ZIA Records Headquarters Staff Picks - Best Music & Movies of 2010

ZIA Records employees sorted through their favorite albums and movies of 2010 and came up with an amazing list full of great albums!

And since we celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2010, we decided to ask our employees for their Top 5 albums from 1980-2010! Yep, we threw the gauntlet down! We feel very fortunate to have been a record store for the past 30 years and having heard so much Music, so we figured we should try and come up with pivotal albums over the past 3 decades. The 80s, 90s, 00s and into the future, we will always be thankful to share music with all of our friends, customers and family!

Enjoy our favorites and make sure to stop by your local ZIA and we'll be sure to have a bunch of recommendations when you visit us! See you all soon! And remember...ZIA loves you!

ZIA Records Headquarters Staff Picks for Best Music and Movies of 2010!

Michael at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2010
1 Jimmie Vaughan - Plays Blues,Ballads,& Favorites
2 Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy (Boxset)
3 Roky Erickson w/ Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil
4 Goldfrapp - Head First
5 Blonde Redhead - Penny Sparkle
6 Texas Tornadoes - Esta Bueno
7 Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
8 The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
9 Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
10 Brian Eno - Small Craft on a Milk Sea

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 U2 - The Joshua Tree
2 Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
3 AC/DC - Back in Black
4 Jeff Buckley - Grace
5 Radiohead - Ok Computer

TOP 5 MOVIES/DVD OF 2010
1 Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage (Blu-Ray)
2 Until the Light Takes Us (Blu-Ray)
3 Metropolis - Complete (Blu-Ray)
4 Stagecoach 1939 (Blu-Ray)
5 Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Classic Albums)

Zak at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 LCD Sound System - This Is Happening
2 Sleigh Bells - Treats
3 Kayne West - My Beautiful Dark And Twisted Fantasy
4 Freeway and Jake One - The Stimulus Package
5 Atmosphere - To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy EP
6 The Girl With The Dragon Tatto - Movie
7 The Girl Who Played With Fire - Movie
8 Un Prophète - Movie
9 Kick Ass - Movie
10 Once Brothers - 30 on 30 Doc. About Divac & Petrovic

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Guns & Roses - Appetite For Destruction
2 Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions
3 Depeche Mode - Violater
4 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
5 Slayer - Reign In Blood


Matt at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 KASHER,TIM/GAME OF MONOGAMY
2 AGAINST ME!/WHITE CROSSES
3 MGMT/CONGRATULATIONS
4 AVI BUFFALO/AVI BUFFALO
5 ALKALINE TRIO/THIS ADDICTION
6 DANGER MOUSE & SPARKLEHORSE/DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
7 BAND OF HORSES/INFINITE ARMS
8 MAGNETIC FIELDS/REALISM
9 EELS/END TIMES
10 SHE & HIM/VOLUME 2

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 SMITHS/QUEEN IS DEAD (1986)
2 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL/IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA (1998)
3 NOFX/DECLINE (1999)
4 ALKALINE TRIO/GODDAMNIT (2001)
5 CURSIVE/BURST & BLOOM (2001)


Steve at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 SLEIGH BELLS/TREATS
2 BEST COAST/CRAZY FOR YOU
3 EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
4 VAMPIRE WEEKEND/CONTRA
5 ANSARI,AZIZ/INTIMATE MOMENTS FOR A SENSUAL
6 BELLE & SEBASTIAN/WRITE ABOUT LOVE
7 SHE & HIM/VOLUME 2
8 BLACK KEYS/BROTHERS
9 MUMFORD & SONS/SIGH NO MORE
10 SPOON/TRANSFERENCE

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 JESUS & MARY CHAIN/PSYCHOCANDY
2 BEASTIE BOYS/PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
3 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL/IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA
4 OPERATION IVY/ENERGY
5 JACKSON,MICHAEL/THRILLER


Jon at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
2 Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
3 Alkaline Trio - This Addiction
4 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
5 Clash Of The Titans (original re-issue) Blu-Ray
6 Big Bang Theory - Season 3
7 She & Him - Volume 2
8 Aziz Ansari - Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening
9 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
10 MURS & 9th Wonder - Fornever

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
2 Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
3 Band of Horsses - Everything All The Time
4 Bayside - Bayside
5 Pink Foyd - Shine On


Bernadette at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Girl In A Come - Adventures In Cover Land
2 Iron Maiden - Final Frontier
3 MURS & 9th Wonder - Fornever
4 Black Label Society - Order Of The Black
5 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Greatest Hits
6 Ozzy Osbourne - Scream
7 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
8 N.E.R.D. - Nothing
9 Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune
10 The Rescues - Let Loose The Horses

