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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Top Tracks: Today More Than Any Other Day, Habit, Around Again
Ought exemplifies everything punk rock does best. The rhythm section drives the songs along with a propulsive vigor. Guitars crunch and shimmer with clever interplay and searing riffs. The music is energetic and bright, but they know exactly how and when to undercut it with violinist Tim Keen’s dissonant drone. They build from a crawl to an anthem on Today More Than Any Other Day. They lose the song to noise entirely only to snap back into place in an instant on Pleasant Heart. On Around Again they abruptly hit the brakes for a trademark vocal aside then dive back in to an entirely different groove. It’s this energy that keeps the audience perpetually on their toes, and perhaps nothing carries this impact as well as vocalist Tim Darcy’s lyrics. Equal parts humorous, profound, and mundane, Darcy is always bringing something fresh to the table. Pseudo-title track Today More Than Any Other Day, culminates in a conclusion that we’re all the same. As defeatist as that sounds, it’s quite the opposite in the hands of Ought. The statement is a celebration of equality. We all deal with the same shit. We run errands, we struggle with choosing which milk to buy, and we get excited by the small victories. It’s typical of Darcy to present even these little things in a way that’s empowering. No matter how strange and abysmal things can be, he places us in control. We steer our own lives. It’s the way punk should be. We’re not rebelling against the system because they’ve ruined everything. We’re rebelling because we won’t let them. [First added to this chart: 09/11/2015]
Ought exemplifies everything punk rock does best. The rhythm section drives the songs along with a propulsive vigor. Guitars crunch and shimmer with clever interplay and searing riffs. The music is energetic and bright, but they know exactly how and when to undercut it with violinist Tim Keen’s dissonant drone. They build from a crawl to an anthem on Today More Than Any Other Day. They lose the song to noise entirely only to snap back into place in an instant on Pleasant Heart. On Around Again they abruptly hit the brakes for a trademark vocal aside then dive back in to an entirely different groove. It’s this energy that keeps the audience perpetually on their toes, and perhaps nothing carries this impact as well as vocalist Tim Darcy’s lyrics. Equal parts humorous, profound, and mundane, Darcy is always bringing something fresh to the table. Pseudo-title track Today More Than Any Other Day, culminates in a conclusion that we’re all the same. As defeatist as that sounds, it’s quite the opposite in the hands of Ought. The statement is a celebration of equality. We all deal with the same shit. We run errands, we struggle with choosing which milk to buy, and we get excited by the small victories. It’s typical of Darcy to present even these little things in a way that’s empowering. No matter how strange and abysmal things can be, he places us in control. We steer our own lives. It’s the way punk should be. We’re not rebelling against the system because they’ve ruined everything. We’re rebelling because we won’t let them. [First added to this chart: 09/11/2015]
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2014
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Top Tracks: Men for Miles, The Combo, Beautiful Blue Sky
Full disclosure: I didn’t write about these albums in list order. It wasn’t even close. I started with A Moon Shaped Pool, and I’ve ended up here. I always wrote about whatever felt natural to write about next. Sometimes that meant lumping similar albums together, and other times the exact opposite. It has all been a matter of inspiration. Top 50 album of the decade isn’t an inconsequential level of praise, so obviously all these records inspire me, but it can be hard to pin down why. That’s an important thing to note. Sometimes we tend to think that criticism drains the enjoyment out of art, as if critics hold off on judgement until taking in an entire work, at which point they nitpick through to decide what it’s worth. I doubt anyone out there actually consumes art in this way. Art consumption is about instinctive reaction. To this end, criticism is not a task for understanding if I like something, but why I like it. Critical evaluation can fine tune that gut impression, but it’s unlikely to cause a sea change of opinion.
Sun Coming Down is one of those albums where I don’t have much to say to justify my preference. I’m not completely empty here. Arriving just a year after Ought’s debut, Sun Coming Down succeeds on the same strengths the band showed on that record. Unfortunately, in the context of this list, I’ve already voiced my feelings on what makes Ought excel. There’s not much new to say on my second Ought summary, but sometimes that’s okay. In the end, even the most well-versed critics will have preferences and biases they can’t explain. What’s important is that art speaks to us. Ought speaks to me. [First added to this chart: 11/14/2015]
Full disclosure: I didn’t write about these albums in list order. It wasn’t even close. I started with A Moon Shaped Pool, and I’ve ended up here. I always wrote about whatever felt natural to write about next. Sometimes that meant lumping similar albums together, and other times the exact opposite. It has all been a matter of inspiration. Top 50 album of the decade isn’t an inconsequential level of praise, so obviously all these records inspire me, but it can be hard to pin down why. That’s an important thing to note. Sometimes we tend to think that criticism drains the enjoyment out of art, as if critics hold off on judgement until taking in an entire work, at which point they nitpick through to decide what it’s worth. I doubt anyone out there actually consumes art in this way. Art consumption is about instinctive reaction. To this end, criticism is not a task for understanding if I like something, but why I like it. Critical evaluation can fine tune that gut impression, but it’s unlikely to cause a sea change of opinion.
Sun Coming Down is one of those albums where I don’t have much to say to justify my preference. I’m not completely empty here. Arriving just a year after Ought’s debut, Sun Coming Down succeeds on the same strengths the band showed on that record. Unfortunately, in the context of this list, I’ve already voiced my feelings on what makes Ought excel. There’s not much new to say on my second Ought summary, but sometimes that’s okay. In the end, even the most well-versed critics will have preferences and biases they can’t explain. What’s important is that art speaks to us. Ought speaks to me. [First added to this chart: 11/14/2015]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Frank Ocean | 3 | 3% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 3% | |
| Ought | 2 | 2% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 2 | 2% | |
| Spoon | 2 | 2% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| 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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| 85/100 | 06/28/2017 17:14 | weston | | 87/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/20/2017 19:20 | Seab | | 93/100 |
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From weston 06/28/2017 17:15
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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| Best Artists of the 2010s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Beach House | |
| 6. Frank Ocean | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Nick Cave | |
| 11. Lana Del Rey | |
| 12. Vampire Weekend | |
| 13. David Bowie | |
| 14. Car Seat Headrest | |
| 15. Bon Iver | |
| 16. The War On Drugs | |
| 17. Death Grips | |
| 18. Tyler, The Creator | |
| 19. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 20. Swans |