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Highest Rated Albums of the 2010s
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1
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FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
100
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2
.
Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Score
100
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3
.
Rex Orange County - Pony
October 25, 2019
Indie Pop
,
Bedroom Pop
Score
100
Source →
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Music
Spotify
4
.
Refused - War Music
October 18, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Wretch 32 - Upon Reflection
October 18, 2019
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
beabadoobee - Space Cadet
October 14, 2019
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 2)
October 18, 2019
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Summer Walker - Over It
October 4, 2019
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Ambient Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Kojey Radical - Cashmere Tears
September 13, 2019
Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
September 13, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Glitch Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
,
Soft Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
TOOL - Fear Inoculum
August 30, 2019
Progressive Metal
,
Alternative Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Bon Iver - i,i
August 9, 2019
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Clairo - Immunity
August 2, 2019
Indie Pop
,
Bedroom Pop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind
August 9, 2019
Alternative Metal
,
Nu Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
June 28, 2019
Gangsta Rap
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Baroness - Gold & Grey
June 14, 2019
Stoner Metal
,
Stoner Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Flying Lotus - Flamagra
May 24, 2019
Nu Jazz
,
Glitch Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion
May 10, 2019
Post-Hardcore
,
Metalcore
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
April 19, 2019
Pop Rap
,
Pop Soul
,
R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
April 12, 2019
Post-Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
March 29, 2019
Electropop
,
Alt-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2010.
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