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On 12/5/2020 at 11:30 AM, Blue Rose said:

BEYONCÉ :WAP:

Kiwanuka :jonny5: one of my faves from 2019

Nils Frahm :jonny:

American Football sadly never reached their full potential. 

I agree. Their first LP will always be the best, although I appreciate the effort. Happy to see some appreciation for Nils Frahm. I just realized he released a new LP this year!

23 hours ago, Madame X said:

beyonce is ofc a classic.  do you prefer it to lemonade and 4?

 

RAM is one of those albums thats not actually that good, but still had a huge impact on music.  im mixed on it.

 

my fave on this is probably the alvvays album, its the perfect dream pop throwback mixed with a twee throwback.  somehow felt acceptable in 2010s still. and omg, the dum dum girls miss them, i liked kristin kontrols solo project a lot to

I honestly do. Beyoncé was an excellent record. I think one of her tracks made it to that year's personal Top 100.

20 hours ago, Remmy said:

BEYONCÉ and Unorthodox Jukebox :smitten: My 2nd favorite albums from both. I still remember being disappointed when BEYONCÉ was surprise released because I was still 100% into top 40 pop and her changing sounds was a shock to me. :toofunny3:

Haha. I wonder how many people had to final edit their lists minutes before the end of the year.

19 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Beyonce's self-titled is classic already :fan: 

Agreed!

15 hours ago, K$Ellie said:

jksdhjfkdshfd screaming at all the indies on the list and then Bridgit Mendler :deadbanana:i mean she had some cute bops so x

Bey's self titled was excellent :smitten: my fave from her

the Bruno album is pretty good too :jamming:

Solid album from Bruno Mars. I still remember the first time I listened to him. It was when he was a featured artist in Nothin' On You.

5 hours ago, Kevin2803 said:

I don't remember which songs i have heard from them, but i know Angus & Julia Stone, so good for them :clap3:

Another album from the Aussies is coming up!

4 hours ago, Lazuli said:

carrie and lowell TOO LOW 

lush, antisocialites, beyonce :clap3: 

My favorites from Snail Mail are Speaking Terms and Full Control.

2 hours ago, BlackoutZone said:

Honestly I would not be able to rank even top 50 of the 10s, let alone this, congrats on achieving this!

Thank the quarantine period for that. I was able to rank 400 albums/EPs in less than a month! Can you believe it?

2 hours ago, Delta said:

Beyoncé and Random Access Memories are my favorites from this batch :heart:

RAM is timeless. :clap3:

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2 minutes ago, Sunderland 4ever said:

Thank the quarantine period for that. I was able to rank 400 albums/EPs in less than a month! Can you believe it?

I'm actually interested how you did it? Did you have some method or just listed them all first and then kept switching their positions? :fan: 

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3 minutes ago, Sunderland 4ever said:

I agree. Their first LP will always be the best, although I appreciate the effort. Happy to see some appreciation for Nils Frahm. I just realized he released a new LP this year!

I honestly do. Beyoncé was an excellent record. I think one of her tracks made it to that year's personal Top 100.

Haha. I wonder how many people had to final edit their lists minutes before the end of the year.

Agreed!

Solid album from Bruno Mars. I still remember the first time I listened to him. It was when he was a featured artist in Nothin' On You.

Another album from the Aussies is coming up!

My favorites from Snail Mail are Speaking Terms and Full Control.

Thank the quarantine period for that. I was able to rank 400 albums/EPs in less than a month! Can you believe it?

RAM is timeless. :clap3:

hm, thats interesting.  i remember when lemoande came out nobody was agreeing.

 

i always thought s/t had better songs, but lemonade was the better package/concept.  idk how to weigh those 2 things. 

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Charlie's Top 100 LPs of the 2010s | #140 - #121

 

#140. Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend

Release date: August 9, 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Power Pop, Alternative Dance

Scrobbles: 289

Rating: 82

Marika Hackman / Any Human Friend – jenesaispop.com

#139. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland

Release date: November 17, 2017

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Space Rock

Scrobbles: 302

Rating: 82

Polygondwanaland | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

#138. Buxton - Stay Out Late

Release date: October 19, 2018

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 309

Rating: 82

Stay Out Late | Buxton

#137. White Lies - Friends

Release date: October 7, 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Synthpop, Post-Punk Revival, Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 313

Rating: 82

Friends (White Lies album) - Wikipedia

#136. The Soundcarriers - Entropicalia

Release date: May 20, 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Krautrock

Scrobbles: 360

Rating: 82

The Soundcarriers - Entropicalia - Reviews - Album of The Year

#135. The Delines - The Imperial

Release date: January 11, 2019

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Americana, Alt. Country, Country Soul

Scrobbles: 361

Rating: 82

The Delines - The Imperial | Lanzamientos | Discogs

#134. Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon

Release date: September 3, 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Electropop, Dance-Punk, Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 384

Rating: 82

Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon (2012, Slipcase, CD) | Discogs

#133. Kurt Vile - Bottle It In

Release date: October 12, 2018

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk

Scrobbles: 386

Rating: 82

Kurt Vile: Bottle It In Album Review | Pitchfork

#132. FOAMMM - FOAMMM

Release date: April 26, 2019

Country: Norway

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Shoegaze

Scrobbles: 404

Rating: 82

FOAMMM by FOAMMM - Terrorbird

#131. Wild Nothing - Indigo

Release date: August 31, 2018

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop

Scrobbles: 422

Rating: 82

Wild Nothing - Indigo | Ediciones, críticas, créditos | Discogs

#130. Surfer Blood - Pythons

Release date: June 11, 2013

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Power Pop, Indie Pop, Surf Rock

Scrobbles: 429

Rating: 82

Pythons (album) - Wikipedia

#129. Mountain States - Whispers

Release date: May 2, 2017

Country: Netherlands

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Jangle Pop

Scrobbles: 454

Rating: 82

Whispers | Mountain States

#128. The Menzingers - After The Party

Release date: February 3, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Alternative Rock

Scrobbles: 462

Rating: 82

After the Party by The Menzingers | Album Review

#127. Ricky Hollywood - Le Modeste Album

Release date: May 25, 2017

Country: France

Genres/Styles: French Pop

Scrobbles: 467

Rating: 82

Ricky Hollywood - Le Modeste Album (2017, Vinyl) | Discogs

#126. Mazzy Star - Season Of Your Day

Release date: September 24, 2013

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Psychedelic Folk, Alt. Country, Slowcore

Scrobbles: 508

Rating: 82

Seasons of Your Day - Wikipedia

#125. Video Age - Pop Therapy

Release date: June 15, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Synthpop, Indie Pop, Hypnagogic Pop, New Wave, Sophisti-Pop, Dream Pop

Scrobbles: 607

Rating: 82

Video Age - Pop Therapy (2018, Vinyl) | Discogs

#124. Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony

Release date: February 5, 2016

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Jangle Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Scrobbles: 705

Rating: 82

Human Ceremony | Sunflower Bean

#123. Springtime Carnivore - Midnight Room

Release date: October 7, 2016

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop

Scrobbles: 729

Rating: 82

Springtime Carnivore – Midnight Room Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

#122. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream

Release date: March 18, 2014

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Heartland Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Americana

Scrobbles: 755

Rating: 82

The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream Album Review | Pitchfork

#121. Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down...

Release date: September 25, 2015

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk

Scrobbles: 951

Rating: 82

Kurt Vile: b'lieve i'm goin down Album Review | Pitchfork

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that wild nothing album got a lot of hate iirc, was undeserved if you ask me

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The effort that must have gone into compiling a decade list, well done :clap3:

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I used to like Two Door Cinema Club, but they kinda fell out of my radar :michael: 

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Surprised to see Indigo ahead of Gemini. Latter's my favorite of his. I used to listen to Kurt Vile a few years ago. His 2015 was the entry point so I have some attachment to it. The War On Drugs album is also nice but I can only play it for certain moods. 

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This is a serious endeavor. :jonny:

 

Gosh I haven't checked for Two Door Cinema Club for a while but I used to really like them. They have a cool remix of Gaga's "Electric Chapel" too - pretty sure it's on Spotify.

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I got excited seeing Two Door Cinema Club because I thought it was Tourist History but it's Beacon, which is basically just a bunch of TH B-Sides :mandown: I think I've only listened to that album twice while I've heard the other 3 plenty of times. Sun & Settle are solid highlights at least.

 

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Haha. I wonder how many people had to final edit their lists minutes before the end of the year.

I remember plenty of people did :lmao: Pretty sure I had it on my 2014 list so it was too late for me, plus it needed time to grow anyway.

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Marika's album is awesome. And then lots of albums where I either prefer other albums/have only listened to another album from that artist (Sunflower Bean, Wild Nothings). Again, will need to check some out...

