The Users’ Top albums of 2010 feature is coming along at a steady pace and is set to begin on Friday (barring any unforeseen issues). In the meantime, our contributing reviewer Deviant has compiled a list of the albums that just barely missed the cut. If you’d like to see albums 100 through 51 as chosen by the users of Sputnik Music click here: 100 – 51

The next order of business is to draw your attention to this post which outlines some criteria concerning your indiviudal user names on the site. If you have a long/excessive/questionable screen name for the site, you may want to take a look at the linked post.

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 15, 2011. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.

Adebisi Shank – This is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank (Sargent House) — Dave de Sylvia
As Blood Runs Black – Instinct (MEDIASKARE)
Avantasia – The Flying Opera {EU} (Nuclear Blast)
Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some (Interscope Records)
Miranda Cosgrove – High Maintenance [EP] (SBME/Columbia)
Deadlock – Bizarro World (LIFEFORCE RECORDS) — Trey Spencer
The Dodos – No Color (Frenchkiss)
The Flashbulb – Love As A Dark Hallway (Self Released)
Funeral For A Friend – Welcome Home Armageddon (Good Fight) — Davey Boy
J. Mascis – Several Shade Of Why (Sub Pop)
Bryan Master – For People Like Us (Bonavox Records)
Mastodon – Live At The Aragon (Reprise)
Ken Mode – Venerable (Profound Lore)
The Naked And Famous – Passive Me Aggressive You (Republic)
New York Dolls – Dancing Backward in High Heels (429 Records)
Noah and the Whale – Last Night on Earth (Island Mercury)
Oh Land – Oh Land (Epic)
Rise Against – Endgame (Geffen Records) — Davey Boy
Rotten Sound – Cursed (Relapse Records)
Screeching Weasel – First World Manifesto (Fat Wreck Chords)
Smoking Popes – This is Only a Test (Asian Man)
Alex Turner – Submarine OST (Domino Records) — Kiran S.
Matt Wertz – Weights and Wings (Handwritten Records)

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Album Streams (please inform us of any broken links/removed streams):

Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some

Miranda Cosgrove – High Maintenance [EP]

Deadlock – Bizarro World

Bryan Master – For People Like Us

Rise Against – Endgame

Rotten Sound – Cursed

Smoking Popes – This is Only a Test

Matt Wertz – Weights and Wings

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SputnikMusic’s Most Played Artists of the Week (according to Last.FM):

Staff:

01) Radiohead
02) The National
03) LCD Soundsystem
04) The Beatles
05) Elliott Smith
06) Eisley
07) The Dodos
08) Raekwon
09) Weezer
10) Tyler, The Creator

General Users:

01) Radiohead
02) Defeater
03) Protest The Hero
04) Glassjaw
05) Thrice
06) Kanye West
07) Brand New
08) Elliott Smith
09) Converge
10) The National

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