Tom's Top 50 2010s Albums

View the top 50 albums of the 2010s, as selected by the esteemed Guild. You can view the full list below, browse honorable mentions, or view each individual list.



Artist Album Year
1 The Epic - 2015 Kamasi Washington The Epic 2015
2 Blonde - 2016 Frank Ocean Blonde 2016
3 MAGDALENE - 2019 FKA twigs MAGDALENE 2019
4 Kill for Love - 2012 Chromatics Kill for Love 2012
5 A Humdrum Star - 2018 GoGo Penguin A Humdrum Star 2018
6 Bon Iver - 2011 Bon Iver Bon Iver 2011
7 A Moon Shaped Pool - 2016 Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool 2016
8 Sing to the Moon - 2013 Laura Mvula Sing to the Moon 2013
9 Aromanticism - 2017 Moses Sumney Aromanticism 2017
10 Far From Over - 2017 Vijay Iyer Sextet Far From Over 2017
11 Honey - 2018 Robyn Honey 2018
12 good kid, m.A.A.d. city - 2012 Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d. city 2012
13 Lemonade - 2016 Beyoncé Lemonade 2016
14 Vulnicura - 2015 Björk Vulnicura 2015
15 Ruins - 2014 Grouper Ruins 2014
16 Our Love - 2014 Caribou Our Love 2014
17 The Haunted Man - 2012 Bat for Lashes The Haunted Man 2012
18 Knock Knock - 2018 DJ Koze Knock Knock 2018
19 Devotion - 2012 Jessie Ware Devotion 2012
20 Rocket - 2017 (Sandy) Alex G Rocket 2017
21 Singles - 2014 Future Islands Singles 2014
22 Dream River - 2013 Bill Callahan Dream River 2013
23 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - 2010 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2010
24 An Awesome Wave - 2012 Alt-J An Awesome Wave 2012
25 50 Words for Snow - 2011 Kate Bush 50 Words for Snow 2011
26 This is Happening - 2010 LCD Soundsystem This is Happening 2010
27 Hurry Up, We M83 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 2011
28 Piñata - 2014 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Piñata 2014
29 Skeleton Tree - 2016 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree 2016
30 Puberty 2 - 2016 Mitski Puberty 2 2016
31 A Crow Looked At Me - 2017 Mount Eerie A Crow Looked At Me 2017
32 In Colour - 2015 Jamie xx In Colour 2015
33 Pang - 2019 Caroline Polachek Pang 2019
34 A Seat at the Table - 2019 Solange A Seat at the Table 2019
35 Valtari - 2012 Sigur Rós Valtari 2012
36 Carrie & Lowell - 2015 Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell 2015
37 The Undivided Five - 2019 A Winged Victory for the Sullen The Undivided Five 2019
38 ANIMA - 2019 Thom Yorke ANIMA 2019
39 It Todd Terje It's Album Time 2014
40 Run the Jewels 2 - 2014 Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 2014
41 Modern Vampires of the City - 2013 Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City 2013
42 Tomorrow Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest 2013
43 Immunity - 2013 Jon Hopkins Immunity 2013
44 soil - 2018 serpentwithfeet soil 2018
45 Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery - 2019 The Comet is Coming Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery 2019
46 Watch the Throne - 2011 Jay-Z & Kanye West Watch the Throne 2011
47 Cerulean Salt - 2013 Waxahatchee Cerulean Salt 2013
48 Infinite Worlds - 2017 Vagabon Infinite Worlds 2017
49 A Shadow In Time - 2017 William Basinski A Shadow In Time 2017
50 Kingdoms in Colour - 2018 Maribou State Kingdoms in Colour 2018