UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 24F-2

                        Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                             Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.

1.    Name and address of issuer:

      RiverSource Variable Account 10
      70100 Ameriprise Financial Center
      Minneapolis, MN 55474

2.    The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
      filed (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities
      of the issuer, check the box but do not list series of classes):

      [X]

3.    Investment Company Act File Number:

      811-07355

      Securities Act File Number:

      333-79311,
      33-62407

      (ISSUER PREVIOUSLY PAID FEES PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2 FOR ALL REGISTERED
      CONTRACTS OFFERED BY ISSUER BY MEANS OF A FORM 24F-2 (FILE NO.: 333-79311)
      FILED ON MARCH 25, 2010 IN RELIANCE OF THE SEC STAFF'S POSITION IN "DEAR
      REGISTRANT" (PUB. AVAIL. NOV. 7, 1996.)

4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:

      December 31, 2009

4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar
      days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
      (See Instruction A.2)

      [ ]

      Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
      registration fee due.

4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:

      [ ]



5.    Calculation of registration fee:

                                                                                  
      (i)     Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
              pursuant to section 24(f):                                             $10,048,086,216.43

      (ii)    Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the
              fiscal year:                                                           $8,526,263,454.26

      (iii)   Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any
              prior fiscal year ending no earlier that October 11, 1995 that
              were not previously used to reduce registration fees payable to
              the Commission:                                                        $            0.00

      (iv)    Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:       $8,526,263,454.26

      (v)     Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item
              5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:                                                 $1,521,822,762.17

      (vi)    Redemption credits available for use in future years if item 5(i)
              is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:        - $            0.00

      (vii)   Multiplier for determining registration fee (see Instruction C.9):             0.0000713

      (viii)  Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter
              "0" if no fee is due):                                                 $      108,505.96

6.    Prepaid Shares

      If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
      securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
      to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount
      of securites (number of shares or other units) deducted here:__. If there
      is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to the
      rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this
      form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal
      years, then state that number here: __.

7.    Interest Due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
      of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):                               $           0.00

8.    Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
      [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:                                                    $     108,505.96



9.    Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
      Commission's lockbox depository:

      March 4, 2010

      Method of Delivery:

      [X]   Wire Transfer
      [ ]   Mail or other means



                                   SIGNATURES

This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ David K. Stewart
David K. Stewart
Vice President and Controller

Date March 25, 2010

*    Please print the name and the title of the signing officer below the
     signature.