Critics' Picks: Billboard's Top 10 Albums of 2010

5. Beach House, "Teen Dream"

Just like Grizzly Bear in 2009, dream-pop duo Beach House used their third studio album to experiment with a more accessible sound, and the results were breathtaking. Although Victoria Legrand's haunting voice propels the choruses of "Zebra" and "Norway," "10 Mile Stereo" is driven by the gorgeous interplay between its sumptuous guitar line and crashing cymbals.