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
2 Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3 Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4 N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
5 The Clash - Combat Rock

Kyle at ZIA Records

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
2 Brothers - The Black Keys
3 Teen Dream - Beach House
4 Congratulations - MGMT
5 Carbon Based Lifeforms- Interloper
6 Contra - Vampire Weekend
7 Bonobo- Black Sands
8 Broken Bells - Broken Bells
9 Temper Trap - Conditions
10 Arcade Fire The Suburbs

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Transformers Movie Soundtrack 1986
2 The Clash London Calling 1980
3 Nirvana Nevermind 1991
4 Disturbed The Sickness 2000
5 Plastic Beach - Gorillaz 2010

ZIA Records Thunderbird Staff Picks - Best Music & Movies of 2010

ZIA Records employees sorted through their favorite albums and movies of 2010 and came up with an amazing list full of great albums!

And since we celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2010, we decided to ask our employees for their Top 5 albums from 1980-2010! Yep, we threw the gauntlet down! We feel very fortunate to have been a record store for the past 30 years and having heard so much Music, so we figured we should try and come up with pivotal albums over the past 3 decades. The 80s, 90s, 00s and into the future, we will always be thankful to share music with all of our friends, customers and family!

Enjoy our favorites and make sure to stop by your local ZIA and we'll be sure to have a bunch of recommendations when you visit us! See you all soon! And remember...ZIA loves you!


ZIA Records Thunderbird Staff Picks for Best Music and Movies of 2010!

Jarrett at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Inception
2 X360-Red Dead Redemption
3 BOOK- Abraham Lincoln- Vampire Hunter
4 Deftones- Diamond Eyes
5 X360-Assassin's Creed-Brotherhood
6 How To Train Your Dragon
7 Predators
8 Zombieland
9 X360-Mass Effect 2
10 Book of Eli

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Tool- Aenima
2 Dredg-El Cielo
3 Muse- Absolution
4 Pearl Jam- Ten
5 Nine Inch Nails- Downward Spiral tie with Deftones- White Pony


Aaron at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Run With The Hunted "s/t"
2 Blonde Redhead "Penny Sparkle"
3 John Legend & The Roots "Wake Up!"
4 Beach House "Teen Dream"
5 Junip "Fields"
6 Broken Bells "s/t"
7 INCEPTION
8 THE KARATE KID
9 SHUTTER ISLAND
10 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Cursive "The Ugly Organ"
2 Calexico "Feast of Wire"
3 Refused "The Shape of Punk to Come"
4 Black Flag "Damaged"
5 Built To Spill "Keep It Like a Secret"


Brett at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2 LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
3 Arcade Fire - Suburbs
4 Grinderman - Grinderman 2
5 Curren$y - Pilot Talk I & II
6 No Age - Everything In Between
7 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
8 Swans - My Father Will guide Me Up A RopeTo The Sky
9 Matthew Dear - Black City
10 Caribou - Swin

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Radiohead - OK Computer
2 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
3 Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang
4 Tom Waits - Swordfish Trombones
5 Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

Katie at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Eminem - Recovery
2 Deftones - Diamond Eyes
3 Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
4 Inception
5 Toy Story 3
6 Other Guys
7 Date Night
8 Jackass 3D
9 Saw 3D - Final Chapter
10 Paranormal Activity 2

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
2 Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
3 Metallica - Ride The Lightning
4 Sublime - Sublime
5 Tool - Lateralus


Rose at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Gentlemen Broncos
2 Venture Brothers, Season 4.0
3 Fantastic Mr. Fox
4 Toy Story 3
5 Wolfman
6 Shutter Island
7 Alice In Wonderland
8 Book of Eli
9 Budos Band - Budos Band III
10 Frozen

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Venture Brothers Soundtrack
2 Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking
3 Bongzilla - Stash
4 Nirvana - Incesticide
5 Prince & The Revolution - Around The World In A Day

Ed at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 No Way Out (book)
2 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
3 No Age - Everything In Between
4 Roots - How I Got Over
5 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
6 No Bunny - First Blood
7 Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows - Songs Of John Prine
8 M.I.A. - MAYA
9 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
10 Black Angels - Phosphene Dream

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2 Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
3 Nas - Illmatic
4 Modest Mouse - Moon & Antartica
5 Panda Bear- Person Pitch

