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8 minutes ago, Madame X said:

i think the vampire weekend choice is the correct one.  mvotc did not age as well and its just a fact we all have to come to terms with, aside from diane young at least.

 

i DO think the alvvays choice was incorrect though.  their sophomore improved on what they did in the debut. 

Maybe the fact that I was able to purchase that vinyl the day they opened for Tame Impala in my city in 2016 made a huge impact on my decision. :shutup:

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Charlie's Top 100 LPs of the 2010s | #040 - #021

 

#040. Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone (Deluxe) CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: August 1, 2014

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Folk Pop, Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 1310

Rating: 87

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#039. Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: October 21, 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Electropop, Britpop, Japanese Hip Hop, Synthpop

Scrobbles: 268

Rating: 88

Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation (2016, CD) | Discogs

#038. Claude Fontaine - Claude Fontaine CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 26, 2019

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Pop Reggae, Bossa Nova, Rocksteady, Psychedelic Pop

Scrobbles: 270

Rating: 88

Claude Fontaine | Claude Fontaine

#037. Nicole Atkins - Goodnight Rhonda Lee CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: July 17, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Pop Soul, Baroque Pop, Nashville Sound

Scrobbles: 303

Rating: 88

Goodnight Rhonda Lee by Nicole Atkins: Amazon.co.uk: Music

#036. Tokyo Police Club - Champ CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 8, 2010

Country: Canada

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

Scrobbles: 370

Rating: 88

Champ | Tokyo Police Club

#035. The Bad Plus - Activate Infinity CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: October 25, 2019

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Post-Bop, Jazz

Scrobbles: 370

Rating: 88

Activate Infinity | The Bad Plus

#034. Alice Phoebe Lou - Paper Castles CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 8, 2019

Country: South Africa

Genres/Styles: Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop, Indie Folk

Scrobbles: 371

Rating: 88

Alice Phoebe Lou – Paper Castles Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

#033. Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: February 8, 2019

Country: United States

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

Scrobbles: 382

Rating: 88

Jessica Pratt / Quiet Signs – jenesaispop.com

#032. The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: August 25, 2017

Country: United States

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

Scrobbles: 422

Rating: 88

The War on Drugs: A Deeper Understanding Album Review | Pitchfork

#031. The Raveonettes - Observator CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: September 11, 2012

Country: Denmark

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

Scrobbles: 427

Rating: 88

Observator - Wikipedia

#030. The Black Keys - Brothers CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 18, 2010

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Soul

Scrobbles: 442

Rating: 88

Brothers (The Black Keys album) - Wikipedia

#029. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 6, 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Scrobbles: 460

Rating: 88

Suck It and See - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

#028. Japandroids - Celebration Rock CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 5, 2012

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Alternative Dance, Dance-Pop, Indietronica

Scrobbles: 564

Rating: 88

Celebration Rock - Wikipedia

#027. Foster The People - Torches CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 24, 2011

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Alternative Dance, Dance-Pop, Indietronica

Scrobbles: 544

Rating: 88

Foster The People - Torches (2011, Sony DADC Pressing, CD) | Discogs

#026. Blue Material - Blue Material CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 19, 2019

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Hypnagogic Pop

Scrobbles: 641

Rating: 88

Blue Material | Blue Material

#025. Tame Impala - Lonerism CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: October 5, 2012

Country: Australia

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

Scrobbles: 733

Rating: 88

Lonerism - Wikipedia

#024. She & Him - Volume 3 CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 7, 2013

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Garage Rock

Scrobbles: 789

Rating: 88

She & Him / Volume 3 – jenesaispop.com

#023. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days CWQympA.png  Listen

Release date: April 1, 2014

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Jangle Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Hypnagogic Pop

Scrobbles: 1126

Rating: 88

Mac DeMarco - Salad Days (2014, Gatefold, Vinyl) | Discogs

#022. The Antlers - Familiars CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 17, 2014

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Art Pop, Slowcore, Chamber Pop

Scrobbles: 1265

Rating: 88

The Antlers / Familiars – jenesaispop.com

#021. Natalia Lafourcade - Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: February 9, 2018

Country: Mexico

Genres/Styles: Mexican Folk Music, Bolero, Vals Criollo, Folk Pop

Scrobbles: 264

Rating: 89

Musas: Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos -  Vol. 2: Natalia Lafourcade, Natalia Lafourcade: Amazon.es: Música

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A Deeper Understanding :jonny5: honestly deserved top10

Lonerism is Tame Impala’s second best album after Currents (well these are their only 2 good albums :mandown:)

 

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Also some classics in here: Foster the people, Japandroids, Black keys :clap3: 

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I love Torches :smitten: and Lonerism :clap3: also that album title 'Suck It and See' :deadbanana4:

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Brothers, Suck It and See, Torches, Lonerism :clap3:

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Agnus & Julia making the list :clap3:

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Tourist History :sats: Yup that's the album I was waiting for! Bonito Generation is really cute and quirky, listened to it for the first time this year. Torches :smitten: I used to lowkey dislike Foster the People for some reason until I saw them at one of those Jingle Ball shows and checked out the album. It used to be their best work until Sacred Hearts Club dropped.

