bgillesp's 2010s Albums of the Decade (197-101)
Honestly I'm pretty proud of this list. I feel like I have listened to a good majority of stuff that could make this list for my taste meaning I don't think I have too many glaring gaps in listening. Obviously there will be a good few albums I haven't checked from the decade that could be here, but I put a lot of time into minimizing that number as much as possible. Most of this half of the list will be honorable mentions w/o descriptions because effort. The "real" list starts with my 4.5 and up ratings from the decade. Anything with the same rating is essentially tied or loosely ranked. That being said, the 4.3s on this part of the list are essentially in my top 100 on a different day of the week. Other half of the list will have more involved descriptions. Lemme know what you think and what I'm missing. |
| 97 |  | Son Lux
Bones
2015 (Shouts to Papi and Potsy!) |
| 96 |  | Son Lux
We Are Rising
2011 (Shouts to Papi and Potsy!) |
| 95 |  | Periphery
Periphery IV: Hail Stan
2019 |
| 94 |  | Periphery
Periphery II: This Time It's Personal
2012 |
| 93 |  | Protest the Hero
Scurrilous
2011 |
| 92 |  | Ambrose Akinmusire
Origami Harvest
2018 |
| 91 |  | Blutmond
Thirteen Urban Ways 4 Groovy Bohemian Days
2010 (Shouts to JustJoe.!) |
| 90 |  | The Antlers
Burst Apart
2011 |
| 89 |  | Have a Nice Life
The Unnatural World
2014 |
| 88 |  | Fish
A Feast Of Consequences
2013 |
| 87 |  | Submotion Orchestra
Finest Hour
2011 |
| 86 |  | Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
2012 |
| 85 |  | Soccer Mommy
Collection
2017 |
| 84 |  | Women
Public Strain
2010 |
| 83 |  | The Chariot
One Wing
2012 |
| 82 |  | La Dispute
Panorama
2019 |
| 81 |  | Rosetta
A Determinism of Morality
2010 |
| 80 |  | The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dissociation
2016 |
| 79 |  | Sufjan Stevens
The Age of Adz
2010 |
| 78 |  | Bestial Invasion
Contra Omnes
2017 |
| 77 |  | Sectioned (Metalcore)
Annihilated
2018 |
| 76 |  | The Fucking Hotlights
High Society Torture Party
2011 (Shouts to JustJoe.!) |
| 75 |  | Captain, We're Sinking
The Future Is Cancelled
2013 |
| 74 |  | Panopticon
The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness
2018 |
| 73 |  | Kings Kaleidoscope
Zeal
2019 |
| 72 |  | Shade Empire
Omega Arcane
2013 |
| 71 |  | Venenum
Trance of Death
2017 |
| 70 |  | Obliteration
Black Death Horizon
2013 |
| 69 |  | Gazpacho
Demon
2014 |
| 68 |  | Bjork
Utopia
2017 |
| 67 |  | Gang Gang Dance
Eye Contact
2011 |
| 66 |  | Flying Lotus
You're Dead!
2014 |
| 65 |  | Caladan Brood
Echoes Of Battle
2013 |
| 64 |  | Fleet Foxes
Crack-Up
2017 |
| 63 |  | Lord Mantis
Universal Death Church
2019 |
| 62 |  | Lord Mantis
Death Mask
2014 |
| 61 |  | The Tiger Lillies
Lulu: A Murder Ballad
2014 (Shouts to Doof!) |
| 60 |  | The Tiger Lillies
Cold Night in Soho
2017 (Shouts to Doof!) |
| 59 |  | Frontierer
Orange Mathematics
2015 |
| 58 |  | Forest Swords
Compassion
2017 |
| 57 |  | Swans
To Be Kind
2014 |
| 56 |  | Burial
Kindred
2012 |
| 55 |  | Microwave
Much Love
2016 |
| 54 |  | Kendrick Lamar
Section.80
2011 |
| 53 |  | Animals As Leaders
The Joy of Motion
2014 |
| 52 |  | Alcest
Kodama
2016 |
| 51 |  | Slugdge
Dim and Slimeridden Kingdoms
2015 |
| 50 |  | Childish Gambino
Because the Internet
2013 |
| 49 |  | Childish Gambino
"Awaken, My Love!"
2016 |
| 48 |  | Bonobo
Black Sands
2010 |
| 47 |  | Mournful Congregation
The Incubus of Karma
2018 |
| 46 |  | Tim Hecker
Anoyo
2019 |
| 45 |  | Hammock
Chasing After Shadows...Living with the Ghosts
2010 |
| 44 |  | Ben Howard
Every Kingdom
2011 |
| 43 |  | Ben Howard
Noonday Dream
2018 |
| 42 |  | Niechec
Niechec
2016 |
| 41 |  | Typhoon (USA-OR)
Live At The Crystal Ballroom
2015 |
| 40 |  | Devin Townsend
Empath
2019 |
| 39 |  | Kamasi Washington
The Epic
2015 |
| 38 |  | Shylmagoghnar
Emergence
2014 |
| 37 |  | L.A. Salami
The City Of Bootmakers
2018 (Shouts to Papi!) |
| 36 |  | A Tribe Called Quest
We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service
2016 |
| 35 |  | Portugal. The Man
Woodstock
2017 |
| 34 |  | Portugal. The Man
Evil Friends
2013 |
| 33 |  | Elsiane
Death of the Artist
2017 |
| 32 |  | Elsiane
Mechanics of Emotion
2012 |
| 31 |  | Circa Survive
Blue Sky Noise
2010 |
| 30 |  | Devin Townsend
The Retinal Circus
2013 |
| 29 |  | Deathspell Omega
Paracletus
2010 |
| 28 |  | Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4.25 (2010) I'm not the biggest Kanye fan, but there is no denying his skill in production, and there is no denying this album deserves a spot on this list. |
| 27 |  | Cloudkicker
Beacons
4.25 (2010) Instrumental progressive metal with some early djent tendencies. |
| 26 |  | Iglooghost
Steel Mogu
4.25 (2018) Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu. Counting both EPs here as a dual release. Love the fast paced but catchy IDM craziness. |
| 25 |  | mewithoutYou
[untitled] e.p.
