Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s
by 
FlorianJones 
Anything with a write-up was in my top 50 at the end of the decade, in December of 2019.
As of today (June 14, 2022), 6 of those original top 50 have dropped into 51-100. None of them have dropped off the list entirely.
- Chart updated: 06/14/2022 23:15
- (Created: 11/26/2014 05:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Bon Iver’s 2007 debut was a small affair. It was a grand musical statement told predominantly in whispers by a single man left alone. The first half minute of Perth from sophomore record Bon Iver, Bon Iver could almost convince you that the ensuing album was to be the same. It wasn’t. Perth, it turns out, is one prolonged crescendo. It opens at first with a delicately strummed guitar, but before we even hear Justin Vernon’s sweet falsetto, a snare drum marches into the mix. The track builds and builds and builds. First there’s a full drum kit and electric guitars; then violin and viola, alto and bass saxophone, trumpet and French horn. According to the liner notes, over fifty instruments appear on Bon Iver, Bon Iver played by a dozen individuals – a stark contrast to the seven out of nine tracks on For Emma, Forever Ago that featured only Vernon himself. From here on out, Bon Iver is a community affair. But for all that did change, it’s remarkable what didn’t. The music is still unmistakably Bon Iver. Justin Vernon’s rich baritone and graceful falsetto multitrack through each other with ease. His lyrics are as impenetrable as ever, but their evocative nature taps into something vibrant and universal. Bon Iver has become the de facto sad white man music, but nothing precludes it from being about anybody or anything. It’s driven by feeling, and despite our varying circumstances, it’s virtually impossible to not feel something when listening. Bon Iver, Bon Iver is rich, warm, and inviting. This is as sincere and human as music gets. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2015]
Bon Iver’s 2007 debut was a small affair. It was a grand musical statement told predominantly in whispers by a single man left alone. The first half minute of Perth from sophomore record Bon Iver, Bon Iver could almost convince you that the ensuing album was to be the same. It wasn’t. Perth, it turns out, is one prolonged crescendo. It opens at first with a delicately strummed guitar, but before we even hear Justin Vernon’s sweet falsetto, a snare drum marches into the mix. The track builds and builds and builds. First there’s a full drum kit and electric guitars; then violin and viola, alto and bass saxophone, trumpet and French horn. According to the liner notes, over fifty instruments appear on Bon Iver, Bon Iver played by a dozen individuals – a stark contrast to the seven out of nine tracks on For Emma, Forever Ago that featured only Vernon himself. From here on out, Bon Iver is a community affair. But for all that did change, it’s remarkable what didn’t. The music is still unmistakably Bon Iver. Justin Vernon’s rich baritone and graceful falsetto multitrack through each other with ease. His lyrics are as impenetrable as ever, but their evocative nature taps into something vibrant and universal. Bon Iver has become the de facto sad white man music, but nothing precludes it from being about anybody or anything. It’s driven by feeling, and despite our varying circumstances, it’s virtually impossible to not feel something when listening. Bon Iver, Bon Iver is rich, warm, and inviting. This is as sincere and human as music gets. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2015]
Year of Release:
2011
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When Bon Iver’s debut For Emma, Forever Ago saw initial release back in 2007, Justin Vernon was a nobody. It wasn’t his first band or first album, but it was the first to garner a noteworthy degree of attention. That album’s creation story birthed its own indie rock cliché. The music was a near immediate classic. Over the years, Justin Vernon put out two more Bon Iver records, each a universally acclaimed sonic reinvention of the Bon Iver brand. He became a frequent collaborator with a slew of other artists, forming a handful of new bands along the way. His popularity shot up to festival headlining and arena touring. Quality expectations for new Bon Iver in 2019 were assuredly high, but content expectations are much harder to pin down.
All of Bon Iver’s music is defined by emotionally earnest lyrics cloaked in obtuse imagery and metaphor. Even the electronic glitchfest that was 22, A Million maintained that intangible human element of the first two albums. But the sounds of those first three records were spread so far across the board that it was hard to envision where Justin Vernon would turn next, and for the first time, the path wasn’t forward. Vernon has described i,i as a fall record to accompany the winter, spring, and summer of the first three. As that explanation implies, i,i marks the close of a chapter in the Bon Iver discography. Rather than further expansion, i,i is the point at which those previous three albums converge, and that leads to music that feels at times both familiar and entirely new. It’s large and adventurous, but never at the expense of comfort. In a way, that’s how Bon Iver has always sounded. It’s one of Vernon’s strongest qualities as a songwriter, and it’s nice to hear him really lean into it. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]
When Bon Iver’s debut For Emma, Forever Ago saw initial release back in 2007, Justin Vernon was a nobody. It wasn’t his first band or first album, but it was the first to garner a noteworthy degree of attention. That album’s creation story birthed its own indie rock cliché. The music was a near immediate classic. Over the years, Justin Vernon put out two more Bon Iver records, each a universally acclaimed sonic reinvention of the Bon Iver brand. He became a frequent collaborator with a slew of other artists, forming a handful of new bands along the way. His popularity shot up to festival headlining and arena touring. Quality expectations for new Bon Iver in 2019 were assuredly high, but content expectations are much harder to pin down.
All of Bon Iver’s music is defined by emotionally earnest lyrics cloaked in obtuse imagery and metaphor. Even the electronic glitchfest that was 22, A Million maintained that intangible human element of the first two albums. But the sounds of those first three records were spread so far across the board that it was hard to envision where Justin Vernon would turn next, and for the first time, the path wasn’t forward. Vernon has described i,i as a fall record to accompany the winter, spring, and summer of the first three. As that explanation implies, i,i marks the close of a chapter in the Bon Iver discography. Rather than further expansion, i,i is the point at which those previous three albums converge, and that leads to music that feels at times both familiar and entirely new. It’s large and adventurous, but never at the expense of comfort. In a way, that’s how Bon Iver has always sounded. It’s one of Vernon’s strongest qualities as a songwriter, and it’s nice to hear him really lean into it. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]
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2019
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1,193
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2011 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2012 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2013 | 5 | 5% | |
| 2014 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2015 | 15 | 15% | |
| 2016 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2017 | 12 | 12% | |
| 2018 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2019 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kendrick Lamar | 4 | 4% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 3% | |
| Frank Ocean | 3 | 3% | |
| Earl Sweatshirt | 2 | 2% | |
| Angel Olsen | 2 | 2% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 2 | 2% | |
| Destroyer | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 41 from 52nd to 11th Black Up by Shabazz Palaces |
| Up 34 from 82nd to 48th Reflections by Hannah Diamond |
| Up 26 from 99th to 73rd Moth by Chairlift |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 35 from 26th to 61st Pom Pom by Ariel Pink |
| Down 28 from 21st to 49th The Age Of Adz by Sufjan Stevens |
| Down 24 from 48th to 72nd Benji by Sun Kil Moon |
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| ! | 02/17/2018 15:30 |  Davy | 441 | 87/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2017 17:14 | weston | 80 | 87/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2017 19:20 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2015 22:53 |  Applerill | 974 | 75/100 |
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From weston 06/28/2017 17:15 | #193348
Nice! I agree 2015 was the strongest year so are. And I like the stuff you've thrown at the end.
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