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Lonerism is such a classic, kinda saddens me how Kevin is declining

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Torches :clap3:

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Going over your countdown has made me realize how much I should diversify my listening, but I also have this 'Best of' marked on my favourites so I can go back and look at some of the albums listed here. :duca: 

 

I am happy to see Tame Impala, Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Foster the People though. :clap3: 

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This update is a ****ing slay.

 

Bonito Generation >>>>>>>> their second album, I have no idea why people seem to feel the opposite... I guess people only started following them after they tied themselves to Hyperpop/PC music so they only listened to their newest album.

 

SO happy to see that Nicole Atkins album here; it's soooooo good. I really liked her album this year too (not on my top 50 sadly), but this one is better imo.

 

The War on Drugs, Japandroids, Tame Impala, and The Black Keys, rock excellence of last decade :clap3: 

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bonito generation top 50 :jonny: as it deserves

do you like their second album? lonerism is a good album, i switch with currents if its their best.

 

 

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again, salad days and suck it and see are the ones i know but i'm not into them :/

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The fact i only know 4 of these names

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Wow out of 200 LPs I've heard 8! :deadbanana4:

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i actually prefer a deeper understanding over lost in a dream tbh

the better mac album won :clap3: 

lonerism :clap3: 

i used torches quite a bit back in the day but not anymore 

 

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I don't really have an opinion about these entries, but I'm really curious to see your top20! :heart2:

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Bonito Generation! A great album, do you also like their second album? I had a hard time getting into it, but "Only Acting" remains one of the best songs of all time! :alexz:

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Brothers, Suck it and See and Torches are my favorites from this batch :clap3:

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23 hours ago, Blue Rose said:

A Deeper Understanding :jonny5: honestly deserved top10

Lonerism is Tame Impala’s second best album after Currents (well these are their only 2 good albums :mandown:)

 

OH YOU DIDN'T! :dancehall3:

23 hours ago, Blue Rose said:

Also some classics in here: Foster the people, Japandroids, Black keys :clap3: 

Nothing but the truth :supaspaz:

22 hours ago, Staryu said:

I love Torches :smitten: and Lonerism :clap3: also that album title 'Suck It and See' :deadbanana4:

Funny, right? There's actually a song with that same name too.

22 hours ago, Lee!! said:

Brothers, Suck It and See, Torches, Lonerism :clap3:

Great picks! :eddie:

20 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Agnus & Julia making the list :clap3:

I hope they release something new next year. :duca:

18 hours ago, Remmy said:

Tourist History :sats: Yup that's the album I was waiting for! Bonito Generation is really cute and quirky, listened to it for the first time this year. Torches :smitten: I used to lowkey dislike Foster the People for some reason until I saw them at one of those Jingle Ball shows and checked out the album. It used to be their best work until Sacred Hearts Club dropped.

Tourist History has so many good gems. I still listen to Something Good Can Work and What You Know from time to time. KKB's use of English and Japanese in their songs is amazing.

18 hours ago, BlackoutZone said:

Lonerism is such a classic, kinda saddens me how Kevin is declining

His first three records were just too good to be equalled.

18 hours ago, ARTPØP said:

Torches :clap3:

So many classics there.

17 hours ago, Mezik said:

Going over your countdown has made me realize how much I should diversify my listening, but I also have this 'Best of' marked on my favourites so I can go back and look at some of the albums listed here. :duca: 

 

I am happy to see Tame Impala, Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Foster the People though. :clap3: 

It's never too late to diersify. :eddie:

14 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

This update is a ****ing slay.

 

Bonito Generation >>>>>>>> their second album, I have no idea why people seem to feel the opposite... I guess people only started following them after they tied themselves to Hyperpop/PC music so they only listened to their newest album.

 

SO happy to see that Nicole Atkins album here; it's soooooo good. I really liked her album this year too (not on my top 50 sadly), but this one is better imo.

 

The War on Drugs, Japandroids, Tame Impala, and The Black Keys, rock excellence of last decade :clap3: 

Amazing discovery. I found Italian Ice sort of a stepdown, but I still liked it too. Japandroids are awesome. I saw them live in 2013. Such a display of energy.

14 hours ago, Madame X said:

bonito generation top 50 :jonny: as it deserves

do you like their second album? lonerism is a good album, i switch with currents if its their best.

 

 

Not much, unfortunately. However, 2014's Intro Bonito and their 2019 EP were really good.

11 hours ago, Legend E said:

again, salad days and suck it and see are the ones i know but i'm not into them :/

Awwww. Do you prefer another record or is it just that they are not your artists of choice?

10 hours ago, Insanity said:

The fact i only know 4 of these names

 

9 hours ago, Insanity said:

Wow out of 200 LPs I've heard 8! :deadbanana4:

I wonder how many you will know after the final installment. :duca:

7 hours ago, Lazuli said:

i actually prefer a deeper understanding over lost in a dream tbh

the better mac album won :clap3: 

lonerism :clap3: 

i used torches quite a bit back in the day but not anymore 

 

Both strong records. Glad to know we agree there!