Alec at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 When You're Strange
2 She & Him - Volume 2
3 The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
4 Inception
5 Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
6 MGMT - Congratulations
7 A Prophet
8 Underoath - 0 Disambiguation
9 Whitechapel - A New Era Of Corruption
10 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
2 At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command
3 The Mars Volta - Amputechture
4 Opeth - Deliverance
5 Modest Mouse - Everywhere & His Nasty Parlor Tricks

Andrew at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard
2 Jay-Z- Blueprint 3
3 Tokyo Police Club - Champ
4 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
5 Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin
6 Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being
7 Inception
8 A Prophet
9 DJ Mustard - Let's Jerk
10 Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Michael Jackson - Thriller
2 De La Soul - Stakes Is High
3 Deastro - Moon Dagger
4 Meneguar - I Was Born At Night
5 Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Daisy at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Drake - Thank Me Later
2 Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
3 Flying Lotus - Pattern + Grid World
4 Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
5 She & Him - Volume 2
6 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
7 Kick Ass
8 Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
9 Toy Story 3
10 Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
2 Thao With The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All
3 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
4 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
5 Mewithoutyou - Brother, Sister

Kat at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
2 Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2
3 Book Of Eli
4 Of Montreal - False Priest
5 Toy Story 3
6 Iron Maiden - Final Frontier
7 Brandon Flowers - Flamingo
8 Interpol - Interpol
9 Arcade Fire - Suburbs
10 The New Pornographers - Together

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Pinback - Blue Screen Life
2 Systems Officer - Underslept
3 Modest Mouse - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About
4 Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
5 Street Light Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb

Sean at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Mulatu Astatke - Timeless
2 Mini Mansions - Mini Mansions
3 Mike Patton - Mondo Cane
4 Budos Band - Budos Band III
5 Secret Chiefs 3 - Vol. 2 : Satellite Supersonic
6 Tobacco - Maniac Meat
7 Autoryno - Pastrami Bagel Social Club
8 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
9 Squarepusher - Shobaleader One : D'Demonstrato
10 John Zorn - Interzone

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Mr. Bungle - Disco Votante
2 John Zorn - Naked City
3 Medeski, Martin & Wood - Combustication
4 Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways
5 Praxis - Sacrifist

Crowe at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Brandon Boyd - The Wild Trapeze
2 Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being
3 Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2
4 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
5 Usher - Raymond Vs. Raymond
6 NIN - Pretty Hate Machine Remaster
7 Inception
8 Easy A
9 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
10 Chloe

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 The Stooges - Raw Power
2 Black Flag - My War
3 Radiohead - OK Computer
4 Nirvana - Nevermind
5 American Nightmare - Background Music

Alex at ZIA Thunderbird

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope to The Sky
2 Aids Wolf - March To the Sea
3 Crocodiles - Sleep Forever
4 No Age - Everything In Between
5 Fantastic Mr. Fox
6 Houratron - Corporate Occult
7 LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
8 Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9 Delorean - Subica
10 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Cursed - I
2 Orchid - Chaos Is Me/Dance Tonight Rev. Tomorrow
3 Embrace - Embrace
4 Dystopia - Human = Garbage
5 Daft Punk - Homework

ZIA Records Speedway Staff Picks - Best Music & Movies of 2010

ZIA Records employees sorted through their favorite albums and movies of 2010 and came up with an amazing list full of great albums!

And since we celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2010, we decided to ask our employees for their Top 5 albums from 1980-2010! Yep, we threw the gauntlet down! We feel very fortunate to have been a record store for the past 30 years and having heard so much Music, so we figured we should try and come up with pivotal albums over the past 3 decades. The 80s, 90s, 00s and into the future, we will always be thankful to share music with all of our friends, customers and family!

Enjoy our favorites and make sure to stop by your local ZIA and we'll be sure to have a bunch of recommendations when you visit us! See you all soon! And remember...ZIA loves you!

ZIA Records Speedway Staff Picks for Best Music and Movies of 2010!

