ALBUMS (descending points)
1. Feist - The Reminder
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Jay-Z - American Gangster
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
6. Mutya Buena - Real Girl
7. Bright Eyes - Cassadga
8. M.I.A. - Kala
9. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
10. Kanye West - Graduation

TRACKS
1. Rihanna (Feat. Jay-Z) - Umbrella
2. Feist - So Sorry
3. Jay-Z - Say Hello
4. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
5. The Shins - Australia
6. Travis - My Eyes
7. Sugababes - About You Now
8. Kanye West - Flashing Lights
9. Kristoffer Ragnstam - Breakfast by the Mattress
10. Rilo Kiley - Breaking Up

ARTISTS
1. Rihanna
2. Justice
3. Feist
4. Kanye West
5. Bright Eyes

COMMENTS
A good year for Old Blighty, but not the best for this side of the pond (particularly when you figure Rap finally succumbed to the slow sales death of popular music.)