I was tempted to leave this album off the list, as it is nowhere near his best, but the change in the tone of the album and the message it conveys is really strong and that alone gets it on here. For tracks that exhibit this refer to Heartless, RoboCop and Coldest Winter.

He is becoming a common sight on these lists, which is not surprising given the awesome tracks that he comes up with. From dance beats to love songs this album has it all.

A surprise entry this year, Mr Foxx’s album was quite solid compared to previous ones. Much like Ne-Yo, has plenty of the true R&B songs along with an occasional rap here and there. Highly recommended.

Upon hearing this album for the first time I knew it belonged on here. I was genuinely shocked at how good it was given that their previous albums lacked that certain replay value. I think this album has it.

It’s good to see T.I. back to his best when he started heading downhill after the release of ‘King’. This is probably his best studio album to date, with many collaborations from other artists which is welcoming news.

Well what can I say? This definitely is spectacular. I don’t know how long they’ve been a band but this has been their breakout year. The album is a great mix of unique, groovy music, which I can’t say for a lot of other music out there.

Going from the shortest album name (X&Y) to quite possibly the biggest, you just know the album is going to follow suit. Coldplay have seemingly done it again. This is one of those albums where you can’t listen to a single track or in shuffle, you must listen in order from start to finish.

This was an extremely hard choice, and the top 2 were really, really close. So much so that I considered making it a tie, but I thought no, I must be decisive and my bias eventually won me over. Take nothing away from Evolver though, it is a super album which has both the harmonial piano ballads and the upbeat tunes that ‘Once Again’ lacked. Some may add that to its detriment, but I welcome the change.