Top 50 Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

As the decade draws to a close, Wet Thud will spend the coming months remembering some of our favourite media released between 2010 and 2019. Today, we bring you a list of our Top 50 Albums of the Decade.

In an age of increasingly a la carte music listening, brought on by everything from the rise in popularity of playlists to the advent of the shuffle button, traditional long-player records can seem like a throwback to a music industry of yore. But there are still plenty of artists dedicated to the craft of the album--that perfect collection of songs, lengthy enough to feel like a substantial experience, but not so long as to outstay its welcome either.

Here's a countdown of the fifty albums that dominated the official Wet Thud turntable over the last ten years. You'll find streaming links alongside each entry, so you can sample anything you perhaps slept on, or maybe just give some more love to some already established favourites. We promise they're all worth your while.

050.
Blood Orange
Cupid Deluxe
(Domino, 2013)

Includes: "Chamakay," "You're Not Good Enough"

049.
Santigold
Master Of My Make Believe
(Downtown/Atlantic, 2012)

Includes: "Big Mouth," "Disparate Youth," "The Keepers"

048.
Sampha
Process
(Young Turks, 2017)

Includes: "Timmy's Prayer," "Blood On Me," "(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano"

047.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Skeleton Tree
(Bad Seed Ltd., 2016)

Includes: "Jesus Alone," "Skeleton Tree," "I Need You"

046.
Slowdive
Slowdive
(Dead Oceans, 2017)

Includes: "Star Roving," "Sugar For The Pill"

045.
Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
(Sub Pop, 2019)

Includes: "Andromeda," "Everyday," "Movies"

044.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
(Parkwood/Columbia, 2013)

Includes: "XO," "Drunk In Love" [f. Jay Z], "Partition," "Pretty Hurts"

043.
Alvvays
Antisocialites
(Royal Mountain, 2017)

Includes: "In Undertow," "Dreams Tonite," "Plimsoll Punks"

042.
Rihanna
Loud
(Def Jam/SRP, 2010)

Includes: "Only Girl (In The World)," "What's My Name?" [f. Drake], "Raining Men," "S&M," "Man Down," "California King Bed," "Cheers (Drink To That)"

041.

Lykke Li
Wounded Rhymes
(LL, 2011)

Includes: "Get Some," "I Follow Rivers," "Sadness Is A Blessing," "Youth Knows No Pain"

040.
Ariana Grande
Sweetener
(Republic, 2018)

Includes: "No Tears Left To Cry," "God Is A Woman," "Breathin'"

039.
Jamie XX
In Colour
(Young Turks, 2015)

Includes: "Girl," "Sleep Sound," "Loud Places" [f. Romy], "Gosh," "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" [f. Young Thung & Popcaan]

038.
Drake
Take Care
(Young Money/Cash Money/Republic, 2011)

Includes: "Marvin's Room," "Headlines," "Make Me Proud" [f. Nicki Minaj], "The Motto" [f. Lil' Wayne & Tyga], "Take Care" [f. Rihanna], "HYFR (Hell Yeah Fucking Right)" [f. Lil' Wayne], "Crew Love" [f. The Weeknd]

037.
Tame Impala
Currents
(Modular/Universal Australia, 2015)

Includes: "Let It Happen," "'Cause I'm A Man," "The Less I Know The Better"

036.
Grimes
Art Angels
(Eerie Organization/Crystal Math, 2015)

Includes: "Flesh Without Blood," "Kill V. Maim," "Venus Fly" [f. Janelle Monáe]

035.
Jagwar Ma
Howlin'
(Future Classic, 2013)

Includes: "Come Save Me," "The Throw," "Man I Need," "Uncertainty"

034.
Sky Ferreira
Night Time, My Time
(Capitol, 2013)

Includes: "You're Not The One," "I Blame Myself"

033.
Kendrick Lamar
Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
(Aftermath/Interscope/Top Dawg, 2012)

Includes: "The Recipe" [f. Dr. Dre], "Swimming Pools (Drank)," "Backseat Freestyle," "Poetic Justice" [f. Drake], "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"

032.
Young Galaxy
Ultramarine
(Paper Bag, 2013)

Includes: "Pretty Boy," "Fall For You," "New Summer," "Hard To Tell," "Privileged Poor," "Sleepwalk With Me"

031.
Courtney Barnett
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
(Marathon Artists/House Anxiety/Milk!, 2015)

Includes: "Pedestrian At Best," "Kim's Caravan," "Dead Fox," "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party," "Depreston"

030.
Troye Sivan
Bloom
(EMI Australia, 2018)

Includes: "My My My!," "The Good Side," "Bloom," "Dance To This" [f. Ariana Grande], "Animal"

