Best Albums of the 2010s

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81.

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

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

443 charts

Rank Score:

2,957

Rank in 2018:

5

Rank in 2010s:

81

Overall Rank:

572

Average Rating:

 80 (536 votes)

Comments:

28

82.

Visions 

 Grimes

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"Visions is a contagion. An album I "should" have grown tired of after the hundredth listen. How an album with such rudimentary arpeggiated sounds and hard to discern vocals can devour my brain like the myth of the carnivorous earwhig is beyond me. Maybe I should just enjoy the album and not overt...""Visions is a contagion. An album I "should" have grown tired of after the hundredth listen. How an album with such rudimentary arpeggiated sounds and hard to discern vocals can devour my brain like the myth of the carnivorous earwhig is beyond me. Maybe I should just enjoy the album and not overthink it, but maybe part of my enjoyment comes from the enigma itself. Regardless, "Visions" remains on repeat years later."  [+]  Reply

- masonfuchs | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 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:

2012

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

2,909

Rank in 2012:

10

Rank in 2010s:

82

Overall Rank:

577

Average Rating:

 77 (731 votes)

Comments:

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83.

Sleep Well Beast 

 The National

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"Okay, gave it a couple more listens. This is as sleek and deceptive a record as one could want from The National. It's like the band listened to FKA twigs's LP1 over and over, and thought, "What if we did our version of this?" It's hard to tell if anything will stand with the rest of The National...""Okay, gave it a couple more listens. This is as sleek and deceptive a record as one could want from The National. It's like the band listened to FKA twigs's LP1 over and over, and thought, "What if we did our version of this?" It's hard to tell if anything will stand with the rest of The National's highlights, or even where this will fit into their air-tight discography--because, really you could make a case for any of their albums Alligator forward as being their strongest work. I'll tell you, though--I don't mind a glitchy version of The National. Not one bit. The songwriting is still there. The emotional punch still hits hard. The consistency is as in tact as ever. Maybe it's lacking in dynamic range, but all of these songs are terrific in one way or another. God, what a damn fine year for music."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

465 charts

Rank Score:

2,879

Rank in 2017:

7

Rank in 2010s:

83

Overall Rank:

586

Average Rating:

 79 (553 votes)

Comments:

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84.

You Won't Get What You Want 

 Daughters

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"Update: a man with a top hat and a cane has showed up in my room. He is offering me money, fame, and all the women in the world. All I have to give him in return is my soul. It's a shame this album already took it."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

2,830

Rank in 2018:

6

Rank in 2010s:

84

Overall Rank:

596

Average Rating:

 80 (475 votes)

Comments:

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85.

Have You In My Wilderness 

 Julia Holter

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"An eccentric, melodic, ethereal, and overall gorgeous pop record. Whereas other dreampop bands like Beach House have achieved an immersive sound through serene synthesized production and sparkling guitars, this album finds its heavenly sound through more organic instrumentation. A lot of the text...""An eccentric, melodic, ethereal, and overall gorgeous pop record. Whereas other dreampop bands like Beach House have achieved an immersive sound through serene synthesized production and sparkling guitars, this album finds its heavenly sound through more organic instrumentation. A lot of the textures on this record are created by layered vocals, harpsichord, and double bass. While it might not be as tight of a soundscape as Loud City Song (a highly thematic record) it makes up for this in its diversity from track-to-track. Even when Julia is trading bubbly pop songs like "Feel You" with dense mystical soundscapes like "Night Song", the album is consistently beautiful and the variation gives the album really great pacing. I cannot find a single noticeable flaw with this record; every single song feels vital to the overall whole and each tidbit is an enjoyable listen (although "How Long?" and "Vasquez" could be a bit of a challenge when heard outside the context of the record). 10/10. Favorites: Betsy on the Roof, Feel You, Night Song, Have You In My Wilderness, Lucette Stranded on the Island "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

2,812

Rank in 2015:

10

Rank in 2010s:

85

Overall Rank:

601

Average Rating:

 80 (443 votes)

Comments:

25

86.

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Push The Sky Away 

 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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"The latest album from my favorite band is yet another high mark in a career full of them. How many artists can say their 15th album was this great? Not many. Favorite tracks: "Jubilee Street", "Higgs Boson Blues", "Push the Sky Away", "We No Who U R""  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

419 charts

Rank Score:

2,729

Rank in 2013:

10

Rank in 2010s:

86

Overall Rank:

621

Average Rating:

 78 (477 votes)

Comments:

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87.