Ryan at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Dax Riggs "Say Goodnight To The World"
2 Hail Of Bullets "On Divine Winds"
3 Atheist "Jupiter"
4 Julie Christmas "The Bad Wife"
5 Anathema "We're Here Because We're Here"
6 Nosound "A Sense Of Loss"
7 Budos Band "Budos Band III"
8 Intronaut "Valley Of Smoke"
9 Until The Light Takes Us: A Film About Black Metal
10 The Thin Red Line Criterion Collection Blu-Ray

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Death "The Sound Of Perseverance"
2 Acid Bath "When The Kite String Pops"
3 Metallica "…And Justice For All"
4 Neuorsis "Times Of Grace"
5 The Melvins "Stoner Witch"

Jessica at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Queens Of The Stone Age "Rated R-Deluxe Edition"
2 The Black Keys "Brothers"
3 Inception
4 Interpol "Interpol"
5 Kick Ass
6 The Office-Season 6
7 The Last Airbender
8 Dax Riggs "Say Goodnight To The World"
9 Date Night
10 Alain Johannes "Sparks"

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Queens Of The Stone Age "Queens Of The Stone…"
2 Them Crooked Vultures "Them Crooked Vultures"
3 Eagles Of Death Metal "Heart On"
4 Radiohead "Kid A"
5 Portishead "Portishead"


Ian at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Grinderman "Grinderman 2"
2 Jimmy & Bruce- Whip My Hair
3 Jordi Savall "Istanbul"
4 Jimmy Fallon- Goodbye 24, Law & Order, Lost
5 Belle and Sebastian "Write About Love"
6 JF and JT- Hip Hop Medley
7 Gogol Bordello "Trans-Continental Hustle"
8 Charlotte Gainsbourg "Irm"
9 Jimmy Fallon- Get 2 Beers and Jump
10 Burzum "Belus"

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 The Pogues "Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash"
2 The Misfits "Walk Among Us"
3 The Smiths "The Queen is Dead"
4 Jimmy Fallon- The Bathroom Wall
5 Radiohead "OK Computer"

Levi at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Bruce Springsteen "The Promise"
2 Kick Ass
3 Black Angels "Phosphene Dream"
4 The National "High Violet"
5 Menomena "Mines"
6 Zombieland
7 The Black Keys "Brothers"
8 Junip "Fields"
9 Marnie Stern "Marnie Stern"
10 Grinderman "Grinderman 2"

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska"
2 Beastie Boys "License To Ill"
3 Dead Milkmen "Beelzebubba"
4 Bob Dylan "Time Out of Mind"
5 Nirvana "Bleach"

Kristen at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
2 Ghost Writer-Season 1
3 The National "High Violet"
4 The Black Keys "Brothers"
5 Dax Riggs "Say Goodnight To The World"
6 The Deftones "Diamond Eyes"
7 Sharon Jones "I Learned The Hard Way"
8 T.Rex "Slider"
9 Sleigh Bells "Treats"
10 Shutter Island

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Ryan Adams "Gold"
2 Michael Jackson "Thriller"
3 Iron & Wine "Our Endless Numbered Days"
4 Nirvana "Nevermind"
5 Spice Girls "Spice"

Andy at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Batman- Under The Red Hood
2 Superman/Batman- Apocalypse
3 Heaven & Hell- Neon Nights
4 Immolation "Majesty & Decay"
5 Enslaved "Axioma Ethica Odini"
6 Black Label Society "Order Of The Black"
7 Danzig "Deth Red Sabaoth"
8 Ov Hell "The Underworld Regime"
9 Superman/Shazam!- Return Of Black Adam
10 Down- Diary Of A Mad Band

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 The Misfits "Walk Among Us"
2 S.O.D "Speak English Or Die"
3 Opeth "Blackwater Park"
4 I "In Between Two Worlds"
5 Watain "Lawless Darkness"

Luke at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 High Confessions "Turning Lead Into Gold…"
2 Marnie Stern "Marnie Stern"
3 The National "High Violet"
4 Salem "King Night"
5 Slough Feg "Animal Spirits"
6 Wolvserpent "Blood Seed"
7 Daniel Higgs "Say God"
8 Greenberg
9 Inception
10 Liars "Sisterworld"

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Butthole Surfers "Locust Abortion Technician"
2 The Fall "This Nation's Saving Grace"
3 Philip Glass "Koyaanisqatsi"
4 Nada Surf "Proximity Effect"
5 Today Is The Day "Temple Of The Morning Star"

Serena at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Gwar "Bloody Pit Of Horror"
2 My Brightest Diamond "Shark Remix"
3 Eyedea "E & A Instrumental"
4 Legend Of The Guardians
5 Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
6 Avatar
7 Massive Attack "Heliogoland"
8 Inception
9 Ensphere "Corpuscle"
10 Alice In Chains 'Black Gives Way To Blue"

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Alice In Chains "Alice In Chains"
2 Dimmu Borgir "Stormblast"
3 Pearl Jam "Ten"
4 Ministry "Psalm 69"
5 Clouddead "Promise To Never Get Paint On…"

