Best Albums of the 2010s

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141.

Pom Pom 

 Ariel Pink

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"Pom Pom is absolutely one of 2014's strangest albums. I remain a little on the fence as to whether or not it's one of the year's best. In its favor I'll say it succeeds utterly in busting down any notion of musical genre, residing somewhere in the ambiguous terrain carved out by the likes of Fran...""Pom Pom is absolutely one of 2014's strangest albums. I remain a little on the fence as to whether or not it's one of the year's best. In its favor I'll say it succeeds utterly in busting down any notion of musical genre, residing somewhere in the ambiguous terrain carved out by the likes of Frank Zappa in the 1970s. At its best Pom Pom is campy, funny, bizarre, and oddly mesmerizing. Then again, it's also obnoxious at times, with a kind of smirking irony that I find generally distasteful. The fact that you're seeing it appear in my 2014 chart is indication that I've tentatively come down on the side of finding it more a valuable contribution than a detraction, but I'll also confess that five years later I'm still chewing on it but not quite able to digest it. A polarizing album that still leaves me unsure which pole I'm drawn to."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,754

Rank in 2014:

15

Rank in 2010s:

141

Overall Rank:

994

Average Rating:

 78 (363 votes)

Comments:

29

142.

Saturation III 

 Brockhampton

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"What a year did these guys bring to us..."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,751

Rank in 2017:

14

Rank in 2010s:

142

Overall Rank:

998

Average Rating:

 82 (444 votes)

Comments:

22

143.

Father Of The Bride 

 Vampire Weekend

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"I think most people on this site will have a band that they connected with significantly more than any others in their adolescence. When you're moving from the stages of just uncritically absorbing whatever's on the radio or whatever your parents play, to a point of having your own musical tastes...""I think most people on this site will have a band that they connected with significantly more than any others in their adolescence. When you're moving from the stages of just uncritically absorbing whatever's on the radio or whatever your parents play, to a point of having your own musical tastes it's vital to have an artist like this to change your whole attitude to music. For me this band was Vampire Weekend. This is the first Vampire Weekend album to come out since my tastes expanded out from that start point, and it follows a great string of albums culminating in their 2013 masterpiece 'Modern Vampires of the City' which managed to create an emotional connection with the listener whilst still experimenting with massive amounts of production and variation in instruments. 'Father of the Bride' isn't as good as any of those albums but it still brings a lot to the table. There's quite a lot to set this album apart from their other projects. First off it's significantly longer than the rest of their records and I don't think it's better for it. There's a lot of variation between most of the tracks here but a few fail to establish themselves and they have counterparts on the album that make better use of the same ideas. On the other hand for an 18 track album it does a good job of remaining cohesive in spite of the range of the tracks. In general the tracks here have a bright feel to them but the lyrics are often more negative. This is also the first album without Rostam being in the band. This puts Ezra more at the centre of the album than any previous projects. I'm not sure how songwriting was divided up between the band here (both of the other members of the band have had solo albums out in the past couple of years) but the song's feel like Ezra's, most likely because of the personal nature of the lyrics here. The songs themselves range in quality. 'Unbearably White' is probably my favourite track here. The vivid lyrics, subtle production and great guitar work go really nicely together (not sure what the deal is with the Smash Bros sound effect that makes you jump out of your skin though). 'Big Blue' is a great short track where it feels like the guitar notes are flying all over the place. I also like 'Rich Man' but it's a bit off-putting that it sounds so similar to parts of 'Everlasting Arms'. The first 30 seconds of 'Harmony Hall' is my favourite part of the album, the guitars especially evoke a sunrise, not sure if that's just me though. After this choral arrangements and a very bright sounding piano enter the mix and it all gets very ABBA and it's not bad but it does feel like an amazing amount of potential for the track was squandered by overproduction. This brings me to one of my gripes with the album, there are very mixed results with the maximalist production. There's great stuff like the mass of rhythms in 'Sympathy' and the brass instruments sound really good alongside the guitars at the end of 'My Mistake', but a lot of the time it can feel really lazily applied like in the distorted vocals in '2021' and the weird electronic beats that emerge at the end of 'Jerusalem, New York, Berlin'. So, at the end of the day 'Father of the Bride' isn't extraordinary but it does have quite a lot going for it. There's such a range of sounds here that anyone can find a fair amount that they like but I don't think many people are going to love it all the way through. Although Vampire Weekend don't shape my tastes the way they once did it's still a pretty huge relief to see a band I love this much stay on form and I'm looking forward to whatever's next. Sony Music"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

1,721

Rank in 2019:

9

Rank in 2010s:

143

Overall Rank:

1,012

Average Rating:

 76 (534 votes)

Comments:

32

144.