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The War on Drugs, TDCC, and White Lies - I like the singles from each album but never listened in full! I really liked Tourist History from TDCC though

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lost in the dream :worship2: 

listened to the wild nothings, tdcc and white lies albums once and i think they were cute 

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Beyoncé's self-titled album is def her best work to date :clap3:

Too True, wow, I completely forgot about this album, I loved it back then!

 

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22 hours ago, Sunderland 4ever said:

#122. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream

:jonny5:

Spectacular album. Hopefully this isn’t their last entry :duca: 

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21 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

I used to like Two Door Cinema Club, but they kinda fell out of my radar :michael: 

Same with me :noparty:  Still happy to see them get some love here though 

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On 12/6/2020 at 12:12 PM, BlackoutZone said:

I'm actually interested how you did it? Did you have some method or just listed them all first and then kept switching their positions? :fan: 

I printed 8 Excel pages with the 400 albums and rated each song from each album one by one. The score was obtained after dividing the total sum by the number of tracks and then multiplying it by ten.

Example:

Album 1 (8 tracks): 10 9 9 7 8 9 8 7 = 67/8 = 8.375 times TEN = 83.75 = Score: 84

 

23 hours ago, Madame X said:

that wild nothing album got a lot of hate iirc, was undeserved if you ask me

Totally. If you ask me, Life Of Pause was the black sheep of his discography, not Indigo.

23 hours ago, perpetual novice said:

The effort that must have gone into compiling a decade list, well done :clap3:

A true accomplishment indeed.

21 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

I used to like Two Door Cinema Club, but they kinda fell out of my radar :michael: 

Unfortunately, after their 2012 album, they also fell out of my radar. They were one of my favorite bands of the early 2010s.

19 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

Surprised to see Indigo ahead of Gemini. Latter's my favorite of his. I used to listen to Kurt Vile a few years ago. His 2015 was the entry point so I have some attachment to it. The War On Drugs album is also nice but I can only play it for certain moods. 

Really? But there was not much difference score-wise. You'll see Nocturne waaaay ahead. :fonso:

19 hours ago, Reinvention said:

This is a serious endeavor. :jonny:

 

Gosh I haven't checked for Two Door Cinema Club for a while but I used to really like them. They have a cool remix of Gaga's "Electric Chapel" too - pretty sure it's on Spotify.

Let me check that one out! :lakitu:

15 hours ago, Remmy said:

I got excited seeing Two Door Cinema Club because I thought it was Tourist History but it's Beacon, which is basically just a bunch of TH B-Sides :mandown: I think I've only listened to that album twice while I've heard the other 3 plenty of times. Sun & Settle are solid highlights at least.

 

I remember plenty of people did :lmao: Pretty sure I had it on my 2014 list so it was too late for me, plus it needed time to grow anyway.

Settle is my favorite track of Beacon!

12 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

Marika's album is awesome. And then lots of albums where I either prefer other albums/have only listened to another album from that artist (Sunflower Bean, Wild Nothings). Again, will need to check some out...

I like Unconventional Ride. Great instrumentation.

12 hours ago, potent said:

The War on Drugs, TDCC, and White Lies - I like the singles from each album but never listened in full! I really liked Tourist History from TDCC though

One of my 2010s favorites. Stay Tuned!

7 hours ago, Lazuli said:

lost in the dream :worship2: 

listened to the wild nothings, tdcc and white lies albums once and i think they were cute 

Great. Two of those were my favorite bands of the 2010s.

5 hours ago, ikiru said:

Beyoncé's self-titled album is def her best work to date :clap3:

Too True, wow, I completely forgot about this album, I loved it back then!

 

Same! I haven't heard it much, though.

1 hour ago, Blue Rose said:

:jonny5:

Spectacular album. Hopefully this isn’t their last entry :duca: 

 

23 minutes ago, jpow said:

Same with me :noparty:  Still happy to see them get some love here though 

Thanks for your comments! :)

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mayhaps I should get into Two Door Cinema Club, I've heard sumn about them :mandown:

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Charlie's Top 100 LPs of the 2010s | #120 - #101

 

#120. DIIV - Is The Is Are

Release date: February 5, 2016

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Scrobbles: 969

Rating: 82

DIIV - Is The Is Are | Críticas Discos | El Quinto Beatle

#119. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Release date: March 30, 2018

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Country Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country

