Donnie - The Daily News
9. Common - Finding Forever
10. Andy Bey - Ain't Necessarily So

TRACKS
1. Common - The People
2. Janelle Monae - Sincerely, Jane
3. Robert Glasper - F.T.B.
4. Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
5. Ledisi - Upside Down
6. Meshell Ndegeocello - The Sloganeer: Paradise
7. The Smyrk - Dial V for Venom
8. Donnie - 911
9. Rahsaan Patterson - Cloud 9
10. Emily King - U & I

COMMENTS
My selections represent the best of the good but nothing—with maybe one exception—great. Choosing albums was difficult. I liked a good deal of songs but wasn't impressed with too many albums, which I don't at all find disconcerting. Not every artist's talent (or resources) meshes with the album model and there's nothing worse than having to to mine through 8 meh songs for a few lab grown stones.