The decade of the 2010’s is over. With regard to music, we have been blessed with countless studio albums that have served as the soundtrack to our daily lives. This list celebrates and ranks the best of those very albums that I’ve listened to over the last 10 years.
To qualify for this list, a project had to have been considered a full length LP that was sold by the artist via traditional outlets such as record stores, online retailers, or streaming services. In other words, free mixtapes don’t qualify for this list but you can check out my post ranking the top mixtapes of the decade here: https://eslists.com/the-top-15-mixtapes-of-the-decade/.
Now that the requirements have been discussed, let’s take a look at “The Top 50 Albums of the Decade, Ranked”.
50. Melodrama (2017) – Lorde
49. Swimming (2018) – Mac Miller
48. Culture (2017) – Migos
47. Days Are Gone (2013) – Haim
46. At What Cost (2017) – Goldlink
45. The Incredible True Story (2015) – Logic
44. “Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
43. Nothing Was The Same (2013) – Drake
42. Life is Good (2012) – Nas
41. Trip (2017) – Jhené Aiko
40. uknowhatimsayin¿ (2019) – Danny Brown
39. Drunk (2017) – Thundercat
38. Yes Lawd! (2016) – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)
37. DS2 (2015) – Future
36. The Album About Nothing (2015) – Wale
35. Indicud (2013) – Kid Cudi
34. Section.80 (2011) – Kendrick Lamar
33. Ego Death (2015) – The Internet
32. 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2015) – J. Cole
31. Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013) – Mac Miller
30. Kaleidoscope Dream (2012) – Miguel
29. Yeezus (2013) – Kanye West
28. IGOR (2019) – Tyler, The Creator
27. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015) – Drake
26. Eve (2019) – Rapsody
25. Coloring Book (2016) – Chance The Rapper
24. Teflon Don (2010) – Rick Ross
23. Wildheart (2015) – Miguel
22. Doris (2013) – Earl Sweatshirt
21. The 20/20 Experience (2013) – Justin Timberlake
20. Born Sinner (2013) – J. Cole
19. Blank Face LP (2016) – Schoolboy Q
18. DAMN. (2017) – Kendrick Lamar
17. Bandana (2019) – Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
16. ASTROWORLD (2018) – Travis Scott
15. At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015) – A$AP Rocky
14. Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010) – Kid Cudi
13. Malibu (2016) – Anderson .Paak
12. Take Care (2011) – Drake
11. Watch The Throne (2011) – Kanye West and Jay Z
10. A Seat at the Table (2016) – Solange
9. Blonde (2016) – Frank Ocean
8. Flower Boy (2017) – Tyler, The Creator
7. Tetsuo & Youth (2015) – Lupe Fiasco
6. Because The Internet (2013) – Childish Gambino
5. Random Access Memories (2013) – Daft Punk
4. good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) – Kendrick Lamar
3. Channel Orange (2012) – Frank Ocean
2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) – Kanye West
1. To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) – Kendrick Lamar
Thank you for reading my post about the top albums of the decade. Hopefully the next decade in music is as great as the 2010’s was. Let me know what you think in the comments and via social media what you think of my list.
