Friday, October 11, 2019

The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010's

Here it is! A decade's worth of obsessing over new music condensed into one list that will probably get a handful of page-views and a Facebook comment from my dad or something.
Just so you know, I've been thinking about this too much. Seeing Pitchfork + Paste + Uproxx all publish their own lists this week made me feel like it's okay to overthink music lists and just throw something out there. Even if it's a couple months too soon.
Also, this list was really hard to compile. I was going to write a blurb for each album, but I don't trust my journalism skills nearly as much as I let on. And why try harder?
I think my top 4 is pretty unimpeachable. I think my top 10 should have 11 albums in it, but numbers are stupid. It was pretty hard to come up with 100 albums, no more/no less, because I simultaneously care too much yet don't care at all about what's gonna be #88 as opposed to #87 and whatnot. I like lists. This kind of stuff is therapeutic to me.
Feel free to bark at me about my terrible music taste, or entirely base your newfound musical opinions on this, or whatever. I wouldn't mind sparking some conversation!
Here's the list.




100 
Rosalia
El Mal Querer
2018


99 
Andy Stott
Luxury Problems 
2012


98 
YG
Still Brazy
2016

97 
Erykah Badu
New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh)
2010


96 
A Tribe Called Quest
We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
2016


95 
DJ Rashad
Double Cup
2013


94 
Noname
Room 25
2018


93 
U.S. Girls
In A Poem Unlimited
2018


92 
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Skeleton Tree
2016


91 
Flying Lotus
You're Dead!
2014


90 
Dean Blunt
Black Metal
2014

89 
Beach House
Bloom
2012


88 
Janelle Monae
The ArchAndroid
2010


87 
Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music
2012

86 
My Bloody Valentine
m b v
2013


85 
Big Boi
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
2010


84
Pusha T
DAYTONA
2018


83 
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
2012


82 
Oneohtrix Point Never
Garden Of Delete
2015


81
Women
Public Strain
2010


80
Earl Sweatshirt
Some Rap Songs
2018


79 
SZA
Ctrl
2017


78 
Savages
Silence Yourself
2013



77 
Kanye West
The Life Of Pablo
2016


76 
Tune-Yards
w h o k i l l
2011





75 
Low
Double Negative
2018



74 
Caribou
Swim
2010

73 
Radiohead
A Moon Shaped Pool
2016


72 
Scott Walker
Bish Bosch
2012


71 
The Caretaker
An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
2011


70 
Ariel Pink
Pom Pom
2014


69 
The Knife
Shaking The Habitual
2013

68 
Perfume Genius
Too Bright
2014


67 
Shabazz Palaces
Black Up 
2011


66 
Grouper
Ruins
2014


65 
Anderson .Paak
Malibu
2016


64 
Colin Stetson
New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
2011


63 
Tim Hecker
Virigins
2013


62 
Beyonce
Lemonade
2016



61 
Titus Andronicus
The Monitor
2010


60 
Car Seat Headrest
Teens Of Denial
2016


59 
Lana Del Rey
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2019


58 
Four Tet
There Is Love In You
2010

57 
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
Pinata 
2014


56
Bjork
Vulnicura
2015


55 
Japandroids
Celebration Rock
2012


54 
Tame Impala
Lonerism
2012


53 
Darkside
Psychic
2013
52 
Vampire Weekend
Contra
2010


51 
Kurt Vile
Wakin On A Pretty Daze
2013


50 
PJ Harvey
Let England Shake
2011


49 
Daughters
You Won't Get What You Want
2018






48
D'Angelo And The Vanguard
Black Messiah
2014






47 
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
2011


46
Perfume Genius
No Shape
2017






45
The War On Drugs
Lost In The Dream
2014






44
Kendrick Lamar
DAMN.
2017






43 
Jamie xx
In Colour
2015


42 
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors
2019








41 
Chance The Rapper
Coloring Book
2016






40 
Angel Olsen
MY WOMAN
2016


39 
Solange
A Seat At The Table
2016






38 
Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
2013







37 
David Bowie
Blackstar
2016


36 
Disclosure
Settle
2013


35 
St. Vincent
Strange Mercy
2011


34 
Julia Holter
Have You In My Wilderness
2015


33 
Danny Brown
XXX
2011


32 
Arcade Fire
The Suburbs
2010


31
Deafheaven
Sunbather
2013


30 
Swans
The Seer
2012


29 
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
2012


28 
Joanna Newsom
Have One On Me
2010


27 
Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked At Me
2017


26 
Iceage
Plowing Into The Field Of Love
2014


25 
FKA Twigs
LP1
2014


24 
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Before Today
2010


23 
Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
2019


22 
Sufjan Stevens
Carrie & Lowell
2015


21 
Father John Misty
I Love You, Honeybear
2015


20 
Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues
2011


19 
Death Grips
The Money Store
2012


18 
James Blake
James Blake
2011

17 
SOPHIE
OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
2018


16 
Flying Lotus
Cosmogramma
2010

15 
Oneohtrix Point Never
Replica
2011



14 
Swans
To Be Kind
2014


13 
Run The Jewels
Run The Jewels 2
2014




12 
Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition
2016






11
Frank Ocean
Channel Orange
2012





10
LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening
2010







Destroyer
Kaputt
2011






8 
Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires Of The City
2013



Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
2010



6 
Sun Kil Moon
Benji
2014



Beach House 
Teen Dream 
2010






4
Frank Ocean
Blonde
2016 








3
Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city
2012 






2
Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2010






1 
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp A Butterfly
2015