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Published December 24, 2010, 12:00 AM

The Best Non-Local Albums of 2010's Album Covers

As selected by Budgeteer editor Matthew R. Perrine.


No. 1 is ... Sleigh Bells' "Treats" (Mom and Pop)

  • No. 1 is ... Sleigh Bells' "Treats" (Mom and Pop)
  • No. 2 is ... Lazerbeak's "Legend Recognize Legend" (Doomtree)
  • No. 3 is ... Girl Talk's "All Day" (Illegal Art)
  • No. 4 is ... Blitzen Trapper's "Destroyer of the Void" (Sub Pop)
  • No. 5 is ... Bad Books' "Bad Books" (Razor & Tie)
  • No. 6 is ... LCD Soundsystem's "This is Happening" (DFA/Virgin)
  • No. 7 is ... Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" (Merge)
  • No. 8 is ... Of Montreal's "False Priest" (Polyvinyl)
  • No. 9 is ... Toadies' "Feeler" (Kirtland)
  • No. 10 1/3 is ... Psalm One's "Woman at Work, Vol. 2: 500 Bars" (Self-Released)
  • No. 10 2/3 is ... Psalm One's "Woman at Work, Vol. 1" (Self-Released)
  • No. 10 3/3 is ... Psalm One's "Woman at Work, Vol. 3" (Self-Released)
  • No. 11 is ... Miles Kurosky's "The Desert of Shallow Effects" (Majordomo)
  • No. 12 is ... Les Savy Fav's "Root for Ruin" (Frenchkiss)
  • No. 13 1/2 is ... Drew Danburry's "Goodnight Dannii" (Emergency Umbrella)
  • No. 13 2/2 is ... Drew Danburry's "Goodnight Gary" (Emergency Umbrella)
  • No. 14 is ... Mumford & Sons' "Sigh No More" (Glassnote)
  • No. 15 is ... Magic Kids' "Memphis" (True Panther Sounds)
  • No. 16 is ... the Hold Steady's "Heaven is Whenever" (Vagrant)
  • No. 17 is ... Spoon's "Transference" (Merge)
  • No. 18 is ... the Posies' "Blood/Candy" (Rykodisc)
  • No. 19 is ... Vampire Weekend's "Contra" (XL)
  • No. 20 is ... Happy Birthday's "Happy Birthday" (Sub Pop)
  • No. 21 is ... She & Him's "Volume Two" (Merge)
  • No. 22 is ... the Winebirds' "Séance Hill" (Self-Released)
  • No. 23 is ... Admiral Radley's "I Heart California" (The Ship)
  • No. 24 is ... Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore's "Dear Companion" (Sub Pop)
  • No. 25 is ... Uffie's "Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans" (Ed Banger/Because/Elektra)