We waited until 2010 actually passed to do this, but here are the best albums of 2010 with links.

Bvdub - The Art of Dying Alone
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Love is a Stream
Danny Paul Grody - Fountain
Koen Holtkamp - Gravity/Bees
Loscil - Endless Falls
Mark McGuire - Living With Yourself
Noveller - Desert Fires
Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy
Richard Skelton - Landings
Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises
Woodworkings - We Sit on Floors, We Stand on Chairs