American Dream 

 LCD Soundsystem

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"I've been listening to this non-stop since it leaked 2 days ago and I think I made up my mind. Some are saying this is their best, but I honestly don't think it tops Sound of Silver; Sound of Silver was their peak and I don't think they'll make something better than that. However, I think it mana...""I've been listening to this non-stop since it leaked 2 days ago and I think I made up my mind. Some are saying this is their best, but I honestly don't think it tops Sound of Silver; Sound of Silver was their peak and I don't think they'll make something better than that. However, I think it manages to be better than their other 2 records. This statement will become the most common one when talking about American Dream, but it's their darkest album to date, and you can feel throughout the record an evolution to their sound. Of course there are still over-the-top dance songs like "Tonite", "Call the Police" and the post-punk-ish "Other Voices", "Change Yr Mind" and "Emotional Haircut", but even then (especially the latter), they sound "heavier" in some way than their first 3 albums. The bookend tracks as well as the title track are beautiful. They provide a very emotional side of LCD that I think hadn't been fully explored before (except for "New York I Love You"). And even "How Do You Sleep?" which is the best song in American Dream and provides one of the best buildups ever in their discography, sounds much darker than similar songs in previous records. "I Used To" on the other hand sounds a lot like a Joy Division / goth era The Cure song and I fucking love it. I really really enjoyed this. Definitely one of the best albums of 2017. I had high expectations and even then, it managed to be even better than I ever expected. 3/4 of my favorite tracks weren't released as singles which was a good thing considering this year many bands decided to nuke us with singles. As a whole, American Dream simply blows my mind. Best songs: "oh baby", "how do you sleep?", "american dream", "black screen""  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

499 charts

Rank Score:

2,713

Rank in 2017:

8

Rank in 2010s:

87

Overall Rank:

628

Average Rating:

 78 (627 votes)

Comments:

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88.

Ultraviolence 

 Lana Del Rey

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"Lana's strongest record. Although Born to Die and Lust For Life are solid albums, her distinct 'noir-Americana' persona that others have mentioned gets muddled by the heavyhanded poppy electronic rhythm sections on those two. This one (despite the heavy use of reverb) sounds far more organic than...""Lana's strongest record. Although Born to Die and Lust For Life are solid albums, her distinct 'noir-Americana' persona that others have mentioned gets muddled by the heavyhanded poppy electronic rhythm sections on those two. This one (despite the heavy use of reverb) sounds far more organic than the others. Here, I think we get the pure melancholic extract of her sound. It's an album with an old soul, but also veers on the edge of being straight-up dream pop. While the tracklisting loses a bit of steam in the second half, it pulls itself together at the end with a strong finish. The end result is a strong album that almost sounds timeless. Perhaps it is simply my addiction to this sound, but I love this record. Something about the way her voice effortlessly shifts timbres from line-to-line and shimmers alongside those guitars...Like the chorus to 'Shades of Cool'...Damn. Perhaps it is not the most -adventurous-, but man do I find this album irresistible. Highlights: Shades of Cool, Brooklyn Baby, Black Beauty, Cruel World Least Favorite: Money Power Glory"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

2,706

Rank in 2014:

9

Rank in 2010s:

88

Overall Rank:

631

Average Rating:

 76 (521 votes)

Comments:

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89.

Depression Cherry 

 Beach House

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"Just slowly falling out of love with Beach House... it's a pretty album (like everything they've done), but it feels like slowly bungee-cording over a very wide net rather than a true plunge into the beautiful abyss. They're talented composers but they need to develop some edge, it's all starting...""Just slowly falling out of love with Beach House... it's a pretty album (like everything they've done), but it feels like slowly bungee-cording over a very wide net rather than a true plunge into the beautiful abyss. They're talented composers but they need to develop some edge, it's all starting to get a bit too trite. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

441 charts

Rank Score:

2,702

Rank in 2015:

11

Rank in 2010s:

89

Overall Rank:

632

Average Rating:

 78 (599 votes)

Comments:

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90.

Cosmogramma 

 Flying Lotus

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"Most sonically interesting album I've heard in a while. Jazz influence mixed with an experimental dance vibe (IDM if you will). Thom Yorke feature is the cherry on top for me. It has its flaws, main one being that it builds and builds to a climax which sometimes only tends to last less than a min...""Most sonically interesting album I've heard in a while. Jazz influence mixed with an experimental dance vibe (IDM if you will). Thom Yorke feature is the cherry on top for me. It has its flaws, main one being that it builds and builds to a climax which sometimes only tends to last less than a minute before moving onto the next build-up which at times left me wanting more and feeling shorthanded. But this can be forgiven due to the captivation I felt when listening and the amount of unique ideas done in such a refined way."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

452 charts

Rank Score:

2,678

Rank in 2010:

14

Rank in 2010s:

90

Overall Rank:

638

Average Rating:

 80 (580 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	106	11%
2013	114	11%
2014	93	9%
2015	106	11%
2016	85	9%
2017	115	12%
2018	91	9%
2019	80	8%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
Julia Holter	5	0%
Brockhampton	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	561	56%
	215	21%
	69	7%
	33	3%
	25	2%
	20	2%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	5	0%