Over the span of this last decade, the importance of an artist compiling a unified group of strong songs reached an era of unimportance not seen since the very early 1960’s. From a pop culture standpoint, the album all but disappeared. There have been a handful of albums that have moved impressive numbers since 2010 but in nearly every case, they were created by an established or legacy act. This isn’t to say that there hasn’t been some great singles released but I was raised in an era of $15 CD’s and if I pay money for an album, I expect it to be good all the way through and have a high-repeat factor. So, my list of the top 60 albums of the 2010’s is a list of albums by artists who appreciate not only the idea of an album but just how special a particular set of songs can be when they are placed in a specific order to capture a specific feeling.

My words don’t sound as good as the tunes so I’m skipping the commentary and letting the music speak for itself. Click the album art to go the album on Spotify(opens in a separate window).

60. Langhorne Slim – The Spirit Moves(2015)
    
61. Perfume Genius – Too Bright(2014)
    
62. LCD Soundsystem – American Dream(2017)
    
63. Passion Pit – Gossamer(2012)
    
64. Soundgarden – King Animal(2012)
    
65. Say Anything – Hebrews(2014)
    
66. Cloud Nothings – Here And Nowhere Else(2014)
    
67. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost(2011)
    
68. Monster Magnet – Mindfucker(2018)
    
69. Bon Iver – Bon Iver(2011)
    
70. Preteen Zenith – Rubble Guys & BB Eye(2012)
    
71. Cat Power – Sun(2012)
    
72. Music Band – Wake Up Laughing(2016)
    
73. Local Natives – Hummingbird(2013)
    
74. Maren Morris – Hero(2016)
    
75. Amanda Shires – To The Sunset(2018)
    
76. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell(2014)
    
77. Run The Jewels – RTJ2(2014)
    
78. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming(2011)
    
79. Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go(2019)
    
80. My Chemical Romance – Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys(2010)
    
81. Trash Talk – No Peace(2014)
    
82. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist(2012)
    
83. Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth(2016)
    
84. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness(2014)
    
85. Le Butcherettes – bi/MENTAL(2019)
    
86. Typhoon – White Lighter(2013)
    
87. Sunshine Village – The Buffalo Trees Saved The Children Of The Sun(2019)
    
88. Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel(2018)
    
89. The Hotelier – Goodness(2016)
    
90. The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep…(2016)
    
91. Van Halen – A Different Kind Of Truth(2012)
    
92. Fucked Up – Dose Your Dreams(2019)
    
93. Jane’s Addiction – The Great Escape Artist(2012)
    
94. Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob(2013)
    
95. Typhoon – Offerings(2018)
    
96. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light(2011)
    
97. Brand New – Science Fiction(2017)
    
98. Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!(2016)
    
99. Spiritualized – And Nothing Hurt(2018)
    
100. Adele – 21(2011)
     
101. J Roddy Walston and The Business – Essential Tremors(2013)
     
102. Benjamin Booker – Benjamin Booker(2014)
     
103. NOFX – Self-Entitled(2012)
     
104. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition(2016)
     
105. St. Vincent – Masseduction(2017)
     
106. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues(2017)
     
107. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots(2011)
     
108. Lady Gaga – Artpop(2013)
     
109. Titus Andronicus – The Most Lamentable Tragedy(2015)
     
110. Fidlar – Too(2015)
     
111. Old 97’s – Most Messed Up(2014)
     
112. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs(2010)
     
113. Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence(2014)
     
114. Deftones – Koi No Yokan(2012)
     
115. Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit(2015)
     
116. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear(2015)
     
117. David Bowie – Blackstar(2016)
     
118. Fucked Up – David Comes To Town(2011)
     
119. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy(2010)
     

I hope you all enjoy!

peace,
daniel