The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
Critics Alexandra Pollard, Roisin O'Connor, Jazz Monroe, Helen Brown and Patrick Smith pick their favourites.
50. Nils Frahm – Spaces (2013)
49. Bill Callahan – Dream River (2013)
48. Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018)
47. Richard Dawson – Nothing Important (2014)
46. Julia Holter – Have You in My Wilderness (2015)
45. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time (2013)
44. Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls (2012)
43. Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer (2017)
42. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time (2014)
41. Big Thief – Two Hands (2019)
40. Christine and the Queens – Chaleur Humaine (2014)
39. James Blake – James Blake (2011)
38. Skepta – Konnichiwa (2016)
37. Bon Iver – Bon Iver (2011)
36. Ane Brun – When I’m Free (2015)
35. Jamie xx – In Colour (2015)
34. Mitski – Be the Cowboy (2018)
33. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour (2018)
32. Björk – Vulnicura (2015)
31. Marianne Faithfull – Negative Capability (2018)
30. These New Puritans – Field of Reeds (2013)
29. Anohni – Hopelessness (2016)
28. Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me (2010)
27. Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou (2011)
26. Arca – Arca (2017)
25. David Bowie – Blackstar (2016)
24. Adele – 21 (2011)
23. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013)
22. Lana Del Rey – Norman F***ing Rockwell! (2019)
21. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (2015)
20. Rihanna – ANTI (2016)
19. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (2010)
18. St Vincent – Strange Mercy (2011)
17. Nick Cave – Ghosteen (2019)
16. Taylor Swift – Red (2012)
15. Frank Ocean – Blond (2016)
14. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (2016)
13. Solange – When I Get Home (2019)
12. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (2011)
11. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
10. Robyn – Body Talk (2010)
9. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (2016)
8. Lorde – Melodrama (2017)
7. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN (2017)
6. D’Angelo – Black Messiah (2014)
5. Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016)
4. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (2012)
3. Lana Del Rey – Born to Die (2012)
2. Solange – A Seat at the Table (2016)
1. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
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Re: The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
AM normally doesn't include The Independent on it's EOY lists, but this one has 5 staff members, which probably makes it eligible.
Re: The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
It gets a little generic toward the top, but it's cool to see Julia Holter, Nils Frahm, and Todd Terje get shoutouts here.
Re: The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
One of the few lists so far to have roughly proportional representation of the year 2019
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Re: The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
Yes.Jimoincolor wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:20 am AM normally doesn't include The Independent on it's EOY lists, but this one has 5 staff members, which probably makes it eligible.
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Re: The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
Isn't The Independent one of the most important UK media?
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Re: The 50 best albums of the decade | The Independent (UK)
Solange be killing it.