4.25 (2018) At first I liked this EP better than the full length, I think mostly because I love the acoustic "Winter Solstice" so much better. Eventually the full length overtook this, but I still really love this release too. |
| 24 |  | Insomnium
Shadows of the Dying Sun
4.25 (2014) Insomnium is one of my oldest favorite bands and was a big stepping stone for me into DM. This album is big on my nostalgia factor, but I really think it is excellently done as well with "While We Sleep" being a top song of the decade. |
| 23 |  | Deafheaven
Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
4.25 (2018) Doing just enough different to avoid becoming stale, they really just made this a more into a dream pop album and for the most part did very well with that. |
| 22 |  | Turnover
Peripheral Vision
4.25 (2015) Dreamy emo. |
| 21 |  | Laurel Halo
Quarantine
4.25 (2012) Weird ambient electronic w/ awesome album art. Shouts to Fripp! |
| 20 |  | Trophy Scars
Darkness, Oh Hell
4.25 (2010) EP that is my favorite release from this post-hardcore band, other EPs and LPs included. |
| 19 |  | Birds in Row
We Already Lost The World
4.25 (2018) Birds in Row put out one of the best metalcore/emo/hardcore/posthardcore/whatever-on-this-spectrum albums I've heard in a long while due to the killer basslines. Shouts to Papi! |
| 18 |  | Oxbow
Thin Black Duke
4.25 (2017) Really entrancing stuff and killer atmosphere to this thing, but I wish there had been more length. Shouts to butcherboy! |
| 17 |  | Wingnut Dishwashers
Burn the Earth, Leave it Behind
4.25 (2010) Weird folk punk that's a lot of fun. |
| 16 |  | Portugal. The Man
In The Mountain In The Cloud
4.25 (2011) Floaty indie rock that's all about the chill and fun vibes. |
| 15 |  | Pierce the Veil
Misadventures
4.25 (2016) If you're reading this list from lowest ranked to highest, this will probably be the first entry that will get me hate, but get used to it because I have 2 albums from these guys much higher on this list. The back half of this album falls ever so slightly, but I still love this band so much. |
| 14 |  | The National
High Violet
4.25 (2010) This was one of the first albums I was ever specifically rec’d on Sput, so thank you to whoever it was and thanks for helping me get into the Sput community. |
| 13 |  | The Bamboos
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4.25 (2010) While popular opinion may say this is their best album (I think Dewi and I are their only fans on this site though), I think it gets edged out by Night Time People slightly just for the vocals. For me, Kylie Auldist as vocalist is the best part of the band. Their pop funk stylings on this album are their best musical work, but she only sings on a couple tracks here vs all of them on NTP. Either way, I highly recommend anything they've ever done of bluesy-soulful-pop-funk fun. Shouts to Dewi! |
| 12 |  | Son Lux
Brighter Wounds
4.25 (2018) This is some of their most subdued work to date, but the compositions are still incredible. Such an underrated artist/group. Shouts to Papi and Potsy! |
| 11 |  | Dead Letter Circus
This Is The Warning
4.25 (2010) Progressive hard rock/post-hardcore |
| 10 |  | Kishi Bashi
Omoiyari
4.25 (2019) If it weren’t for that weird country-ish track this might would’ve tied with Lighgththgthhg for my favorite of his. |
| 9 |  | Greyhaven
Empty Black
4.25 (2018) Sort of like ETID but fresher and cool in its own ways. |
| 8 |  | Pain of Salvation
In the Passing Light of Day
4.25 (2017) Seriously great prog metal with a lot of terribly catchy moments, some deeply sincere moments, but also a couple suspiciously insincere moments that keep it from being higher. |
| 7 |  | Devin Townsend Project
Transcendence
4.3 (2016) Last minute bump granted this a slot on the ranked portion of the list for me. For a while after Empath dropped, I couldn’t figure out which of these two I preferred, but after much deliberation, this won out. |
| 6 |  | Obscura
Akróasis
4.3 (2016) Progressive DM album at a perfect short-ish length for back to back jams. |
| 5 |  | Amia Venera Landscape
The Long Procession
4.3 (2010) Post-metal, post-hardcore, post-everything. Good stuff. |
| 4 |  | Boards of Canada
Tomorrow's Harvest
4.3 (2013) I don't know much about BoC as this is the only album of theirs I have checked, but seeing as how I like it this much when it is supposed to be their worst, I really should check the others. |
| 3 |  | Moon Tooth
Crux
4.3 (2019) Their first record was good, but holy cow this is even better. The prog elements are smoother, see “Motionless in Sky”, the heavier moments are more energetic, and overall it’s just more fun. |
| 2 |  | Ghost (SWE)
Meliora
4.3 (2015) Heavy metal that is comically (not) satanic. Lots of great grooves. |
| 1 |  | SikTh
Opacities
4.3 (2015) Creepy and wild progressive metal/metalcore. Loved seeing these guys open for Periphery. |
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