Best Of The Decade (2010's)
A collection of lists from around the web attempting to find the best albums of the 2010's

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Pitchfork - 200 Of The 2010's

Here is the pitchfork best of the last 10 years. To see the meat and gravy go click on the Pitchfork Logo. Its feet firmly in the POP / RAP / EDM camp. This is not the genre spanning list I was hoping for. Two Albums by the 1975?? And the No.1 album was not even officially issued physically!



Blond


1. Frank Ocean - Blonde - 2016
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - 2010
3. Beyoncé - Beyoncé - 2013
4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly - 2015
5. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver ……- 2012
6. Solange - A Seat at the Table - 2016
7. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City - 2013
8. Robyn - Body Talk - 2010
9. D’Angelo & the Vanguard - Black Messiah - 2014
10. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange - 2012
11. Grimes - Art Angels - 2015
12. Rihanna - ANTI - 2016
13. Drake - Take Care - 2011
14. Lorde - Melodrama - 2017
15. Kanye West - Yeezus - 2013
16. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me - 2010
17. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell - 2015
18. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city - 2012
19. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! - 2019
20. DJ Rashad - Double Cup - 2013
21. Beach House - Teen Dream - 2010
22. Destroyer - Kaputt - 2011
23. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour - 2018
24. SZA - CTRL - 2017
25. Jamie xx - In Colour - 2015
26. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness - 2014
27. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs - 2018
28. FKA twigs - LP1 - 2014
29. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest - 2010
30. Mitski - Puberty 2 - 2016
31. Beyoncé - 4 - 2011
32. Bon Iver - Bon Iver - 2011
33. Big Thief - U.F.O.F. - 2019
34. Vince Staples - Summertime ’06 - 2015
35. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe - 2013
36. Rosalía - El Mal Querer - 2018
37. David Bowie - Blackstar - 2016
38. Tierra Whack - Whack World - 2018
39. Bill Callahan - Apocalypse - 2011
40. Charli XCX - Pop 2 - 2017
41. Beyoncé - Lemonade - 2016
42. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two - Return of the Ankh - 2010
43. Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time - 2013
44. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service - 2016
45. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me - 2017
46. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual - 2013
47. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION - 2015
48. ANOHNI - Hopelessness - 2016
49. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica - 2011
50. Grimes - Visions - 2012
51. DJ Koze - Knock Knock - 2018
52. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening - 2010
53. Jlin - Black Origami - 2017
54. Young Thug - Barter 6 - 2015
55. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy - 2011
56. Björk - Vulnicura - 2015
57. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. - 2017
58. Kamasi Washington - The Epic - 2015
59. Taylor Swift - Red - 2012
60. King Krule - The OOZ - 2017
61. Arca - Arca - 2017
62. Grouper - Ruins - 2014
63. Danny Brown - XXX - 2011
64. Mitski - Be the Cowboy - 2018
65. Future - Dirty Sprite 2 - 2015
66. Fever Ray - Plunge - 2017
67. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit - 2015
68. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma - 2010
69. Drake - If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late - 2015
70. Perfume Genius - No Shape - 2017
71. Robyn - Honey - 2018
72. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear - 2015
73. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy - 2018
74. SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES - 2018
75. The Weeknd - House of Balloons - 2011
76. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - 2010
77. Four Tet - There Is Love in You - 2010
78. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo - 2011
79. Tame Impala - Currents - 2015
80. Aphex Twin - Syro - 2014
81. Solange - When I Get Home - 2019
82. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - 2011
83. Burial - Rival Dealer EP - 2013
84. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap - 2013
85. Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again - 2015
86. Haim - Days Are Gone - 2013
87. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife - 2015
88. Jenny Hval - Apocalypse, girl - 2015
89. Caribou - Our Love - 2014
90. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again - 2014
91. Bon Iver - 22, A Million - 2016
92. JAY-Z / Kanye West - Watch the Throne - 2011
93. Tirzah - Devotion - 2018
94. Vampire Weekend - Contra - 2010
95. Jai Paul - Leak 04-13 - Bait Ones - 2019
96. Low - Double Negative - 2018
97. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream - 2014
98. Todd Terje - It’s Album Time - 2014
99. Bad Bunny - X 100PRE - 2018
100. Ariana Grande - Sweetener - 2018
101. Chromatics - Kill for Love - 2012
102. Jeremih - Late Nights - The Album - 2015
103. Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile - 2019
104. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt - 2013
105. Disclosure - Settle - 2013
106. Moses Sumney - Aromanticism - 2017
107. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan - 2012
108. Kaytranada - 99.9% - 2016
109. Julia Holter - Aviary - 2018
110. Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli - 2010
111. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints - 2011
112. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories - 2013
113. Japandroids - Celebration Rock - 2012
114. Sampha - Process - 2017
115. U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited - 2018
116. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid - 2010
117. Death Grips - The Money Store - 2012
118. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker - 2016
119. Girlpool - Before the World Was Big - 2015
120. Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy - 2017
121. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There - 2014
122. Snail Mail - Lush - 2018
123. Deafheaven - Sunbather - 2013
124. Real Estate - Days - 2011
125. Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love - 2018
126. Panda Bear - Tomboy - 2011
127. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial - 2016
128. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool - 2016
129. Various Artists - Bangs & Works Vol. 1 - A Chicago Footwork Comp. - 2010
130. Tame Impala - Lonerism - 2012
131. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 - 2014
132. Amen Dunes - Freedom - 2018
133. Frankie Cosmos - Zentropy - 2014
134. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - 2011
135. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues - 2011
136. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 - 2011
137. A$AP Rocky - LIVE.LOVE.A$AP - 2011
138. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color - 2015
139. Emeralds - Does It Look Like I’m Here? - 2010
140. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal - 2014
141. Rick Ross - Rich Forever - 2012
142. Fennesz - Agora - 2019
143. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising - 2019
144. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake - 2011
145. Chief Keef - Finally Rich - 2012
146. Sheer Mag - Compilation - 2017
147. The National - High Violet - 2010
148. Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise - 2011
149. Mac DeMarco - 2 - 2012
150. Playboi Carti - Playboi Carti - 2017
151. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster - 2009
152. Arctic Monkeys - AM - 2013
153. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains - 2019
154. Mica Levi - Under the Skin OST - 2014
155. 21 Savage / Metro Boomin - Savage Mode - 2016
156. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager - 2014
157. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships - 2018
158. Sleigh Bells - Treats - 2010
159. Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden - 2014
160. Noname - Room 25 - 2018
161. The 1975 - I like it when you sleep… - 2016
162. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music - 2014
163. Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2 - 2012
164. Hop Along - Painted Shut - 2015
165. Jay Som - Everybody Works - 2017
166. Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint - 2014
167. (Sandy) Alex G - DSU - 2014
168. Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place - 2011
169. Paramore - After Laughter - 2017
170. Skee Mask - Compro - 2018
171. JPEGMAFIA - Veteran - 2018
172. Popcaan - Where We Come From - 2014
173. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes - 2014
174. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There - 2014
175. Jessie Ware - Devotion - 2012
176. Gil Scott-Heron - I’m New Here - 2010
177. Margo Price - All American Made - 2017
178. Savages - Silence Yourself - 2013
179. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up - 2011
180. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe - 2013
181. Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY! - 2019
182. G.L.O.S.S. - Trans Day of Revenge - 2016
183. Elysia Crampton - American Drift - 2015
184. Soccer Mommy - Clean - 2018
185. Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu - 2018
186. Various Artists - Mono No Aware - 2017
187. Iceage - Beyondless - 2018
188. Pusha-T - Daytona - 2018
189. Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings - 2016
190. Huerco S. - For Those of You Who Have Never & .. Who Have - 2016
191. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow - 2011
192. Kelela - Cut 4 Me - 2013
193. Lil Peep - Hellboy - 2016
194. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor - 2010
195. Downtown Boys - Full Communism - 2015
196. Portal - Vexovoid - 2013
197. Fatima Al Qadiri - Genre-Specific Xperience - 2011
198. Jean Grae / Quelle Chris - Everything’s Fine - 2018
199. Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain - 2011
200. Ratking - So It Goes - 2014


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Discogs - Best Of The Decade


This list is lifted from the Discogs market place site. Voted for by it's users. A little bit more eclectic than the pitckfork list, leaning more to rock.



Daft Punk


1. Random Access Memories - Daft Punk - 2013
2. Blackstar - David Bowie - 2016
3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City - Kendrick Lamar - 2012
4. A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead - 2016
5. Am - Arctic Monkeys - 2013
6. Currents - Tame Impala - 2015
7. To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar - 2015
8. Born To Die - Lana Del Rey - 2012
9. Lazaretto - Jack White - 2014
10. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire - 2010
11. El Comino - The Black Keys - 2011
12. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West - 2010
13. Lonerism - Tame Impala - 2012
14. Guardians Of The Galaxy - Various Artists - 2014
15. Damn - Kendrick Lamar - 2017
16. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz - 2010
17. The King Of Limbs - Radiohead - 2011
18. Brothers - The Black Keys - 2010
19. Bon Iver - Bon Iver - 2011
20. 21 - Adele - 2011
21. ….Like Clockwork - Queens Of The Stone Age - 2013
22. Hardwired…To Self Destruct - Metallica - 2016
23. Polygondwanaland - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - 2017
24. An Awesome Wave - Alt-J - 2012
25. Opvs Eponymovs - Ghost - 2010
26. Meliora - Ghost - 2015
27. The Next Day - David Bowie - 2013
28. Lost In The Dream - The War On Drugs - 2014
29. Innerspeaker - Tame Impala - 2010
30. Reflektor - Arcade Fire - 2013
31. 25 - Adele - 2015
32. The Endless River - Pink Floyd - 2014
33. Run The Jewels 2 - Run The Jewels - 2014
34. Blunderbuss - Jack White - 2012
35. Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens - 2015
36. High Violet - The National - 2010
37. Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey - 2014
38. Push The Sky Away - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - 2013
39. I Love You, Honeybear - Father John Misty - 2015
40. Drive (OST) - Cliff Martinez - 2011
41. Syro - Aphex Twin - 2014
42. Infestissumam - Ghost - 2013
43. Salad Days - Mac Demarco - 2014
44. Blond - Frank Ocean - 2016
45. Awaken, My Love! - Childish Gambino - 2016
46. Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus - 2010
47. Tomorrows Harvest - Boards Of Canada - 2013
48. Sonic Highways - Foo Fighters - 2014
49. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels - 2013
50. Villains - Queens Of The Stone Age - 2017
51. Channel Orange - Frank Ocean - 2012
52. 13 - Black Sabbath - 2013
53. Coexist - The Xx - 2012
54. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes - 2011
55. Trouble Will Find Me - The National - 2013
56. Prequelle - Ghost - 2018
57. Wasting Light - Foo Fighters - 2011
58. 1989 - Taylor Swift - 2014
59. We Got It From Here…. - A Tribe Called Quest - 2016
60. The Epic - Kamasi Washington - 2015
61. Sometimes I Sit And Think, Sometimes I Just Sit - Courtney Barnett - 2015
62. The Book Of Souls - Iron Maiden - 2015
63. The Money Store - Death Grips - 2012
64. Modern Vampires Of The City - Vampire Weekend - 2013
65. In Colour - Jamie XX - 2015
66. Morning Phase - Beck - 2014
67. Bloom - Beach House - 2012
68. Sound And Color - Alabama Shakes - 2015
69. Scum Fuck Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator - 2017
70. 22, A Million - Bon Iver - 2016
71. Malibu - Anderson .Paak - 2016
72. Pure Heroine - Lorde - 2013
73. Babel - Mumford And Sons - 2012
74. This Is Happening - LCD Soundsystem - 2010
75. Turn Blue - The Black Keys - 2014
76. Blurryface - Twenty One Pilots - 2015
77. Humanz - Gorillaz - 2017
78. Nonagon Infinity - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - 2017
79. Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - 2016
80. Stranger Things - Vol. One - Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein - 2016
81. Depression Cherry - Beach House - 2015
82. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - M83 - 2011
83. Royal Blood - Royal Blood - 2014
84. Because The Internet - Childish Gambo - 2013
85. Boys And Girls - Alabama Shakes - 2012
86. Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino - Arctic Monkeys - 2018
87. MBV - My Bloody Valentine - 2013
88. Teen Dream - Beach House - 2010
89. Run The Jewels 3 - Run The Jewels - 2016
90. Visions - Grimes - 2012
91. Tron: Legacy (OST) - Daft Punk - 2010
92. Sunbather - Deafheaven - 2013
93. Untitled Unmastered - Kendrick Lamar - 2016
94. Sleep Well Beast - The National - 2017
95. Everything Now - Arcade Fire - 2017
96. The Final Frontier - Iron Maiden - 2010
97. Repentless - Slayer - 2015
98. A Deeper Understanding - The War On Drugs - 2017
99. 2 - Mac Demarco - 2012
100. You’re Dead! - Flying Lotus - 2014
101. Contra - Vampire Weekend - 2010
102. Exmilitary - Death Grips - 2011
103. Coming Home - Leon Bridges - 2015
104. Black Sands - Bonobo - 2010
105. Suck It And See - Arctic Monkeys - 2011
106. Con Todo El Mundo - Khruangbin - 2018
107. Flying Microtonal Banana - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - 2017
108. I See You - The XX - 2017
109. Pinata - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - 2014
110. You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen - 2016
111. This Is All Yours - Alt-J - 2014
112. Let England Shake - Pj Harvey - 2011
113. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay - 2011
114. Heligoland - Massive Attack - 2010
115. X - Ed Sheeran - 204
116. Honeymoon - Lana Del Rey - 2015
117. IV - Badbadnotgood - 2016
118. Rock Or Bust - Ac/Dc - 2014
119. Delta Machine - Depeche Mode - 2013
120. Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine - 2011
121. Hesitation Marks - Nine Inch Nails - 2013
122. Amok - Atoms For Peace - 2013
123. James Bake - James Blake - 2011
124. I’m In Your Mind Fuzz - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - 2014
125. When We All Fall Asleep…. - Billie Eilish - 2019
126. The Bones Of What You Believe - Chvrches - 2013
127. Blood Lust - Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - 2011
128. Slowdive - Slowdive - 2017
129. Allelujah! Don’t Bend Ascend - Godspeed You Black Emperor! - 2012
130. Blue And Lonesome - The Rolling Stones - 2016
131. Pure Comedy - Father John Misty - 2017
132. Black Massiah - D’angelo & The Vanguard - 2014
133. Paradise - Lana Del Rey - 2012
134. The 2nd Law - Muse - 2012
135. Lightning Bolt - Pearl Jam - 2013
136. Yeezus - Kanye West - 2013
137. This Old Dog - Mac Demarco - 2017
138. To Be Kind - Swans - 2014
139. Celebration Day - Led Zeppelin - 2013
140. Concrete And Gold - Foo Fighters - 2017
141. Sprit - Depeche Mode - 2017
142. The Hunter - Mastodon - 2011
143. Vulnicura - Bjork - 2015
144. Lioness: Hidden Treasures - Amy Winehouse - 2011
145. The Seer - Swans - 2012
146. Fear Fun - Father John Misty - 2012
147. Watch The Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye West - 2011
148. Masseduction - St. Vincent - 2017
149. California - Blink-182 - 2016
150. Yellow And Green - Baroness - 2012
151. (Divide) - Ed Sheeran - 2017
152. My Head Is An Animal - Of Monsters And Men - 2012
153. The Lumineers - The Lumineers - 2012
154. Who Is William Onyeabor? - William Onyeabor - 2013
155. Rattle That Lock - David Gilmore - 2015
156. The Sciences - Sleep - 2018
157. The Getaway - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 2016
158. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Ost) - John Williams - 2015
159. Lemonade - Beyoncé - 2016
160. No Time For Dreaming - Charles Bradley - 2011
161. Hotsaucecommittee Part 2 - Beastie Boys - 2011
162. The Satanist - Behemoth - 2014
163. St. Vincent - St. Vincent - 2014
164. Kveikur - Sigur Ros - 2013
165. Ghost Stories - Coldplay - 2014
166. Drones - Muse - 2015
167. Is This The Life We Really Want? - Roger Waters - 2017
168. Our Love - Caribou - 2014
169. Under The Great White Northern Lights - The White Stripes - 2010
170. Murder Of The Universe - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - 2017
171. A Head Full Of Dreams - Coldplay - 2015
172. Once More ‘Round The Sun - Mastodon - 2014
173. Post Pop Depression - Iggy Pop - 2016
174. Surgical Steel - Carcass - 2013
175. The North Borders - Bonobo - 2013
176. Spaces - Nils Frahm - 2013
177. Night Visions - Imagine Dragons - 2012
178. Swim - Caribou - 2010
179. Boarding House Reach - Jack White - 2018
180. Firepower - Judas Priest - 2018
181. Sorceress - Opeth - 2016
182. Songs Of Innocence - U2 - 2014
183. American Dream - LCDSoundsystem - 2017
184. No Plan EP - David Bowie - 2017
185. Congratulations - MGMT - 2010
186. Colors - Beck - 2017
187. Anthem Of The Peaceful Army - Greta Van Fleet - 2018
188. Hisingen Blues - Graveyard - 2011
189. Diamond Eyes - Deftones - 2010
190. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - Florence + The Machine - 2015
191. Born This Way - Lady Gaga - 2011
192. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 - Various Artists - 2017
193. Drunk - Thundercat - 2017
194. Biophilia - Bjork - 2011
195. Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 - Jack White - 2016
196. Angles - The Strokes - 2011
197. Black Masses - Electric Wizard - 2010
198. Until The Quiet Comes - Flying Lotus - 2012
199. Purple - Baroness - 2015
200. Camp - Childish Gambino - 2011