Scrobbles: 131

Rating: 83

Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves album) - Wikipedia

#118. Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite

Release date: July 5, 2010

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Dance-Pop, Electropop, Electro House

Scrobbles: 141

Rating: 83

Aphrodite (album) - Wikipedia

#117. Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Release date: April 26, 2011

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Post-Rock

Scrobbles: 151

Rating: 83

Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | Explosions in the Sky

#116. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs

Release date: June 15, 2018

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Jangle Pop, Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 166

Rating: 83

Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

#115. Muna - About U

Release date: February 3, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Synthpop, Pop Rock, Dance-Pop

Scrobbles: 170

Rating: 83

Muna - About U (2017, CD) | Discogs

#114. CHON - CHON

Release date: June 17, 2019

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Math Rock, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock

Scrobbles: 188

Rating: 83

CHON – Chon (2019, CD) - Discogs

#113. Horsebeach - Beauty & Sadness

Release date: March 17, 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Dream Pop

Scrobbles: 190

Rating: 83

Beauty & Sadness | Horsebeach

#112. Bedouine - Bird Songs Of A Killjoy

Release date: June 21, 2019

Country: Syria

Genres/Styles: Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

Scrobbles: 193

Rating: 83

Bedouine: Bird Songs of a Killjoy Album Review | Pitchfork

#111. Norah Jones - Day Breaks

Release date: October 7, 2016

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Jazz Pop, Vocal Jazz, Singer/Songwriter

Scrobbles: 197

Rating: 83

Day Breaks - Wikipedia

#110. Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits

Release date: August 12, 2016

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Krautrock

Scrobbles: 211

Rating: 83

Thee Oh Sees: A Weird Exits Album Review | Pitchfork

#109. Pat Moon - Romantic Era

Release date: May 18, 2018

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Ethereal Pop, Ambient Pop, Dream Pop

Scrobbles: 217

Rating: 83

Romantic Era | Pat Moon

#108. Tegan And Sara - Heartthrob

Release date: January 29, 2013

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Electropop, Synthpop

Scrobbles: 261

Rating: 83

Heartthrob (album) - Wikipedia

#107. Temples - Sun Structures

Release date: February 11, 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock

Scrobbles: 295

Rating: 83

Sun Structures - Wikipedia

#106. The Mountain Goats - Beat The Champ

Release date: April 7, 2015

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 298

Rating: 83

MOUNTAIN GOATS - Beat the Champ - Amazon.com Music

#105. Motorama - Alps

Release date: May 16, 2010

Country: Russia

Genres/Styles: Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop

Scrobbles: 325

Rating: 83

Motorama - Alps (2013, Vinyl) | Discogs

#104. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo In Blue

Release date: March 23, 2018

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Power Pop, Jangle Pop, Glam RockPop

Scrobbles: 395

Rating: 83

Sunflower Bean: Twentytwo in Blue Album Review | Pitchfork

#103. Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber

Release date: September 25, 2012

Country: France

Genres/Styles: Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Scrobbles: 450

Rating: 83

Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber (2013, Vinyl) | Discogs

#102. Roosevelt - Roosevelt

Release date: August 19, 2016

Country: Germany

Genres/Styles: Synthpop, Dance-Pop, Nu-Disco, Balearic Beat, Chillwave

Scrobbles: 477

Rating: 83

Roosevelt - Roosevelt (2016, CD) | Discogs

#101. Wild Ones - Mirror Touch

Release date: October 6, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Synthpop, Dream Pop

Scrobbles: 500

Rating: 83

Wild Ones - Mirror Touch (2017, Vinyl) | Discogs

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good update. i was obsessed with diiv's album back in the day, but i have to say the one they dropped last (?) year is even better.

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this one is for the gays, with aphrodite and kacey.

kacey's album held up so well.  so did aphrodite, but i mainly return to the same 3-4 tracks.  they are REALY brilliant though.

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Golden Hour is such a masterpiece tbh :jonny: amazing record

Aphrodite :alexz: pop classic :alexz: 

Day Breaks is one my least favorite Norah albums, but I'm glad to see her on list :heart2: 

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Melody Echo Chamber  + Roosevelt back to back. Like to see it. 

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Golden Hour, Heartthrob, ROOSEVELT YAAAAAAAAS!!!!! And THAT is the Sunflower Bean album I've already had. It's really good!

 

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever; listened to their album from this year and it was good! I wish I'd have listened to it more though honestly.

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Kacey:party:

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