Top 50 Music Albums of the 2010s by ForegroundNoise

December 2020.

A year late and completely unasked for, but today was finally the day I rated fifty albums by fifty artists from the last decade worthy of being on this list. As with my 2000s list this is an extreme WIP; I'll add short bios and other notable releases (ONR), solo records, or projects by related artists that are worth checking out are mentioned in each entry's notes when I finally open a wormhole find some time in there. Please leave your suggestions in the comments below! Never someone to turn down the recommendation of a passionate music fan.

Below are my favourite short releases of the decade, and below that any stand-out albums that do not qualify as contemporary (retrospective compilations, live albums etc.). As for the term 'short release' this refers to anything that falls under less than half an hour in length, a distinction I prefer to the outdated classifiers of traditional LP/EP boundaries (also makes for more exciting individual lists).


Top 5 Short Releases of the 2010s

1. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs (2018) [US]
abstract hip hop • experimental hip hop (Tan Cressida, 24:48) - 9/10
2. Murmuüre - Murmuüre (2010) [FR]
atmospheric black metal • ambient (Cold Void Emanations, 29:13) - 8/10
3. Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile (Warp, 23:07) [US]
indie folk - 8/10
4. The Brave Little Abacus - Okumay (2012) [US]
emo (Quote Unquote, 14:48) - 8/10
5. Mach-Hommy - Fête des Morts aka Día de las Muertos (2017) [US]
abstract hip hop (n/a, 16:57) - 8/10
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Retrospective/Archival

Neutral Milk Hotel - Ferris Wheel on Fire (2011) [US]
indie folk (NMH, 24:25) - 8/10
S.E.M. Ensemble / Julius Eastman - Femenine (2016) [US]
minimalism • chamber music (Frozen Reeds, 72:37) - 7.5/10

• Chart updated: 03/15/2024 15:45
• (Created: 04/15/2018 08:29).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Skeleton Tree 

 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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art rock

(Bad Seed, 39:44)

8.5/10

"They told us our gods would outlive us
But they lied"

ONR:

Push the Sky Away (2013)
art rock (Bad Seed, 42:44) -8/10

Ghosteen (2019)
ambient pop (Bad Seed, 68:10) - 8/10
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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

589 charts

Rank Score:

4,574

Rank in 2016:

7

Rank in 2010s:

52

Overall Rank:

387

Average Rating:

 82 (686 votes)

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The Origin Of My Depression 

 Uboa

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dark ambient • death industrial

(n/a, 40:01)

7.5/10

"The grace of God is infinitely kind
Even through he left the door ajar
Unconditional love
Whilst mutilating
Is a little too much love
To bear"
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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

112

Rank in 2019:

166

Rank in 2010s:

2,141

Overall Rank:

10,406

Average Rating:

 74 (39 votes)

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%
2010	6	12%
2011	4	8%
2012	5	10%
2013	4	8%
2014	3	6%
2015	7	14%
2016	6	12%
2017	5	10%
2018	5	10%
2019	5	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	2%
Jenny Hval	1	2%
Danny Brown	1	2%
Kendrick Lamar	1	2%
Prurient	1	2%
Julia Holter	1	2%
Uboa	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	9	18%
	3	6%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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