Weezer (White Album) 

 Weezer

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"This first time I listened to this album I didn't exactly love it, but I also thought it was one of the better releases from Weezer. I really liked Everything Will Be Alright In The End, which was probably my third favourite Weezer album next to The Blue Album, and Pinkerton. After a few listens ...""This first time I listened to this album I didn't exactly love it, but I also thought it was one of the better releases from Weezer. I really liked Everything Will Be Alright In The End, which was probably my third favourite Weezer album next to The Blue Album, and Pinkerton. After a few listens to this album however it really grew on me and I think I'm comfortable with saying this has taken third place on my list of favourite Weezer album. There's no songs on this album that I don't like, and there's a lot of songs that I really like and will probably like more with more listens. It's consistent and shows that Weezer has truly return as capable artists. I hope they keep up the good work with future releases."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,718

Rank in 2016:

17

Rank in 2010s:

144

Overall Rank:

1,016

Average Rating:

 77 (560 votes)

Comments:

38

145.

'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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"This entire album is instrumental and it’s post-rock at its absolute best. It’s tough to explain this album, it has almost immeasurable depth and breadth, like listening to a beautifully crafted symphony. If you’re familiar with the band Explosions In The Sky, then you’re familiar with this type ...""This entire album is instrumental and it’s post-rock at its absolute best. It’s tough to explain this album, it has almost immeasurable depth and breadth, like listening to a beautifully crafted symphony. If you’re familiar with the band Explosions In The Sky, then you’re familiar with this type of music. It is absolutely beautiful, the kind of music that you turn on loudly, lay down and meld into, losing yourself in the music. It’s amazing and I highly recommend it. It’s probably their best album since “Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven". There aren’t really highlights that I can list either, as this is an album that needs to be listened to all the way through, though I will say the first track, “Mladic", is absolutely amazing."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

339 charts

Rank Score:

1,702

Rank in 2012:

14

Rank in 2010s:

145

Overall Rank:

1,024

Average Rating:

 80 (417 votes)

Comments:

17

146.

Morning Phase 

 Beck

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"I actually thought there were a few really gorgeous tracks here. Most notably Heart is a Drum. I don't know.. I don't think this is that much weaker than his "big" releases at all..."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

1,696

Rank in 2014:

16

Rank in 2010s:

146

Overall Rank:

1,027

Average Rating:

 75 (547 votes)

Comments:

42

147.

Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides 

 SOPHIE

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"What the hell did I just listen to??? This will take a few listens to really even begin to understand. I might, just might, like it though"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

298 charts

Rank Score:

1,690

Rank in 2018:

14

Rank in 2010s:

147

Overall Rank:

1,033

Average Rating:

 77 (316 votes)

Comments:

24

148.

The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) 

 Steven Wilson

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"From my end of 2013 personal top 10 Number 1 of 2013 by a country mile and some. The clearest winner of the poll, I ever did hear. Backed up with my concert of the year at The Royal Festival Hall, which was even better than the performance at The Royal Albert Hall, later in 2013. This album has a...""From my end of 2013 personal top 10 Number 1 of 2013 by a country mile and some. The clearest winner of the poll, I ever did hear. Backed up with my concert of the year at The Royal Festival Hall, which was even better than the performance at The Royal Albert Hall, later in 2013. This album has already won most polls and awards in the category, and has been criminally overlooked by music press, outside the genre. Some would argue that it is a tribute to King Crimson and Yes, but that would be missing everything. This is an artist at his creative peak, surrounded by the best in the business. Special mention to Marco Minnemann on drums, but to be fair the whole assemble deserve a name check. Guthrie Govan (and that guitar solo on Drive Home), Nick Beggs on Bass, Theo Travis on Flute, Sax & Clarinet, and Adam Holzman on Keys. All brilliant, and all easy to pick out in the amazing production of Alan Parsons and Steven Wilson himself. I can’t rate this album high enough. It’s just brilliant."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,686

Rank in 2013:

16

Rank in 2010s:

148

Overall Rank:

1,039

Average Rating:

 78 (373 votes)

Comments:

25

149.

You Want It Darker 

 Leonard Cohen

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"An incredible recording under any circumstance, but considering Leonard almost undoubtedly knew this would be his last and the health problems he endured, this is even more remarkable. It is difficult to pick out any highlights as it all flows so beautifully but I have to mention Treaty, which I ...""An incredible recording under any circumstance, but considering Leonard almost undoubtedly knew this would be his last and the health problems he endured, this is even more remarkable. It is difficult to pick out any highlights as it all flows so beautifully but I have to mention Treaty, which I believe is possibly his best song since Tower Of Song or I'm Your Man, which is indeed going back quite a while. The title track here is also not far behind and Leaving The Table is another notable track, and this album completes a wonderful trilogy of albums that in turn completes Leonard Cohen's immaculate body of work."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

1,678

Rank in 2016:

18

Rank in 2010s:

149

Overall Rank:

1,043

Average Rating:

 79 (348 votes)

Comments:

21

150.

Purple Mountains 

 Purple Mountains

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"All my happiness is gone! :D"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

298 charts

Rank Score:

1,677

Rank in 2019:

10

Rank in 2010s:

150

Overall Rank:

1,044

Average Rating:

 79 (251 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2010	94	9%
2011	124	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	114	11%
2014	90	9%
2015	106	11%
2016	84	8%
2017	113	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	80	8%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	9	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Beach House	5	0%
Julia Holter	5	0%
Brockhampton	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	558	56%
	215	21%
	70	7%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	20	2%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	7	1%

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