Geremy at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 N.E.R.D "Nothing"
2 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
3 Rihanna "Loud"
4 Sunshine Anderson "Sun Shines Again"
5 Kanye West "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
6 Escape The Fate "Escape The Fate"
7 Blitzen Trapper "Destroyer Of The Void"
8 The Expendables
9 Jimi Hendrix "West Coast Seattle Boy"
10 Kesha "Cannibal"

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Nirvana "Bleach"
2 Gorillaz "Plastic Beach"
3 System Of A Down "Toxicity"
4 The Pixies "Wave Of Mutilation"
5 Police "Synchronicity"

Brittney at ZIA Speedway

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Inception
2 Blitzen Trapper "Destroyer Of The Void"
3 Florence & The Machine "Lungs"
4 Queens Of The Stone Age "Rated R-Deluxe Edition"
5 Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
6 Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
7 The Black Keys "Brothers"
8 Kid Cudi "Man On The Moon Part 2"
9 The Crazies
10 The Black Eyes Peas "The E.N.D'

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Queens Of The Stone Age "Era Vulgaris"
2 De La Soul "Grind Date"
3 Wolfmother "Wolfmother"
4 Peaches "I Feel Cream"
5 Bloody Beatroots "Romboroma"

ZIA Records Oracle Staff Picks - Best Music & Movies of 2010

ZIA Records employees sorted through their favorite albums and movies of 2010 and came up with an amazing list full of great albums!

And since we celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2010, we decided to ask our employees for their Top 5 albums from 1980-2010! Yep, we threw the gauntlet down! We feel very fortunate to have been a record store for the past 30 years and having heard so much Music, so we figured we should try and come up with pivotal albums over the past 3 decades. The 80s, 90s, 00s and into the future, we will always be thankful to share music with all of our friends, customers and family!

Enjoy our favorites and make sure to stop by your local ZIA and we'll be sure to have a bunch of recommendations when you visit us! See you all soon! And remember...ZIA loves you!

ZIA Records Oracle Staff Picks for Best Music and Movies of 2010!

Michelle at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Never Sleep Again (DVD)
2 Imaginarium of Dr Parnasuss (DVD)
3 Remember Me (DVD)
4 How to Train Your Dragon (DVD)
5 Alice in Wonderland (DVD)
6 Jamey Johnson- Guitar Song Pt 1 & 2
7 Court Yard Hounds-Court Yard Hounds
8 Brian Wilson- Reimagines Gershwin
9 Band Perry- Band Perry
10 Mumford & Sons- Sigh No More

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Michael Jackson - Thriller
2 Type O Negative- Bloody Kisses
3 They Might Be Giants- Flood
4 Sugarland- Love on the Inside Deluxe Fan Edition
5 Skid Row- Skid Row


Joel at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Gonjasufi- A Sufi and a Killer
2 Antichrist (DVD)
3 House (DVD)
4 Valhalla Rising (DVD)
5 Aloe Blacc- Good Things
6 The Roots- How I Got Over
7 Massive Attack- Heligoland
8 Swans- My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
9 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti- Before Today
10 Current 93- Baalstorm, Sing Omega

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Michael Jackson- Thriller
2 De La Soul- 3 Feet High and Rising
3 A Tribe Called Quest- Low End Theory
4 Current 93- Thunder Perfect Mind
5 Swans- White Light from the Mouth of Infinity


Michael at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Blood Axis- Born Again
2 Liars- Sisterworld
3 Sturmpercht- Schattenlieder
4 Best Coast- Crazy for You
5 Ellen Allien- Dust
6 Swans- My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
7 Grinderman- Grinderman 2
8 El Guincho- Pop Negro
9 Zola Jesus- Valusia
10 Antena- Camino Del Sol (Reissue)

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Einsturzende Neubauten- Tablarast
2 Death in June- But What Ends When the Cymbals Shatter
3 Manic Street Preachers- Holy Bible
4 Cure- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
5 Coil- Ape of Naples

Kai at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Black Keys- Brothers
2 Passion Pit- Manners Enhanced
3 Roots- How I Got Over
4 Tricky- Mixed Race
5 Hot Chip- One Night Stand
6 Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles
7 The Books- Way Out
8 Spoon- Transference
9 Sleigh Bells- Treats
10 Caribou- Swim

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Michael Jackson- Thriller
2 Michael Jackson- Bad
3 Depeche Mode- Violator
4 Prince- Purple Rain
5 Guns 'N' Roses- Appetite for Destruction