6 hours ago, geodancefreak said:

I don't really have an opinion about these entries, but I'm really curious to see your top20! :heart2:

It's coming up!

5 hours ago, ikiru said:

Bonito Generation! A great album, do you also like their second album? I had a hard time getting into it, but "Only Acting" remains one of the best songs of all time! :alexz:

Not really. I liked their subsequent EP, though. Intro Bonito was a nice LP too. :biggrin:

2 hours ago, Delta said:

Brothers, Suck it and See and Torches are my favorites from this batch :clap3:

I kind of forgot Brothers existed! Such a solid record. I love Everlasting Light.

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Charlie's Top 100 LPs of the 2010s | #020 - #001

 

#020. Matt Maltese - Krystal CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: November 8, 2019 (Highest rated LP of 2019)

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter

Scrobbles: 427

Rating: 89

Matt Maltese - Krystal Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius

#019. Paramore - After Laughter CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 12, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: New Wave, Alternative Dance, Pop Rock

Scrobbles: 456

Rating: 89

After Laughter: Paramore, Paramore: Amazon.es: Música

#018. Dauwd - Theory Of Colours CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 2, 2017

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Ambient House, Deep House, Outsider House

Scrobbles: 903

Rating: 89

Theory of Colours | Dauwd

#017. American Football - American Football (Deluxe Edition) CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 24, 2014

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Midwest Emo, Math Rock, Post-Rock

Scrobbles: 1126

Rating: 89

American Football : American Football: Amazon.es: Música

#016. YAST - YAST CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: January 30, 2013

Country: Sweden

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock, Dream Pop

Scrobbles: 1677

Rating: 89

YAST - YAST (2013, Cyan, Vinyl) | Discogs

#015. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Quarters! CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 1, 2015

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Jazz-Rock, Progressive Rock

Scrobbles: 280

Rating: 90

Quarters! | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

#014. The Shins - Port Of Morrow CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 20, 2012

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Indie Rock

Scrobbles: 474

Rating: 90

Port of Morrow (album) - Wikipedia

#013. Literature - Chorus CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: August 19, 2014

Country: United States

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

Scrobbles: 664

Rating: 90

Literature: Chorus Album Review | Pitchfork

#012. Foreign/National - Dépaysement CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: February 3, 2017 (Highest rated LP of 2017)

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock, Detuned Pop, Jazz

Scrobbles: 671

Rating: 90

Dépaysement | Foreign/National

#011. Sobs - Telltale Signs CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 22, 2018 (Highest rated LP of 2018)

Country: Singapore

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

Scrobbles: 983

Rating: 90

Telltale Signs | Sobs

#010. Real Estate - Days CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: October 17, 2011 (Highest rated LP of 2011)

Country: United States

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

Scrobbles: 991

Rating: 90

Days (album) - Wikipedia

#009. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 15, 2015

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap

Scrobbles: 160

Rating: 91

To Pimp a Butterfly - Wikipedia

#008. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 19, 2013 (Highest rated LP of 2013)

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Contemporary Country, Country Pop, Americana

Scrobbles: 661

Rating: 91

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park - Amazon.com Music

#007. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - I'm In Your Mind Fuzz CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: October 31, 2014 (Highest rated LP of 2014)

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Krautrock, Heavy Psych

Scrobbles: 733

Rating: 91

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – I'm In Your Mind Fuzz | El Quinto Beatle

#006. Wild Nothing - Nocturne CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: August 27, 2012

Country: United States

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

Scrobbles: 1466

Rating: 91

Nocturne by Wild Nothing (Album, Dream Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits,  Song list - Rate Your Music

#005. DIIV - Oshin CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 26, 2012

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Jangle Pop, Shoegaze

Scrobbles: 1802

Rating: 91

DIIV | Oshin

#004. The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 12, 2012 (Highest rated LP of 2012)

Country: Sweden

Genres/Styles: Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Folk Rock

Scrobbles: 482

Rating: 92

The Tallest Man on Earth: There's No Leaving Now Album Review | Pitchfork

#003. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker CWQympA.png  Listen

Release date: May 21, 2010 (Highest rated LP of 2010)

Country: Australia

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

Scrobbles: 688

Rating: 92

Innerspeaker - Wikipedia

#002. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 29, 2016 (Highest rated LP of 2016)

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Heavy Psych

Scrobbles: 801

Rating: 92

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity | El Quinto Beatle

#001. CHON - Grow CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 24, 2015 (Highest rated LP of 2015)

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Math Rock, Jazz Fusion

Scrobbles: 1486

Rating: 92

CHON Grow reviews

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What a great decade that was. What a journey. The 20s look ahead now. The 10s are long gone.

 

Coming up next, Top 100 LPs of 2020, which technically happen to be that of the 20s for the time being. :laugh:

Edited by Sunderland 4ever
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TPAB is so fantastic, i dont even know your #1, but it sounds interesting so maybe ill listen :-* 

i casually like king gizzard but idk if ive ever heard a full lp. 

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Suck It And See, Torches, Brothers, Musas, After Laughter, To Pimp a Butterfly and the masterpiece of Same Trailer Different Park  :clap3: 

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