Lemonade

MAKE THAT WOOD HOLLY LIKE A BOULEVARD

all jokes aside, this is one of the strongest concept albums of the decade from the most unlikely source. It’s beautiful, pained, fiery, genre bending, optimistic and the ultimate connotation of all of Bey’s beats, raps, harmonies and talents. Coupled with the HBO special that gives aweinvoking cinematic context to every moment, this is arguably the greatest pop record of the decade.