In fact, “Over My Dead Body” is one of the calmest, most wistful openers in rap history. It’s sexy, progressive, and surprisingly listenable for its hefty 80 minutes. The gorgeous “Marvins Room” was not a specific exception the record smolders in the same auburn glow-downtempo bass-pulses, dulled synths, tinkering, unattached pianos and Drake’s feathery voice. It’s one of the quietest affirmations of confidence the scene has ever seen. Take Care is certainly impressed with itself, but often rightfully so. Here are the 100 best albums of 2010-2019: Listen to the Best Albums of the Decade Spotify playlist here.

So here is our take on the best albums of the decade, whether they sold millions of copies or just a few thousand. Everyone is going to feel like some of their favorites were left off (even those of us who voted), but the point of a list like this-the only point, really-is to celebrate worthy albums and help our readers discover music they might have missed. Dozens filled out ballots, and the votes were compiled with great care by Paste’s Ellen Johnson and Lizzie Manno. This is a group effort involving all our music editors and writers, who’ve listened to an untold number of albums over the last 10 years. So I’ve been thinking about my Best Albums of the 2010s ballot pretty much since we published the Best Albums of the 2000s a decade ago.īut what makes this list interesting, to me, is that my ballot is just one vote among many. This is especially true with music, and even more so with music that has stuck with us over time. It’s not because we believe we have the definitive opinion or we can accurately distill something like a decade of recorded music into a simple list, but because we love to share what we love, to celebrate great art. The best movies on Netflix, the best horror novels of all time, the best hazy IPAs. If it’s not already obvious, we love to rank things.

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