Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)
by Andrew Sacher
Yesterday, Pitchfork posted their top 200 tracks of the decade so far, and today they’ve listed the top 100 albums to have come out between 2010-2014. There’s some surprises on there. For example, I didn’t expect to see Bon Iver‘s self-titled, their #1 album of 2011 and with a score of 9.5, rank as low as #27 on this list. I was also surprised to see Chief Keef make it but not, say, Shabazz Palaces or Schoolboy Q. And there’s a few other glaring omissions: nothing by The National? Grizzly Bear? One thing that will surprise no one though, is their #1 pick.
You can check out the full list below…
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Pitchfork’s Top 100 Albums of 2010-2014
100. Clams Casino – Instrumental Mixtape
99. Jai Paul – Jai Paul
98. Earl Sweatshirt – Earl
97. Rustie – Glass Swords
96. Young Thug – 1017 Thug
95. Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
94. How to Dress Well – “What Is This Heart?”
93. Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972
92. Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man
91. Actress – Splazsh
90. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt
89. Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here?
88. Arcade Fire – Reflektor
87. FKA twigs – LP1
86. Real Estate – Atlas
85. Swans – To Be Kind
84. A$AP Rocky – LIVELOVEA$AP
83. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
82. Chief Keef – Finally Rich
81. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Mature Themes
80. Mac DeMarco – 2
79. Big Boi – SIr Lucius Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
78. Darkside – Psychic
77. Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
76. Jessie Ware – Devotion
75. The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
74. Caribou – Swim
73. Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
72. Danny Brown – Old
71. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
70. Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
69. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
68. Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
67. The Weeknd – House of Balloons
66. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
65. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
64. Haim – Days Are Gone
63. Four Tet – There Is Love In You
62. The Knife – Shaking the Habitual
61. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
60. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
59. Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
58. The-Dream – Love King
57. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
56. Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
55. Andy Stott – Luxury Problems
54. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra.
53. Beach House – Bloom
52. James Blake – James Blake
51. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
50. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
49. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
48. Majical Cloudz – Impersonator
47. Waka Flocka Flame – Flockaveli
46. Vampire Weekend – Contra
45. Future – Pluto
44. Chromatics – Kill for Love
43. Jay-Z / Kanye West – Watch the Throne
42. Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze
41. Drake – Nothing Was the Same
40. Burial – Rival Dealer EP
39. Beyonce – 4
38. EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
37. Danny Brown – XXX
36. Robyn – Body Talk
35. DJ Rashad – Double Cup
34. Death Grips – The Money Store
33. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
32. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
31. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
30. Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
29. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
28. My Bloody Valentine – mbv
27. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
26. Deafheaven – Sunbather
25. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
24. Disclosure – Settle
23. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
22. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
21. The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream
20. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
19. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
18. Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
17. Swans – The Seer
16. Destroyer – Kaputt
15. Grimes – Visions
14. Beyonce – Beyonce
13. Real Estate – Days
12. Drake – Take Care
11. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
10. Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
9. Sun Kil Moon – Benji
8. Kanye West – Yeezus
7. Tame Impala – Lonerism
6. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampies of the City
5. Beach House – Teen Dream
4. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
3. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
2. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
1. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy