Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s by 
DriftingOrpheus 
- Chart updated: 04/09/2024 03:45
- (Created: 04/02/2020 03:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The halls of Columbia University birthed Vampire Weekend, a baroque pop outfit with a pension for utilizing world music. They were critically lauded soon after, but in the eyes of those who equate surroundings to people, they were little more than privileged rich boys who gained the favor of those with power in the industry. The band shrugged such ridiculous claims off and just kept on keeping on. In other words, they kept making some of the best pop music of the decade. Nevermore was their genius more validated than with 2013's Modern Vampires of the City. Sporting a crystalline sheen and drastically more sinister tone, Vampire Weekend concocted its best collection of tracks to date.
Seemingly alternating between uptempo, positively-charged romps and sentimental, breezy ballads, Modern Vampires of the City prioritizes balance far more than the band's prior work. The first landmark comes in the form of third track Step, which twinkles triumphantly leaving Rostam Batmanglij's production as the hallmark of the sweepingly gorgeous cut. The album soon receives an adrenaline shot in the form of Diane Young, a full-gear stomper which emphasizes a desire to live life at its fullest, with no regrets about being rebellious or young for that matter. One of the album's most audacious excursions comes in the form of tenth track Ya Hey. Frontman Ezra Koenig's vocal delivery is in stark contrast to the rest of the album, invoking religious fervor at a subdued pace.
As convention would have it, Modern Vampires of the City is indeed a pop record. It's one that takes risks, nudges away stereotypical classification and entrenches Vampire Weekend as a prominent force in modern music. Provocatively written, skillful executed and exquisitely produced, the album is a testament to the blossoming creativity of a young group on the rise, with much success predicted to follow. The album has a warm quality and has effectively become a comfort piece for me, calling back to better times. It's a record for those with youthful flesh and minds with temperaments far beyond their years.
"Ancestors told me that their girl was better
She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather
I just ignored all the tales of a past life
Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife"
-Step
Standout Tracks:
1. Step
2. Finger Back
3. Don't Lie
96.8 [First added to this chart: 04/25/2020]
Seemingly alternating between uptempo, positively-charged romps and sentimental, breezy ballads, Modern Vampires of the City prioritizes balance far more than the band's prior work. The first landmark comes in the form of third track Step, which twinkles triumphantly leaving Rostam Batmanglij's production as the hallmark of the sweepingly gorgeous cut. The album soon receives an adrenaline shot in the form of Diane Young, a full-gear stomper which emphasizes a desire to live life at its fullest, with no regrets about being rebellious or young for that matter. One of the album's most audacious excursions comes in the form of tenth track Ya Hey. Frontman Ezra Koenig's vocal delivery is in stark contrast to the rest of the album, invoking religious fervor at a subdued pace.
As convention would have it, Modern Vampires of the City is indeed a pop record. It's one that takes risks, nudges away stereotypical classification and entrenches Vampire Weekend as a prominent force in modern music. Provocatively written, skillful executed and exquisitely produced, the album is a testament to the blossoming creativity of a young group on the rise, with much success predicted to follow. The album has a warm quality and has effectively become a comfort piece for me, calling back to better times. It's a record for those with youthful flesh and minds with temperaments far beyond their years.
"Ancestors told me that their girl was better
She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather
I just ignored all the tales of a past life
Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife"
-Step
Standout Tracks:
1. Step
2. Finger Back
3. Don't Lie
96.8 [First added to this chart: 04/25/2020]
Year of Release:
2013
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12,092
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88.6
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2020]
Year of Release:
2010
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4,124
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78.5
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2020]
Year of Release:
2019
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1,730
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2010 | 15 | 15% | |
| 2011 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2012 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2013 | 12 | 12% | |
| 2014 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2015 | 15 | 15% | |
| 2016 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2017 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2018 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2019 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Swans | 8 | 8% | |
| The National | 4 | 4% | |
| Beach House | 4 | 4% | |
| Deerhunter | 4 | 4% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 3% | |
| Death Grips | 3 | 3% | |
| Run The Jewels | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 91st to 90th The Gate by Swans |
| Up 1 from 90th to 89th Leaving Meaning. by Swans |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88th Apparitional by Blitzkid |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 83rd to 91st Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend |
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