Favorite 100 Albums of the 2010s

Welcome to my Favorite Albums of the Decade list, about 7 months after the decade ended! (Hey, it's been a weird year...) I'm not gonna say much, before diving in. 

I made a more timely songs list months ago. 

Here's that: 

Favorite Songs of the Decade

Now, before we get to my Top 100 Albums, here's a few interesting tidbits of miscellaneousness:

Other Decade Favs:

20 Favorite Film Scores of the Decade:

1 \\ Interstellar \\ Hans Zimmer (2014)
2 \\  Under the Skin \\ Mica Levi (2014)

3 \\  Tron: Legacy \\  Daft Punk (2010)

4 \\  Ex Machina \\ Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (2015)

5 \\ Suspiria \\ Thom Yorke (2018)

6 \\ Alien: Covenant \\ Jed Kurzel (2017)

7 \\ First Man \\ Justin Hurwitz (2018)

8 \\ Inception \\ Hans Zimmer (2010)

9 \\ It Follows \\ Disasterpeace (2015)

10 \\ La La Land \\  Justin Hurwitz (2016)
11 \\ Annihilation \\ Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (2018)
12 \\ Star Wars: The Force Awakens \\ John Williams (2015)

13 \\ Isle of Dogs \\ Alexander Desplat (2018)

14 \\ Drive \\ Cliff Martinez (2011)

15 \\ The Place Beyond the Pines \\ Mike Patton (2013)

16 \\ The Social Network \\ Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2010)

17 \\ The Avengers \\ Alan Silvestri (2012)

18 \\ Mission: Impossible - Fallout \\ Lorne Balfe (2018)

19 \\ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse \\ Daniel Pemberton (2018)

20 \\ Sicario \\ Jóhann Jóhannsson (2015)


Favorite Soundtrack Compilation of the Decade: 
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)

Favorite Video Game Score of the Decade:

The Last of Us \\ Gustavo Santaolalla (2013)

Favorite EPs of the Decade:

All Delighted People \\ Sufjan Stevens (2010)

Truant/Rough Sleeper \\ Burial (2012)
Future, Present, Past \\ The Strokes (2016)

We Can Die Happy \\ Tennis (2017)
EP2 \\ FKA twigs (2013)

Stats of the Top 100:

Most represented year:

- 2013 (13)

Least represented year:

- 2019 (5)

Most represented artist(s):

- Beach House (4)

Featured languages:

- English

- Icelandic

- Japanese 

- Finnish

 

Highest ranking debut (excluding side projects): 

- Settle \\ Disclosure (2013)


Instrumental albums: 12

It's hard to leave some out, but there's only 100 spots in a Top 100.

10 Honorable Mentions:

Cosmogramma \\ Flying Lotus (2010)

Merrie Land \\ The Good, The Bad, & The Queen (2018)

Painted Ruins \\ Grizzly Bear (2017)

Centipede Hz \\ Animal Collective (2012)

All Day \\ Girl Talk (2010)

Tomboy \\ Panda Bear (2011)

UFOF \\ Big Thief (2019)

Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes \\ Thom Yorke (2014)

Shields \\ Grizzly Bear (2012)

Ribbons \\ Bibio (2019)

And now... on to the meat.

Favorite 100 Albums of the Decade:

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100 \\ Oceania \\ The Smashing Pumpkins (2012)

99 \\ Odd Soul \\ MUTEMATH (2011)

98 \\ Hardwired…to Self-Destruct \\ Metallica (2016)

97 \\ Sisyphus \\ Sisyphus (2014)

96 \\ Midnight Sun \\ The GOASTT

95 \\ AMOK \\ Atoms for Peace (2013)

94 \\ Channel ORANGE \\ Frank Ocean (2012)

93 \\ Bon Voyage \\ Melody’s Echo Chamber (2018)

92 \\ Themes for an Imaginary Film \\ Symmetry (2011)

91 \\ Atlas \\ FM-84 (2016)

90 \\ This Old Dog \\ Mac DeMarco (2017)

89 \\ The Scene Between \\ The Go! Team (2015)

88 \\ In Colour \\ Jamie xx (2015)

87 \\ Crosses \\ ††† (2014)

86 \\ Ouroboros \\ Ray LaMontagne (2016)

85 \\ Psychic \\ DARKSIDE (2013)

84  \\ Our Love \\ Caribou (2014)

83 \\ Nocturne \\ Wild Nothing (2012)

82 \\ Anima \\ Thom Yorke (2019)

81 \\ Miss Universe \\ Nilüfer Yanya (2019)

80 \\ Night Time, My Time \\ Sky Ferreira (2013)

79 \\ Zorya \\ Floex (2011)

78 \\ All Melody \\ Nils Frahm (2018)

77 \\ Kannon \\ Sunn O))) (2015)

76 \\ Route One \\ Sigur Rós (2018)

75 \\ Talk \\ Daniel Johns (2015)

74 \\ Jessica Rabbit \\ Sleigh Bells (2016)

73 \\ Sucker \\ Charli XCX (2014)

72 \\ S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor \\ Serena-Maneesh (2010)

71 \\ The Age of Adz \\ Sufjan Stevens (2010)

70 \\ Soita Mulle \\ Regina (2011)

69 \\ Ritual Union \\ Little Dragon (2011)

68 \\ Cupid Deluxe \\ Blood Orange (2013)

67 \\ Heads Up \\ Warpaint (2016)

66 \\ Bon Iver \\ Bon Iver (2011)

65 \\ Forgiveness Rock Record \\ Broken Social Scene (2010)

64 \\ Treats \\ Sleigh Bells (2010)

63 \\ This Is Happening \\ LCD Soundsystem (2010)

62 \\ Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper \\ Panda Bear (2015)

61 \\ Dark Morph \\ Dark Morph (2019)

60 \\ My Little Ghost \\ kidkanevil (2014)

59 \\ Comedown Machine \\ The Strokes (2013)

58 \\ Somersault \\ Beach Fossils (2017)

57 \\ Syro \\ Aphex Twin (2014)

56 \\ Slowdive \\ Slowdive (2017)

55 \\ Tired of Tomorrow \\ Nothing (2016)

54 \\ Atomic \\ Mogwai (2016)

53 \\ Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) \\ Jai Paul (2013)

52 \\ Yours Conditionally \\ Tennis (2017)

51 \\ Mind Bokeh \\ Bibio (2011)

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