Best Albums of the 2010s

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71.

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 

 M83

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"OK so why do I feel this is a "music equivalent of Tree of Life". Both works can be described with the word "epic", they're lengthy, full of interesting ideas, exhilarating, techincally very impressive, and even the theme is somewhat similiar with constant nostalgic "looking back", to the time of...""OK so why do I feel this is a "music equivalent of Tree of Life". Both works can be described with the word "epic", they're lengthy, full of interesting ideas, exhilarating, techincally very impressive, and even the theme is somewhat similiar with constant nostalgic "looking back", to the time of childhood. I also think they share the same problem - often I get the feeling that they're epic just for the sake of being epic. Not that this is a bad thing, but I did feel sometimes, that it was just... empty, when it presented itself to be something more than that. I had more problem with that in the movie than on the album though. I guess if the movie is visually impressive, it can still easily make me unsatisfied if I feel that the images on screen don't make much sense or if I feel the author thinks the movie is smarter than it actually is. On the album, there are several interludes, that are impressive by themselves, but don't really offer anything in the terms of an album, not musically nor thematically. Some will find them to be a filler, but to me they're impressive and quality enough so I don't lose interest. In Tree of Life, there are also certain "interludes" that in general probably had some place in director's story (his whole "vision"), but I ultimately found a lot of that to be fairly boring (despite being fascinating to watch) and quite simply - empty. So.. Being just a music album (also, without the annoying voice overs of the movie) Hurry Up, We're Dreaming doesn't make me feel that way at all, even if I have my doubts about it. Some of the songs are just so good that I don't care if Gonzalez made them with true emotions, honesty, or just in order to make them as big and "epic" as possible. Track picks: Midnight City, Wait, Claudia Lewis, Raconte Moi Une Historie (something out of the ordinary, can only be a good thing on an album like this), ..."  [+]  Reply

- 19loveless91 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

3,356

Rank in 2011:

8

Rank in 2010s:

71

Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

 77 (677 votes)

Comments:

50

72.

Joy As An Act Of Resistance. 

 Idles

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"The most essential record in years. A catalogue of insanely catchy socio-political anthems that tap right into the heart of the struggles and problems modern Britain faces in the most happy-angry way possible. The impact this album is going to have cannot be predicted, but I do have these thought...""The most essential record in years. A catalogue of insanely catchy socio-political anthems that tap right into the heart of the struggles and problems modern Britain faces in the most happy-angry way possible. The impact this album is going to have cannot be predicted, but I do have these thoughts so far: Never Fight A Man With A Perm is killer beyond all comprehension; Danny Nedelko is a fantastic middle finger to the right wing press's narrative of the last decade; Samaritans speaks to me and to men in general in a way that music has never done before, making you want to sing-a-long and cry all at the same time; Great finally delivers the Brexit punk anthem we've been after for ages. Even then, there's so much to unpick here. Every song has as much depth as the last one, every lyric feels like it deserves a whole essay just to explain its significance. The music too. Man. I don't even know where to start. Idles have taken there big ol' grungy hardcore post-punk medley sound and fleshed it out into something that nods to all of its influences yet feels highly appropriate and effective, and more than anything else, rocks like no god damn tomorrow. Packs the energy to make you want to jump around the room and smash up your kitchen. Smacks you right in the feels with the intensity of its lyrics. Reassures that it knows just what you're going through and what you've been through, and finally offers you an answer. This is the record we've all been waiting for in Britain. An optimistic, angry mantra to unite around - and dance around to as well. Idles pulled it out the bag and smacked it right out of the park. Best record of 2018? Oh hell, I most certainly think so."  [+]  Reply

- DeusExMackia | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

470 charts

Rank Score:

3,336

Rank in 2018:

3

Rank in 2010s:

72

Overall Rank:

524

Average Rating:

 80 (497 votes)

Comments:

38

73.

Black Messiah 

 D'Angelo And The Vanguard

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"Out of nowhere and right at the end, this album may be my AotY. It's such a detailed, and engrossing album. And the shit is fresh while still being totally reminiscent of the sound of "There's A Riot Going On" or "Dirty Mind" or , vocally, Al Green. And yeah, again, the attention to detail on the...""Out of nowhere and right at the end, this album may be my AotY. It's such a detailed, and engrossing album. And the shit is fresh while still being totally reminiscent of the sound of "There's A Riot Going On" or "Dirty Mind" or , vocally, Al Green. And yeah, again, the attention to detail on the live instrumentation and the way it's mixed is so refreshing! There's layers of great stuff happening on every track. At first you may not totally feel the groove but it's hinted at, then the next time through you hear the groove and the unique flavor of all the songs, then later through it you hear more and more intricate little fillips and details and nuances. It's really spectacular. I love it. "  [+]  Reply

- Mercury | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

3,323

Rank in 2014:

8

Rank in 2010s:

73

Overall Rank:

526

Average Rating:

 81 (516 votes)

Comments:

24

74.

E•Mo•Tion 

 Carly Rae Jepsen

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"It's kind of sad that CRJ has fallen somewhat out of the public eye considering how great of a pop album this is. Catchy beyond belief and something everybody should at least give a try."  Reply

- audianne | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (16 helpful | 2 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

3,316

Rank in 2015:

7

Rank in 2010s:

74

Overall Rank:

530

Average Rating:

 77 (421 votes)

Comments:

35

75.

A Crow Looked At Me 

 Mount Eerie

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"I feel perverse for even listening to this album. It is so deeply personal and heartbreaking that it feels strange to just put in my headphones and listen to it like it is any other album. I believe this to be a great album, but I am having a hard time determining just how great given how difficu...""I feel perverse for even listening to this album. It is so deeply personal and heartbreaking that it feels strange to just put in my headphones and listen to it like it is any other album. I believe this to be a great album, but I am having a hard time determining just how great given how difficult it is to actually listen to. I love plenty of honest and painful albums (Carrie & Lowell, Hi How Are You), but this one is something especially harrowing. Plus, even though the lyrics are so powerful, the songs themselves are rather simple and all sound very close to each other. While this does work as an effective vessel for the lyrics, I do see the argument that this is more great poetry than great music. At the moment, I really don't know where to rank this is my overall chart. Is it top 20? Should it even be in the top 100 at all? I have never struggled to rank an album this much."  [+]  Reply

- Mattdup279 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

457 charts

Rank Score:

3,255

Rank in 2017:

6

Rank in 2010s:

75

Overall Rank:

535

Average Rating:

 80 (608 votes)

Comments:

62

76.

7 

 Beach House

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"I have this album in my top 10 for 2018. I think its a very beautiful album, as Beach House always delivers in that aspect, and has a handful and standout songs. However, I don't like when people get down voted for having reasonable opinions, even if they're perhaps opposing viewpoints from your ...""I have this album in my top 10 for 2018. I think its a very beautiful album, as Beach House always delivers in that aspect, and has a handful and standout songs. However, I don't like when people get down voted for having reasonable opinions, even if they're perhaps opposing viewpoints from your own. I wouldn't down vote someone unless I suspected them of being a troll or making a waaaaayyy too extreme or inaccurate comment. Seems like as soon as anyone makes a negative comment on a "good" album it gets down voted..."  [+]  Reply

- elo269megv | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +21 votes (22 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

3,146

Rank in 2018:

4

Rank in 2010s:

76

Overall Rank:

547

Average Rating:

 80 (696 votes)

Comments:

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77.

21 

 Adele

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"Best Adele album,but still just good. She has a pretty voice and she can definitely sing,but not only does the album get extremely tedious after only a few tracks in,it's not really something interesting in the first place. There are some great songs on here,but everything else is lacking."  Reply

- Wingman | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (8 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

519 charts

Rank Score:

3,112

Rank in 2011:

9

Rank in 2010s:

77

Overall Rank:

549

Average Rating:

 72 (940 votes)

Comments:

87

78.

MBV 

 My Bloody Valentine

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"Kevin Shields said that in a couple years from now this album is going to make more sense. Idk I love this now though, definitely grows on you the more you come back to it."  Reply

- imnotanotter | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (15 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

504 charts

Rank Score:

3,094

Rank in 2013:

9

Rank in 2010s:

78

Overall Rank:

552

Average Rating:

 78 (762 votes)

Comments:

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79.

The Epic 

 Kamasi Washington

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"This might be the best jazz album to come out in the past 20 something years. Wow this is just incredible. Accurately named for sure."  Reply

- VanillaBean | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

466 charts

Rank Score:

2,976

Rank in 2015:

8

Rank in 2010s:

79

Overall Rank:

573

Average Rating:

 81 (501 votes)

Comments:

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80.

Wide Awake! 

 Parquet Courts

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"This will easily be one of my albums of the year if not THE album of the year. Really catchy tunes and some really clever lyrical work here. The production here is also of exceptional quality. Highlight - the baseline intro to Violence and this track in general. Fav tracks - Violence, Total Footb...""This will easily be one of my albums of the year if not THE album of the year. Really catchy tunes and some really clever lyrical work here. The production here is also of exceptional quality. Highlight - the baseline intro to Violence and this track in general. Fav tracks - Violence, Total Football, Before the Water Gets Too High, Back to Earth, Wide Awake, Death Will Bring Change, Tenderness Weakest track (but still good) - NYC Observation 9/10 could be higher on repeat listens"  [+]  Reply

- RomanRelic | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

443 charts

Rank Score:

2,951

Rank in 2018:

5

Rank in 2010s:

80

Overall Rank:

579

Average Rating:

 80 (536 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2010	90	9%
2011	122	12%
2012	103	10%
2013	114	11%
2014	93	9%
2015	106	11%
2016	85	9%
2017	115	12%
2018	91	9%
2019	81	8%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Beach House	5	1%
The Weeknd	5	1%
Julia Holter	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	557	56%
	214	21%
	70	7%
	32	3%
	29	3%
	20	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%