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The Independent - 50 Best Albums of the 2010's

Pimp A Butterfly


1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly - 2015
2. Solange - A Seat At The Table - 2016
3. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die - 2012
4. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange - 2012
5. Beyoncé - Lemonade - 2016
6. D’angelo - Black Messiah - 2014
7. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN - 2017
8. Lorde - Melodrama - 2017
9. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here…. - 2016
10. Robyn - Body Talk - 2010
11. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - 2010
12. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake - 2011
13. Solange - When I Get Home - 2019
14. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker - 2016
15. Frank Ocean - Blond - 2016
16. Taylor Swift - Red - 2012
17. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen - 2019
18. St Vincent - Strange Mercy - 2011
19. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - 2010
20. Rihanna - Anti - 2016
21. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell - 2015
22. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell - 2019
23. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories - 2013
24. Adele - 21 - 2011
25. David Bowie - Blackstar - 2016
26. Arca - Arca - 2017
27. Fatoumata Diawara - Fatou - 2011
28. Johanna Newsom - Have One On Me - 2010
29. Anohni - Hopelessness - 2016
30. These New Puritans - Field Of Reeds - 2013
31. Marianne Faithfull - Negative Capability - 2018
32. Bjork - Vulnicura - 2015
33. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Houre - 2018
34. Mitski - Be The Cowboy - 2018
35. Jamie XX - In Colour - 2015
36. Ane Brun - When I’m Free - 2015
37. Bon Iver - Bon Iver - 2011
38. Skepta - Konnichiwa - 2016
39. James Blake - James Blake - 2011
40. Christine And The Queens - Chaleur Humaine - 2014
41. Big Thief - Two Hands - 2019
42. Todd Terje - It’s Album Time - 2014
43. Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer - 2017
44. Alabama Shakes - Boys And Girls - 2012
45. Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time - 2013
46. Julia Holter - Have You In My Wilderness - 2015
47. Richard Dawson - Nothing Important - 2014
48. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino - 2018
49. Bill Callahan - Dream River - 2013
50. Nills Fram - Spaces - 2013