50 favourite albums of the 2010s

Couldn't resist putting this together after reading a few lists and becoming quite bored at how Beyonce, Kanye, Kendrick, Frank, Taylor, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver and Arcade Fire have locked down all the top numbers. I guess that's inevitable when individual lists are amalgamated and the artists at the centre of the Venn Diagram rise to the top. Personal lists are often more interesting, and the one below is entirely personal, rather than an attempt to rank according to what is a "better" or more deserving work. The top spot is awarded out of loyalty more than anything – and there is a faint echo of the Kieron Gillen rules in the list, where an artist's overall work pushes up an individual album. But these things are always a reflection of your own prejudices. These have been mine over the last ten years.

Johnny Foreigner - Mono No Aware

Dawn Richard - Goldenheart

Wiley - It's All Fun And Games Till vol. 1 / Twitter Downloads 2012

Purity Ring - Shrines

The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There

The Beths - Future Me Hates Me

Robyn - Body Talk (alternative tracklist)

tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l

American Football - American Football (LP3)

SZA - Ctrl

Dawn Richard - Redemption

Gulfer - Dog Bless

Clairo - Immunity

Charly Bliss - Guppy

Skee Mask - Compro

Johnny Foreigner ‎– You Thought You Saw A Shooting Star... EP

Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet

Illuminati Hotties - Kiss Yr Frenemies

Ariana Grande - Yours Truly

Charli XCX - Pop 2

fka twigs - LP1

Dawn Richard - Blackheart

Katy B - On a Mission
Waxahatchee - American Weekend
Kehlani - You Should Be Here

Future - Monster / Beast Mode / 56 Nights

The Ophelias - Almost

Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place

Jacquees & Dej Loaf - Fuck A Friend Zone

Rustie - Glass Swords

Ramadanman - Ramadanman EP

Danny Brown - XXX

Proc Fiskal - Insula

Night Slugs - Allstars Volume 1

Tinashe - Aquarius

J Hus - Common Sense
Octo Octa - Where Are We Going?
Kero Kero Bonito - Time 'n' Place
pronoun - i'll show you stronger
EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

Ciara - Basic Instinct

Sleigh Bells - Treats

E.M.M.A - Blue Gardens

Sharon Van Etten - Epic

Congo Natty - Jungle Revolution

Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
Jhené Aiko - Souled Out
Sam Binga - Wasted Days
Dom - Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner