I don't know.... but...
Today I listened to
Goose Creek Symphony: Est 1970
and
Goose Creek Symphony: Words of Earnest
 
Blue Floyd with Warren Haynes on tap.
 
Yesterday. PERRO: CSNY, Garcia, Lesh, Hart, and Slick. Out takes and unfinished songs from Wally Heider's Studio.
 
http://philzone.com/philbase/perro.html
 
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1. SAXON - Battering Ram - 9/10
2. DRAGONFORCE - In The Line Of Fire - 8½/10
3. BLACK STAR RIDERS - The Killer Instinct 8/10
4. DAVID GILMOUR - Rattle That Lock - 8/10
5. NOEL GALLAGHER - Chasing Yesterday - 7½/10
6. SQUEEZE - Cradle To The Grave - 7/10
7. IRON MAIDEN - The Book Of Souls - 6½/10

Honorable mention: NETTLESMITH - Cookin' In Satan's Kitchen
 
 

Coldplay's new one, A Headful of Dreams, is very consistent and strong.  Pushes the boundaries of the expected throughout, yet remains listenable and engaging throughout. 
 
What I'm about to say sounds kind of non-pro, but several months ago I read a review in the newspaper that Carly Rae Jepsen's record released this year, Emotion, was a really well put together pop record.  Yes, that Carly Rae Jepsen of "Call Me Maybe" fame.
 
On an impulse, I bought that, even though it's outside of my regular sphere of listening.
 
My vote for record of the year is Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion. 
 
If I could someday pull off one song that approached the quality of what Carly Rae and her studio friends put together throughout all 12 of her songs on that record, i could rest on my laurels.
 
Again, I'm not a pop listening guy, but I appreciate when someone gets it right.