029.
Hot Chip
One Life Stand
(Parlophone, 2010)

Includes: "One Life Stand," "I Feel Better," "Brothers," "Alley Cats," "We Have Love"

028.
The Drums
The Drums
(Moshi Moshi/Island, 2010)

Includes: "Best Friend," "Me And The Moon," "Let's Go Surfing," "Forever And Ever, Amen," "Down By The Water"

027.
The National
Trouble Will Find Me
(4AD, 2013)

Includes: "Demons," "Don't Swallow The Cap," "Graceless," "Sea Of Love," "I Need My Girl," "I Should Live In Salt," "Pink Rabbits"

026.
Janelle Monáe
Dirty Computer
(Wondaland/Bad Boy/Atlantic, 2018)

Includes: "Make Me Feel," "Django Jane," "Pynk" [f. Grimes], "I Like That," "Crazy, Classic Life," "Screwed" [f. Zoë Kravitz]

025.
PJ Harvey
Let England Shake
(Island, 2011)

Includes: "The Last Living Rose," "The Words That Maketh Murder," "The Glorious Land," "Written On The Forehead," "England," "The Colour Of The Earth"

024.
Lana Del Rey
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
(Interscope, 2019)

Includes: "Mariners Apartment Complex," "Venice Bitch," "Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It," "Doin' Time," "Fuck It, I Love You," "The Greatest," "Norman Fucking Rockwell!"

023.
Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
(Daft Life/Columbia, 2013)

Includes: "Get Lucky" [f. Pharrell Williams], "Lose Yourself To Dance" [f. Pharrell Williams], "Doin' It Right" [f. Panda Bear], "Instant Crush" [f. Julian Casablancas], "Give Life Back To Music," "Touch" [f. Paul Williams], "Contact"

022.
The Vaccines
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
(Columbia, 2011)

Includes: "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)," "Blow It Up," "Post Break-Up Sex," "If You Wanna," "All In White," "Nørgaard," "Wetsuit"

021.
The 1975
A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
(Dirty Hit/Polydor, 2018)

Includes: "Give Yourself A Try," "Love It If We Made It," "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime," "Sincerity Is Scary," "It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)"

020.
Perfume Genius
Put Your Back N 2 It
(Matador, 2012)

Includes: "Hood," "Dark Parts," "Take Me Home," "Normal Song," "All Waters"

019.
Taylor Swift
1989
(Big Machine, 2014)

Includes: "Shake It Off," "Blank Space," "Style," "Bad Blood," "Wildest Dreams," "Out Of The Woods," "New Romantics"

018.
Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
(Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella, 2010)

Includes: "Power," "Runaway" [f. Pusha T], "Monster" [f. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Justin Vernon], "All Of The Lights" [f. Rihanna]

017.
Solange
A Seat At The Table
(Saint/Columbia, 2016)

Includes: "Cranes In The Sky," "Don't Touch My Hair" [f. Sampha]

016.
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
(Loma Vista/Republic, 2014)

Includes: "Birth In Reverse," "Digital Witness," "Prince Johnny," "Regret"

015.
Billie Eilish
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
(Darkroom/Interscope, 2019)

Includes: "You Should See Me In A Crown," "When The Party's Over," "Bury A Friend," "Wish You Were Gay," "Bad Guy," "All The Good Girls Go To Hell," "Xanny"

014.
Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires Of The City
(XL, 2013)

Includes: "Diane Young," "Ya Hey," "Step," "Unbelievers"

013.
Disclosure
Settle
(PMR, 2013)

Includes: "Latch" [f. Sam Smith], "White Noise" [f. AlunaGeorge], "You & Me" [f. Eliza Doolittle], "F For You," "Help Me Lose My Mind" [f. London Grammar], "Voices" [f. Sasha Keable]

012.
Kanye West
Yeezus
(Def Jam, 2013)

Includes: "Black Skinhead," "Bound 2," "New Slaves," "Blood On The Leaves"

011.
Shamir
Ratchet
(XL, 2015)

Includes: "On The Regular," "Call It Off," "Darker," "In For The Kill"

010.
Frank Ocean
Channel Orange
(Def Jam, 2012)

Includes: "Thinkin Bout You," "Pyramids," "Sweet Life," "Lost," "Super Rich Kids" [f. Earl Sweatshirt], "Bad Religion"

009.
Robyn
Honey
(Konichiwa/Interscope, 2018)

Includes: "Missing U," "Honey," "Send To Robin Immediately," "Between The Lines," "Ever Again"

008.
Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens
(Smalltown Supersound, 2017)

Includes: "Arthur," "Keep Walking," "Anxi" [f. Jenny Hval], "Throwing Lines," "Lucid"

007.
Mitski
Be The Cowboy
(Dead Oceans, 2018)

Includes: "Geyser," "Nobody," "Two Slow Dancers," "Washing Machine Heart"