Will at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Enslaved- Axiom Ethica Odini
2 Auringon Hauta- Muinaisia Muisteloita, Noita Syntyja Syvia
3 Fortio- Voluspa Part 3: Fall of Ages
4 Blind Guardian- At the Edge of Time
5 Alcest- Ecailles de Lune
6 Melechesh- Epigenesis
7 Finntroll- Nifelvind
8 Galar- Til Alle Heimsens Endar
9 Watain- Lawless Darkness
10 Ereb Altor- The End

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Bathory- Bathory
2 Mayhem- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
3 Summoning- Stronghold
4 Windir- Soknardalar
5 Vader- De Profundis

Chad at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Antichrist (DVD)
2 House (DVD)
3 Kylsea- Spiral Shadow
4 Black Breath- Heavy Breathing
5 Killing the Dream- Lucky Me
6 Katy Perry- Teenage Dream
7 Little Boots- Hands
8 Kesha- Animal
9 Miss Lady Pinks- Tell it Like it Is
10 Gonjasufi- A Sufi and a Killer

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Ceromony- Violence! Violence!
2 Cannibal Ox- The Cold Vein
3 The Twilight Sad- Forget the Night Ahead
4 Wolves in the Throne Room- Black Cascade
5 Killing the Dream- Fractures


Sam at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Inception (DVD)
2 Shutter Island (DVD)
3 How to Train Your Dragon (DVD)
4 Californication Season 3 (DVD)
5 True Blood Season 2 (DVD)
6 Dexter Season 4 (DVD)
7 Antichrist (DVD)
8 Eminem- Recovery
9 Crazy Heart (DVD)
10 Ip Man (DVD)

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 X Japan- Blue Blood
2 Sand People- Long Story Short
3 The Frames- The Cost
4 Eminem- Infinite
5 Taint- Ruin of Nova Roma


Michaela at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Neon Trees- Neon Trees
2 My Chemical Romance- Danger Days
3 Goo Goo Dolls- Something for the Rest of Us
4 Calabrese- They Call Us Death
5 Scott Pilgrim VS the World (DVD)
6 Scott Pilgrim VS the World Soundtrack
7 Get Him to the Greek (DVD)
8 Against Me!- White Crosses
9 Jimmy Eat World- Invented
10 Evelyn Evelyn

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Foo Fighters- One by One
2 Goo Goo Dolls- Dizzy up the Girl
3 AFI- Very Proud of Ya
4 Our Lady Peace- Spiritual Machines
5 David Bowie- Reality


Jesse at ZIA Oracle

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Gorillaz- Plastic Beach
2 Black Keys- Brothers
3 Dead Weather- Sea of Cowards
4 Walkmen- Lisben
5 Syd Barrett- An intro to…
6 Alice in Wonderland
7 Inception
8 Despicable Me
9 The Crazies
10 Kick Ass

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
2 Pink Floyd- The Final Cut
3 Tom Petty- Full Moon
4 Beck- Odelay
5 U2- Achtung Baby


Jarryd at ZIA Oracle
TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Gonjasufi- A Sufi and a Killer
2 Caspian- Four Trees
3 The Roots- How I Got Over
4 Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles
5 Deftones- Diamond Eyes
6 Kylesa- Spiral Shadow
7 Yeasayer- Odd Blood
8 MF Doom- Expektoration…Live
9 Every Time I Die- New Junk Aesthetic (Deluxe)
10 Red Sparrowes- Fear is Excrutiating…

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Van Halen- Fair Warning
2 White Lion- Pride
3 Motley Crue- Motley Crue
4 Dokken- Tooth & Nail
5 Quiet Riot- Metal Health

ZIA Records Sahara Staff Picks - Best Music & Movies of 2010

ZIA Records employees sorted through their favorite albums and movies of 2010 and came up with an amazing list full of great albums!

And since we celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2010, we decided to ask our employees for their Top 5 albums from 1980-2010! Yep, we threw the gauntlet down! We feel very fortunate to have been a record store for the past 30 years and having heard so much Music, so we figured we should try and come up with pivotal albums over the past 3 decades. The 80s, 90s, 00s and into the future, we will always be thankful to share music with all of our friends, customers and family!

Enjoy our favorites and make sure to stop by your local ZIA and we'll be sure to have a bunch of recommendations when you visit us! See you all soon! And remember...ZIA loves you!

ZIA Records Sahara Staff Picks for Best Music and Movies of 2010!

Karl at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Beach House/Teen Dream
2 The Innocence Mission/My Room In The Trees
3 Black Keys/Brothers
4 Mumford & Sons/Sigh No More
5 MGMT/Congratulations
6 The National/High Violet
7 She & Him/Volume 2
8 Juliana Hatfield/Peace & Love
9 Deerhunter/Halcyon Digest
10 Brian Eno/Small Craft On A Milk Sea

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Radiohead/OK Computer
2 The Sundays/Blind
3 The Innocence Mission/Umbrella
4 Liz Phair/Exile In Guyville
5 Elliott Smith/Figure 8

Brent at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Murder By Death/Good Morning Magpie
2 Mumford & Sons/Sigh No More
3 Alice Cooper/Theatre Of Death
4 John Fogerty/Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again
5 Johnny Cash/American 6: Ain't No Grave
6 Iron Man 2
7 Toy Story 3
8 Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day
9 The Expendables
10 The Road

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Paul Simon/Graceland
2 Murder By Death/Red Of Tooth & Claw
3 Johnn Cash/American IV
4 Crash Test Dummies/God Shuffled His Feet
5 Alice Cooper/Brutal Planet

Kris at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Community
2 Glee
3 True Blood
4 East Bound and Down
5 Parks and Recreation
6 Party Down
7 Bored to Death
8 30 Rock
9 Little People, Big World
10 Childrens Hospital

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Operation Ivy/Energy
2 Rancid/Rancid (2000)
3 The Strokes/First Impressions Of Earth
4 The Misfits/Walk Among Us
5 Smashing Pumpkins/Siamese Dream

Eddie at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 I'm Still Here: The Lost Years of Joaquin Phoenix
2 Best Coast/Crazy for You
3 Machete
4 She & Him/Volume 2
5 The Dead Weather/Sea Of Cowards
6 The Black Keys/Brothers
7 Deerhunter/Halcyon Digest
8 Apocalypse Now (Blu-Ray)
9 Californication/Season Three
10 Jenny & Johnny/I'm Havin Fun Now

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 The Mars Volta/Deloused in the Comatorium
2 Danzig/Danzig 1
3 The Police/Zenyatta Mondatta
4 Tom Waits/Mule Variatons
5 Jenny Lewis/Rabbit Fur Coat


Joseph at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Arcade Fire/The Suburbs
2 Jenny & Johnny/I'm Having Fun Now
3 Gaslight Anthem/American Slang
4 Danzig/Deth Red Sabaoth
5 Kanye West/My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6 Belle & Sebastian/Write About Love
7 The National/High Violet
8 Beach House/Teen Dream
9 She & Him/Volume 2
10 The Black Keys/Brothers

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Elliott Smith/Either/Or
2 AFI/Sing The Sorrow
3 Radiohead/OK Computer
4 Tom Waits/Alice
5 Misfits/Walk Among Us


Jenna at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 The National/High Violet
2 Eclipse/Soundtrack
3 Eclipse
4 Belle And Sebastian/Write About Love
5 Beach House/Teen Dream
6 Modern Family/Season One
7 Jackass 3D
8 Toy Story 3
9 Daria/Complete Series
10 M.I.A.//\/\/\Y/\

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Dashboard Confessional/The Things That You Have Come To Fear The Most
2 The National/Boxer
3 Madonna/The Immaculate Collection
4 Backstreet Boys/Backstreet Boys
5 Bon Jovi/Slippery When Wet

Mike at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 The Road
2 The Walking Dead (AMC)
3 True Grit
4 Blood into Wine
5 Restrepo
6 The Black Angels/Phosphene Dream
7 Johnny Cash/American VI
8 Gonjasufi/A Sufi and a Killer
9 The Black Keys/Brothers
10 The Dead Weather/Sea of Cowards

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Tom Waits/Orphans
2 16 Horsepower/Sackcloth n Ashes
3 Bob Log/School Bus
4 The Cramps/Psychedelic Jungle
5 R.L. Burnside/An Ass Pocket of Whiskey

Christina at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Glee!/Season One
2 Community/Season One
3 Big Bang Theory/Season Three
4 Scott Pilgrim VS. The World
5 Inception
6 Aziz Ansari/Intimate Moments…
7 Glee/The Music, Volumes 1-4
8 Parks & Receation/Season Two
9 30 Rock/Season Four
10 Kick-Ass

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Spring Awakening/Original Broadway Cast
2 Next to Normal/Original Broadway Cast
3 Jekyll & Hyde/Original Broadway Cast
4 RENT/Original Broadway Cast
5 Wicked/Original Broadway Cast


