Year-End Lists

NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade

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1. AM
   Arctic Monkeys
2. Melodrama
   Lorde
3. Yeezus
   Kanye West
4. Let England Shake
   PJ Harvey
5. good kid, m.A.A.d city
   Kendrick Lamar
6. I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
   The 1975
7. Channel Orange
   Frank Ocean
8. Visions
   Grimes
9. The Suburbs
   Arcade Fire
10. Born to Die
    Lana Del Rey
11. Lonerism
    Tame Impala
12. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    Kanye West
13. Blackstar
    David Bowie
14. High Violet
    The National
15. I Love You, Honeybear
    Father John Misty
16. A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
    The 1975
17. Lemonade
    Beyoncé
18. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
19. Total Life Forever
    Foals
20. Bon Iver
    Bon Iver
21. To Pimp A Butterfly
    Kendrick Lamar
22. Visions of a Life
    Wolf Alice
23. Random Access Memories
    Daft Punk
24. The English Riviera
    Metronomy
25. 2
    Mac DeMarco
26. Take Care
    Drake
27. In Colour
    Jamie xx
28. Body Talk
    Robyn
29. Holy Fire
    Foals
30. Konnichiwa
    Skepta
31. 1989
    Taylor Swift
32. Art Angels
    Grimes
33. Suck It and See
    Arctic Monkeys
34. This Is Happening
    LCD Soundsystem
35. Invasion of Privacy
    Cardi B
36. Joy as an Act of Resistance
    Idles
37. Settle
    Disclosure
38. Made in the Manor
    Kano
39. Dirty Computer
    Janelle Monáe
40. Lost in the Dream
    The War on Drugs
41. The Life of Pablo
    Kanye West
42. Modern Vampires of the City
    Vampire Weekend
43. Days Are Gone
    Haim
44. DAMN.
    Kendrick Lamar
45. Pure Heroine
    Lorde
46. Malibu
    Anderson .Paak
47. Pure Comedy
    Father John Misty
48. Post Pop Depression
    Iggy Pop
49. We Are Not Your Kind
    Slipknot
50. Twentytwo in Blue
    Sunflower Bean
51. