Top 60 Music Albums of the 2010s
by Lacobra 
I don't think this decade will be looked back with much fondness 30 years from now, but there's still some great music (more than there was in the 80s, perhaps) that seems to be optimistically trying to define a future full of ideas.
(Extended Plays are featured only if they are mostly comprised of material that can't be found in any other studio release.)
- Chart updated: 12/28/2020 02:15
- (Created: 01/19/2017 15:50).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Best songs: "Power", "All of the Lights", "Monster", "Runaway".
Best moment: The outro to "Runaway", aka the most inspiring thing a mainstream musician has done in 20+ years. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Best songs: "Power", "All of the Lights", "Monster", "Runaway".
Best moment: The outro to "Runaway", aka the most inspiring thing a mainstream musician has done in 20+ years. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Year of Release:
2010
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22,754
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Best songs: "Obvious Bicycle", "Step", "Ya Hey".
Best moment: The chorus melody for "Step", especially when played with the harpsichords backing it. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Best songs: "Obvious Bicycle", "Step", "Ya Hey".
Best moment: The chorus melody for "Step", especially when played with the harpsichords backing it. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Year of Release:
2013
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10,293
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Best songs: "Memories Are Now", "Pegasi".
Best moment: Every time she sings the harmony "go find some other life to ruin" on the title track. [First added to this chart: 05/07/2017]
Best songs: "Memories Are Now", "Pegasi".
Best moment: Every time she sings the harmony "go find some other life to ruin" on the title track. [First added to this chart: 05/07/2017]
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Best songs: "Angel Echoes", "Love Cry".
Best moment: The gooorgeous don't-know-what-instrumet-that-is riff in "This Unfolds" that repeats throughout. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Best songs: "Angel Echoes", "Love Cry".
Best moment: The gooorgeous don't-know-what-instrumet-that-is riff in "This Unfolds" that repeats throughout. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
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2010
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Best songs: "Ronroneo", "Quédate esta noche".
Best moment: The climatic seconds on "No te me quites de acá", when everything just merges into chaos. [First added to this chart: 02/07/2019]
Best songs: "Ronroneo", "Quédate esta noche".
Best moment: The climatic seconds on "No te me quites de acá", when everything just merges into chaos. [First added to this chart: 02/07/2019]
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Best songs: "Horchata", "Giving Up the Gun".
Best moment: "I've seen you shine on your way / Go on / Go on / Go on" [First added to this chart: 09/08/2018]
Best songs: "Horchata", "Giving Up the Gun".
Best moment: "I've seen you shine on your way / Go on / Go on / Go on" [First added to this chart: 09/08/2018]
Year of Release:
2010
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3,654
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Best songs: "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst".
Best moment: The ethereal backing choruses on the "I'm Dying ot Thirst" part, which give the impression of running through fog. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Best songs: "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst".
Best moment: The ethereal backing choruses on the "I'm Dying ot Thirst" part, which give the impression of running through fog. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Year of Release:
2012
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Best songs: "Harmony Hall", "This Life".
Best moment: The "A Day in the Life"-reminiscent stair of piano chords in the last chorus of "Harmony Hall". [First added to this chart: 08/11/2019]
Best songs: "Harmony Hall", "This Life".
Best moment: The "A Day in the Life"-reminiscent stair of piano chords in the last chorus of "Harmony Hall". [First added to this chart: 08/11/2019]
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2019
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Best songs: "King Kunta", "The Blacker the Berry".
Best moment: Every time Kendrick says "This dick ain't... freeeeeeeee!" on "For Free". Each one funnier than the last. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Best songs: "King Kunta", "The Blacker the Berry".
Best moment: Every time Kendrick says "This dick ain't... freeeeeeeee!" on "For Free". Each one funnier than the last. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Year of Release:
2015
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31,505
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Best songs: "The Missing", "Back to the Middle".
Best moment: The very first seconds of "The Missing" with that hypnotizing guitar riff and all the neon-like ambience. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
Best songs: "The Missing", "Back to the Middle".
Best moment: The very first seconds of "The Missing" with that hypnotizing guitar riff and all the neon-like ambience. [First added to this chart: 02/06/2017]
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2013
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2010 | 12 | 20% | |
| 2011 | 5 | 8% | |
| 2012 | 7 | 12% | |
| 2013 | 7 | 12% | |
| 2014 | 4 | 7% | |
| 2015 | 6 | 10% | |
| 2016 | 4 | 7% | |
| 2017 | 4 | 7% | |
| 2018 | 7 | 12% | |
| 2019 | 4 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kanye West | 4 | 7% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 3 | 5% | |
| Emperor X | 2 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 3% | |
| No Age | 2 | 3% | |
| Jesca Hoop | 2 | 3% | |
| Four Tet | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 2010s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 31st to 30th Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1 by Chuck Person |
| Up 1 from 30th to 29th New Energy by Four Tet |
| Up 1 from 29th to 28th Welcome Back by Irène Schweizer & Han Bennink |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 28th to 31st Western Teleport by Emperor X |
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From JulianR 08/18/2017 06:58 | #196247
JulianR 08/18/2017 06:58 | #196247
excellent taste! as a side note, how good is m b v compared to loveless and other shoegaze classics? Its one of the few albums I can't find on spotify and have been contemplating getting the vinyl without listening to it first, which I never do
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