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1. Introitus- Elements
2. Pendragon- Passion
3. Sean Filkins- War and Peace
4. Konchordat- New Crusade
5. Phideaux- Snowtorch
6. Ben Craven- Great & Terrible Potions
7. Anubis- A Tower of Silence
8. Ian Gordon- The Box
9. Greylevel- Hypostatic Union
10. Yuka & Chronoship- Water Reincarnation

Also, as a side note, "Nordagust- In the Mist of Morning", which came out late in 2010, would be my #2.

Honorable mention:
Herd of Instinct
InFront
Jaime Rosas
The Watch
Credo
Comedy of Errors
Pandora
Magenta
Knight Area
Little Tragedies