List by @riffiter
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
My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West · 20102010 · maximalist rap opera
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Teen DreamBeach House · 20102010 · dream pop's modern benchmark
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The 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
Modern Vampires of the CityVampire Weekend · 20132013 · indie grows up gracefully
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SunbatherDeafheaven · 20132013 · black metal in golden light
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AMArctic Monkeys · 20132013 · riffs with an R&B strut
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Lost in the DreamThe War on Drugs · 20142014 · heartland rock through a haze
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Black MessiahD'Angelo · 20142014 · the comeback that justified 14 years
- 9
To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar · 20152015 · jazz, funk and fury — the decade's statement
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Carrie & LowellSufjan Stevens · 20152015 · grief at a whisper
- 11
CurrentsTame Impala · 20152015 · psych rock becomes festival pop
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LemonadeBeyoncé · 20162016 · the visual album perfected
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BlackstarDavid Bowie · 20162016 · the greatest exit in pop history
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A Seat at the TableSolange · 20162016 · quiet, deliberate R&B power
- 15
BlondeFrank Ocean · 20162016 · the decade's most influential mood
- 16
MelodramaLorde · 20172017 · pop's sharpest coming-of-age
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Be the CowboyMitski · 20182018 · short songs, enormous feelings
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EL MAL QUERERROSALÍA · 20182018 · flamenco rewired for the future
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Golden HourKacey Musgraves · 20182018 · country drifts into the cosmos
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Run The Jewels 2Run the Jewels · 20142014 · rap duo chemistry at full force