There are 3 albums of the year and the rest is unordered
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Konono n°1 - Assume Crash Position (Congolese music)
Marc Ribot - Silent Movies
REST OF THE LIST
Afrocubism - s/t
Gil Scott-Heron - i'm New Here
Sophie Hunger -1983
The Black Keys - Brothers
Aloe Blacc - Good Things
Galactic - Ya-Ka-May
Femi Kuti - Africa for Africa
Robert Wyatt & Gilad Atzmon - For The Ghosts Within
Hindi Zahra - Hand Made
Chucho Valdes - Chucho's Step
Chocolate Genius Inc - Swansong