best of 2010: honourable mentions

The competition this year was fierce but we think we’ve hit upon a top fifty that genuinely reflects the best that 2010 had to offer in terms of women in music. As always, some painful sacrifices had to be made so, because we’re a bit soft, here’s a nod in the direction of some of our favourite exclusions.

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Click on the images to read the reviews.

And some we didn’t get time to review

Written by: Alan Pedder

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