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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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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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]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,726 charts

Rank Score:

24,136

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 85 (2,343 votes)

Comments:

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Modern Vampires Of The City 

 Vampire Weekend

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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]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

1,045 charts

Rank Score:

11,127

Rank in 2013:

1

Rank in 2010s:

10

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 82 (1,376 votes)

Comments:

134

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Memories Are Now 

 Jesca Hoop

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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]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

199

Rank in 2017:

141

Rank in 2010s:

1,265

Overall Rank:

6,535

Average Rating:

 75 (75 votes)

Comments:

5

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There Is Love In You 

 Four Tet

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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]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

181 charts

Rank Score:

953

Rank in 2010:

30

Rank in 2010s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,770

Average Rating:

 78 (211 votes)

Comments:

8

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Norma 

 Mon Laferte

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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]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

52

Rank in 2018:

393

Rank in 2010s:

4,391

Overall Rank:

19,763

Average Rating:

 76 (7 votes)

Comments:

0

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Contra 

 Vampire Weekend

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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]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

608 charts

Rank Score:

3,872

Rank in 2010:

12

Rank in 2010s:

60

Overall Rank:

451

Average Rating:

 77 (1,099 votes)

Comments:

69

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 

 Kendrick Lamar

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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]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,524 charts

Rank Score:

23,833

Rank in 2012:

1

Rank in 2010s:

3

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (1,999 votes)

Comments:

206

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Father Of The Bride 

 Vampire Weekend

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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]

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

347 charts

Rank Score:

1,784

Rank in 2019:

8

Rank in 2010s:

145

Overall Rank:

993

Average Rating:

 76 (519 votes)

Comments:

31

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To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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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]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,814 charts

Rank Score:

33,772

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,276 votes)

Comments:

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Monomania 

 Deerhunter

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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]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

858

Rank in 2013:

40

Rank in 2010s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,941

Average Rating:

 75 (299 votes)

Comments:

29

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Top 60 Music Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%
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	%
Kanye West	4	7%
Vampire Weekend	3	5%
Kendrick Lamar	2	3%
No Age	2	3%
Jesca Hoop	2	3%
Four Tet	2	3%
Emperor X	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	73%
	5	8%
	4	7%
	3	5%
	2	3%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 60 Music Albums of the 2010s chart changes

Biggest climbers
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
Down 3 from 28th to 31st Western Teleport by Emperor X

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100/100	12/28/2020 04:16	DJENNY	4,367	100/100
70/100	06/30/2020 14:42	Larcx13	1,142	86/100
100/100	10/05/2019 16:52	Rhyner	1,443	99/100
80/100	02/17/2019 00:15	sssvnnn	2,848	83/100
85/100	08/18/2017 06:56	JulianR	571	75/100

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From JulianR 08/18/2017 06:58

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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