Top 50 Most Important/Influential Albums of the 2010s
Happy New Year Everyone!! I’ve got a lot to look forward to in 2020 and I can’t wait to get to work. But first, below are the albums that I think had the biggest impact on the music industry in the 2010s. As opposed to my last list, this is entirely based on what changes I saw in the music community after these records came out, but my own personal feelings about each record came into play as well. Let me know what you guys think!
1. Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly
2. Beyoncé: Lemonade
3. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. Adele: 21
5. Taylor Swift: 1989
6. Beyoncé: Beyoncé
7. Lorde: Pure Heroine
8. Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City
9. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
10. Drake: Views
11. Bon Iver: Bon Iver
12. Kendrick Lamar: Damn
13. Lorde: Melodrama
14. Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy
15. Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
16. Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid Mad City
17. Arcade Fire: Suburbs
18. Drake: Take Care
19. The Weekend: Beauty Behind the Madness
20. David Bowie: Blackstar
21. Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
22. Lin-Manuel Miranda: Hamilton
23. Carly Rae Jepsen: Emotion
24. Ariana Grande: Sweetener
25. Adele: 25
26. Bruno Mars: 24k Magic
27. Jay-Z: 4:44
28. Justin Bieber: Purpose
29. Kanye West: Yeezus
30. James Blake: James Blake
31. Frank Ocean: Blonde
32. Kanye West/Jay-Z: Watch the Throne
33. Justin Timberlake: 20/20 Experience
34. Billie Eilish: When we all fall asleep where do we go
35. Lizzo: Cuz I love you
36. Ariana Grande: Thank U, Next
37. LCD Soundsystem: This is Happening
38. Alabama Shakes: Sound & Color
39. Sam Smith: In the Lonely Hour
40. Rihanna: Loud
41. Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour
42. Janelle Monae: Dirty Computer
43. Tame Impala: Lonerism
44. D’Angelo: Black Messiah
45. Disclosure: Settle
46. Ed Sheeran: Divide
47. Lady Gaga: Fame Monster
48. Katy Perry: Teenage Dream
49. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: The Heist
50. Mumford and Sons: Babel