006.
Grimes
Visions
(Arbutus, 2012)

Includes: "Genesis", "Oblivion," "Nightmusic" [f. Majical Cloudz]

005.
Kindness
World You Need A Change Of Mind
(Female Energy, 2012)

Includes: "Swinging Party," "Cyan," "SEOD," "Gee Up," "House," "That's Alright"

004.
Carly Rae Jepsen
Emotion
(604, 2015)

Includes: "I Really Like You," "Run Away With Me," "Your Type," "All That," "E-MO-TION," "Warm Blood," "Making The Most Of The Night," "Boy Problems," "Gimmie Love," "Let's Get Lost," "When I Needed You"

003.
Robyn
Body Talk
(Konichiwa, 2010)

Includes: "Dancing On My Own," "Hang With Me," "U Should Know Better" [f. Snoop Dogg], "Indestructible," "Call Your Girlfriend," "None Of Dem" [f. Röyksopp], "Dancehall Queen," "Love Kills"

002.
LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening
(DFA, 2010)

Includes: "Pow Pow," "Drunk Girls," "I Can Change," "Dance Yrself Clean," "All I Want," "You Wanted A Hit," "Home," "One Touch"

001.
Beyoncé
Lemonade
(Parkwood/Columbia, 2016)

Includes: "Formation," "Sorry," "Hold Up," "Freedom" [f. Kendrick Lamar], "All Night", "Don't Hurt Yourself" [f. Jack White], "Daddy Lessons," "Sandcastles"

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###. Artist Album Title (Record Label, Release Year)

050. Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe (Domino, 2013)
049. Santigold Master Of My Make Believe (Downtown/Atlantic, 2012)
048. Sampha Process (Young Turks, 2017)
047. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd., 2016)
046. Slowdive Slowdive (Dead Oceans, 2017)
045. Weyes Blood Titanic Rising (Sub Pop, 2019)
044. Beyoncé Beyoncé (Parkwood/Columbia, 2013)
043. Alvvays Antisocialites (Royal Mountain, 2017)
042. Rihanna Loud (Def Jam/SRP, 2010)
041. Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes (LL, 2011)

040. Ariana Grande Sweetener (Republic, 2018)
039. Jamie XX In Colour (Young Turks, 2015)
038. Drake Take Care (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic, 2011)
037. Tame Impala Currents (Modular/Universal Australia, 2015)
036. Grimes Art Angels (Eerie Organization/Crystal Math, 2015)
035. Jagwar Ma Howlin' (Future Classic, 2013)
034. Sky Ferreira Night Time, My Time (Capitol, 2013)
033. Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (Aftermath/Interscope/Top Dawg, 2012)
032. Young Galaxy Ultramarine (Paper Bag, 2013)
031. Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Marathon Artists/House Anxiety/Milk!, 2015)

030. Troye Sivan Bloom (EMI Australia, 2018)
029. Hot Chip One Life Stand (Parlophone, 2010)
028. The Drums The Drums (Moshi Moshi/Island, 2010)
027. The National Trouble Will Find Me (4AD, 2013)
026. Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer (Wondaland/Bad Boy/Atlantic, 2018)
025. PJ Harvey Let England Shake (Island, 2011)
024. Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell! (Interscope, 2019)
023. Daft Punk Random Access Memories (Daft Life/Columbia, 2013)
022. The Vaccines What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Columbia, 2011)
021. The 1975 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (Dirty Hit/Polydor, 2018)

020. Perfume Genius Put Your Back N 2 It (Matador, 2012)
019. Taylor Swift 1989 (Big Machine, 2014)
018. Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella, 2010)
017. Solange A Seat At The Table (Saint/Columbia, 2016)
016. St. Vincent St. Vincent (Loma Vista/Republic, 2014)
015. Billie Eilish WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (Darkroom/Interscope, 2019)
014. Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires Of The City (XL, 2013)
013. Disclosure Settle (PMR, 2013)
012. Kanye West Yeezus (Def Jam, 2013)
011. Shamir Ratchet (XL, 2015)

010. Frank Ocean Channel Orange (Def Jam, 2012)
009. Robyn Honey (Konichiwa/Interscope, 2018)
008. Kelly Lee Owens Kelly Lee Owens (Smalltown Supersound, 2017)
007. Mitski Be The Cowboy (Dead Oceans, 2018)
006. Grimes Visions (Arbutus, 2012)
005. Kindness World You Need A Change Of Mind (Female Energy, 2012)
004. Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion (604, 2015)
003. Robyn Body Talk (Konichiwa, 2010)
002. LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening (DFA, 2010)

001. Beyoncé Lemonade (Parkwood/Columbia, 2016)