Saturday, December 14, 2019

100 Best Albums of the Decade


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This list has been 10 years in the making. Here are my picks for the 100 best albums of the decade.


1 To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar 2015
2 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar 2017
3 Run The Jewels 2 Run The Jewels 2014
4 Transgender Dysphoria Blues Against Me! 2014
5 Black Star David Bowie 2017
6 Body Talk Robyn 2010
7 James Blake James Blake 2010
8 Plastic Beach Gorillaz 2010
9 The Epic Kamasi Washington  2015
10 We Got it From Here… A Tribe Called Quest  2016
11 Suck It and See Arctic Monkeys 2011
12 Overgrown James Blake 2013
13 21 Adele 2011
14 Ceremonials Florence & The Machine 2011
15 In Spades The Afghan Whigs 2016
16 Until the Quiet Comes Flying Lotus 2012
17 The Suburbs Arcade Fire 2010
18 Beyonce Beyonce 2013
19 Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City Kendrick Lamar 2013
20 The Far Field Future Islands 2017
21 Recovery Eminem 2010
22 4:44 Jay Z  2017
23 High Violet The National 2010
24 A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings Beach Slang 2016
25 The Magic Whip Blur 2015
26 Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop 2016
27 Adore Life Savages 2016
28 Channel Orange Frank Ocean 2012
29 Wasting Light Foo Fighters 2011
30 AM Arctic Monkeys 2013
31 Everything is Love The Carters 2018
32 Everything is Recorded Richard Russell 2018
33 LP1 FKA Twigs 2014
34 Dogrel Fontaines D.C.  2019
35 Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten 2019
36 Songs of Innocence U2 2014
37 DAYTONA Pusha-T 2018
38 The King of Limbs Radiohead 2011
39 Koi No Yokan Deftones 2012
40 Biophilia Bjork 2011
41 Well Done Action Bronson 2011
42 Life Is Good Nas 2012
43 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds 2011
44 My Beatiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West 2010
45 Reflektor Arcade Fire 2013
46 Ghosteen Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 2019
47 III BADBADNOTGOOD 2014
48 MASSEDUCATION St. Vincent 2017
49 The Skeleton Tree Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 2016
50 Do to the Beast The Afghan Whigs 2013
51 Vulnicura Bjork 2015
52 Cuz I Love You Lizzo 2019
53 Hamilton The Cast of Hamilton 2015
54 This Is Happening LCD Soundsystem 2010
55 El Pintor Interpol 2014
56 Cocoa Beware Young Fathers 2018
57 Run The Jewels  Run The Jewels  2013
58 Nightmare Logic Power Trip 2017
59 Everybody Logic 2017
60 Kill For Love Chromatics 2012
61 Sweet Heart, Sweet Light Spiritualized 2012
62 Otta Solstafir 2014
63 The Monitor Titus Andronicus 2011
64 CTRL SZA 2017
65 Awaken, My Love Childish Gambino 2016
66 House of Balloons The Weeknd 2011
67 St. Vincent St. Vincent 2014
68 Chasing Yesterday Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds 2016
69 IV BADBADNOTGOOD 2016
70 Skying The Horrors 2011
71 In Colour Jamie xx 2015
72 David Comes to Life Fucked Up 2011
73 Royal Blood Royal Blood 2014
74 El Camino The Black Keys  2011
75 Infest the Rats Nest King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2019
76 … Like Clockwork Queens of the Stone Age 2012
77 What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? The Vaccines  2011
78 American Ghetto Portual. The Man 2010
79 Apocalypse Thundercat 2013
80 We're New Here Jamie xx & Gil Scot Heron  2011
81 Czarface Czarface 2013
82 Black Messiah D'Angelo 2014
83 2014 Forest Hills Drive J. Cole 2014
84 Diamond Eyes Deftones 2010
85 Coloring Book Chance the Rapper 2016
86 Go Jonsi 2010
87 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming M83 2011
88 Handwritten The Gaslight Anthem 2012
89 Coexist The xx 2012
90 Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 Beastie Boys 2011
91 Gang Signs and Prayer Stormzy 2017
92 12 Reasons to Die Ghostface Killah  2013
93 Bloodsports Suede 2013
94 The Hunter Mastodon 2011
95 Everyday Robots Damon Albarn 2014
96 You're Dead Flying Lotus 2014
97 Ukulele Songs Eddie Vedder 2011
98 The Last Days of Oakland  Fantastic Negrito 2016
99 R.A.P. Music Killer Mike 2012
100 The 1975 The 1975 2013