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Best albums of the 2010s

The 20 essential albums of the 2010s, from rap's imperial decade to indie's reinventions — in chronological order.

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  1. 1My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy coverMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West · 20102010 · maximalist rap opera
  2. 2Teen Dream coverTeen DreamBeach House · 20102010 · dream pop's modern benchmark
  3. 3The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do coverThe Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever DoFiona Apple · 20122012 · raw nerve as songcraft
  4. 4Modern Vampires of the City coverModern Vampires of the CityVampire Weekend · 20132013 · indie grows up gracefully
  5. 5Sunbather coverSunbatherDeafheaven · 20132013 · black metal in golden light
  6. 6AM coverAMArctic Monkeys · 20132013 · riffs with an R&B strut
  7. 7Lost in the Dream coverLost in the DreamThe War on Drugs · 20142014 · heartland rock through a haze
  8. 8Black Messiah coverBlack MessiahD'Angelo · 20142014 · the comeback that justified 14 years
  9. 9To Pimp a Butterfly coverTo Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar · 20152015 · jazz, funk and fury — the decade's statement
  10. 10Carrie & Lowell coverCarrie & LowellSufjan Stevens · 20152015 · grief at a whisper
  11. 11Currents coverCurrentsTame Impala · 20152015 · psych rock becomes festival pop
  12. 12Lemonade coverLemonadeBeyoncé · 20162016 · the visual album perfected
  13. 13Blackstar coverBlackstarDavid Bowie · 20162016 · the greatest exit in pop history
  14. 14A Seat at the Table coverA Seat at the TableSolange · 20162016 · quiet, deliberate R&B power
  15. 15Blonde coverBlondeFrank Ocean · 20162016 · the decade's most influential mood
  16. 16Melodrama coverMelodramaLorde · 20172017 · pop's sharpest coming-of-age
  17. 17Be the Cowboy coverBe the CowboyMitski · 20182018 · short songs, enormous feelings
  18. 18EL MAL QUERER coverEL MAL QUERERROSALÍA · 20182018 · flamenco rewired for the future
  19. 19Golden Hour coverGolden HourKacey Musgraves · 20182018 · country drifts into the cosmos
  20. 20Run The Jewels 2 coverRun The Jewels 2Run the Jewels · 20142014 · rap duo chemistry at full force