After Laughter is my favourite album of all time at this point, so... this list gets a huge thumbs up from me! Biggest surprise to me is that 1989 beat out Red.
I was surprised when I didn’t see Goodness and then at the very end I was satisfied haha Probably my number one album from the decade. Actually think it’s much better than Home, though I love both.
Love this list. So many of the albums here got me through that weird transition into adulthood since I graduated high school in 2009. I think my personal album of the decade was Melodrama. Don’t think I listened to anything more than that one.
Love this list so much, I've listened to most but some I haven't listened to in forever. For my own easy access, I made this Spotify playlist with all of them. Probably just going to hit play tomorrow at work and see how far I get.
Real shame to not see Basking In The Glow by Oso Oso on this. Best record of this year from this scene especially.
I would kill to have a recording of my head movements while reading this list for the first time. So many agreeing nods and surprised head cocks, BUT not a single disagreeing swivel. Love this list. Very encapsulating list. Great job everyone !
It’s such a joy being part of the contributors team. Thank you all for having me, and thank you for all your hard work putting this together, @Craig Manning! I’m thrilled that I got to write about my own personal number one, The King of Limbs! Plus, High Violet changed my life in more ways than one. Really glad to have finally written about it.
Ugh, I hope that's not what he's saying. I don't have a number for that, unfortunately. It would have taken too long to figure it out. I can tell you that 70 albums got 50 points or more. For perspective, the top album had 196 points. Or Pet Sounds. Jesus Christ y'all. Thanks for your great work!
Our last three albums of the year are all missing, which is by far the weirdest thing about this list.
i went back and listened to i like it when you sleep about a week ago, and i loved it. i couldnt even get through it when it came out. will have to check some of these out. my only surprise is that good kid maad city and to pimp a butterfly made the list and DAMN didn't. That album packed so much emotion, rage, movement, all the above in an album post-trump election. Probably my #1 for the decade. This post will get me looking back at my list!
Would this be a good time to admit I've never listened to a full Paramore album? I've liked some individual songs I've heard here and there but it's a big gap for whatever reason
Yes it's the perfect time, as long as you are saying it because you are intending to change this immediately.