Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s
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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: Sailing, Coronado, He Would Have Laughed.
There’s a lot to discuss regarding Deerhunter’s constant yet subtle evolution. At this point in their career they’ve navigated vast sonic terrain without ever losing sight of what sets them apart. Now, they haven’t altered their sound simply to maintain appearances. Experimentation for its own sake is a worthwhile endeavor, but Deerhunter’s artistic development serves a greater purpose: to seamlessly marry musical content with lyrical concept. Halcyon Digest is a journalistic examination of the halcyon days (the blissful and serene days of one’s youth). Deerhunter takes this opportunity to deliver a hazy, ephemeral album. Opener Earthquake is one prolonged swell crashing down like a wave. Sailing is listless and loose, washing over the listener with nostalgic warmth.
The subject of Halcyon Digest is a double-edged sword. The past is never recalled correctly. So, while accepting the desire to reminisce on days long gone, we are confronted with our tendency to retrospectively idealize events that were uglier than we care to admit. That too finds integration into the music of Halcyon Digest. Turn your attention to Desire Lines. On the 2008 single Nothing Ever Happened Deerhunter fought against their pop sensibilities with an outro that slowly decayed into aggressive distortion. Here they embrace their saccharine songwriting, riding through a similarly structured track with a soothing outro that gently dissipates until there’s nothing left. They’re taking the lyrical tendency for idealization and applying it to the music, going as far as to include a wonderfully exuberant saxophone accompaniment on the penultimate Coronado for one of their biggest hooks to date. Unfortunately, the halcyon days never last, which brings us to closing track He Would Have Laughed, dedicated to punk rock savant Jay Reatard. At the age of twenty-nine, Jay passed away in his sleep. Like many endings in life, his came completely out of the blue. In symmetrical fashion, He Would Have Laughed concludes without notice – mid-note. It leaves the listener feeling hollow and it begs you to revisit just once more. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2015]
There’s a lot to discuss regarding Deerhunter’s constant yet subtle evolution. At this point in their career they’ve navigated vast sonic terrain without ever losing sight of what sets them apart. Now, they haven’t altered their sound simply to maintain appearances. Experimentation for its own sake is a worthwhile endeavor, but Deerhunter’s artistic development serves a greater purpose: to seamlessly marry musical content with lyrical concept. Halcyon Digest is a journalistic examination of the halcyon days (the blissful and serene days of one’s youth). Deerhunter takes this opportunity to deliver a hazy, ephemeral album. Opener Earthquake is one prolonged swell crashing down like a wave. Sailing is listless and loose, washing over the listener with nostalgic warmth.
The subject of Halcyon Digest is a double-edged sword. The past is never recalled correctly. So, while accepting the desire to reminisce on days long gone, we are confronted with our tendency to retrospectively idealize events that were uglier than we care to admit. That too finds integration into the music of Halcyon Digest. Turn your attention to Desire Lines. On the 2008 single Nothing Ever Happened Deerhunter fought against their pop sensibilities with an outro that slowly decayed into aggressive distortion. Here they embrace their saccharine songwriting, riding through a similarly structured track with a soothing outro that gently dissipates until there’s nothing left. They’re taking the lyrical tendency for idealization and applying it to the music, going as far as to include a wonderfully exuberant saxophone accompaniment on the penultimate Coronado for one of their biggest hooks to date. Unfortunately, the halcyon days never last, which brings us to closing track He Would Have Laughed, dedicated to punk rock savant Jay Reatard. At the age of twenty-nine, Jay passed away in his sleep. Like many endings in life, his came completely out of the blue. In symmetrical fashion, He Would Have Laughed concludes without notice – mid-note. It leaves the listener feeling hollow and it begs you to revisit just once more. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2015]
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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% | |
| Destroyer | 2 | 2% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 2% | |
| Deerhunter | 2 | 2% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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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 |
| ! | 04/15/2015 13:21 |  andy_hunter | 87 | 88/100 |
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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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