Shanyel at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Date Night
2 Black Keys/Brothers
3 Goldfrapp/Head First
4 Book Of Eli
5 Machete
6 The Crazies
7 Dangermouse & Sparklehorse/Dark Night Of The Soul
8 Cyndi Lauper/Memphis Blues
9 Losers
10 E-40/Revenue Retrievin':Night Shift

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Distillers/Sing Sing Death House
2 Peaches/Teaches Of Peaches
3 2Pac/All Eyez On Me
4 Spinerette/Self-Titled
5 Snoop Dogg/Blue Carpet Treatment


Colton at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 M.I.A./Maya
2 Sleigh Bells/Treats
3 Rusko/OMG
4 Other Guys
5 Crystal Castles/ 2
6 Lady Gaga/ Fame Monster Deluxe
7 Kick-Ass
8 Devil's Brigade
9 Toy Story 3
10 Black Keys/Brothers

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Genghis Tron/Cloak Of Love
2 Blood Brothers/Crimes
3 Clash/London Calling
4 Arsonists Get All The Girls/Hits From The Bow
5 Wu Tang Clan/36 Chambers

Luis at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Inception
2 Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
3 Glee!/Season One
4 Tron
5 Shutter Island
6 Kick-Ass
7 Hot Tub Time Machine
8 Tron/Soundtrack
9 Ok Go/Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
10 Gotan Project/Tango 3.0

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Daft Punk/Discovery
2 The Black Keys/Brothers
3 Camila/Todo Cambio
4 Lupe Fiasco/Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
5 Immortal Technique/Revolutionary War Vol. 2

Zack at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Black Keys - Brothers
2 Budos Band - Budos Band III
3 MGMT - Congratulations
4 Wavves - King Of The Beach
5 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
6 Tweak Bird - Tweak Bird
7 Skream - Outside The Box
8 Rusko - OMG!
9 Baths - Cerulean
10 Flying Lotus - Pattern & Grid World

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command
2 A.F.I. - Black Sails IN The Sunset
3 Thursday - Full Collapse
4 Deltron - 3030
5 Metallica - Master of Puppets

Kahla at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Easy A
2 Toy Story 3
3 Inception
4 The Crazies
5 Dirty Headz/Any Port In A Storm
6 Budos Band/Budos band III
7 Black Keys/Brothers
8 Krizz Kaliko/Shock Treament
9 Blaze Ya Dead Homie/Gang Rags
10 Big Money Rustlas

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Insane Clown Posse/Riddle Box
2 Twiztid/Wicked
3 Sublime/Gold
4 Death Proof/Soundtrack
5 Hed P.E./Only In Amerika

Jessica at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Best Coast/When I'm With You
2 M.I.A./Maya
3 Of Montreal/False Priest
4 Easy A
5 Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
6 Inception
7 Shutter Island
8 Dexter/Season 5
9 Sabertooth Zombie/Human Performance
10 Sick Of It All/Based On A True Story

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 New Found Glory/Sticks And Stones
2 Gorilla Biscuits/Start Today
3 Go It Alone/Histories
4 The Cranberries/Everybody Else Is Doing It, Why Can't We?
5 Yeah Yeah Yeahs/Fever To Tell

Leah at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 The White Ribbon
2 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
3 Boardwalk Empire
4 Mad Men
5 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
6 The Black Keys - Brother
7 Inception
8 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
9 The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
10 Black Swan

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Nirvana - In Utero
2 REM - Murmur
3 The Black Keys - Rubber Factory
4 Arcade Fire - Funeral
5 Wilco - Npvember Foxtrot Whiskey

Wyatt at ZIA Sahara

TOP 10 ALBUMS AND/OR MOVIES OF 2010
1 Swans-my father will guide me up a rope to the sky
2 Arcade Fire-Suburbs
3 Neil Young- Le Noise
4 Bruce Springsteen- The Promise
5 Current 93- Baalstorm, Sing Omega
6 Get Him to the Greek
7 Machete
8 Deerhunter-Halcyon Digest
9 Legendary Pink Dots- Seconds late for the Brighton Line
10 Antony and the Johnsons- Swanlights

TOP 5 ALBUMS - 1980 TO 2010
1 Nuetral Milk Hotel- Airplane Over the Sea
2 Smiths-Meat is Murder
3 Microphones- The Glow, part 2
4 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Boatman's Call
5 Blonde Redhead- Melody for Certain Damaged Lemons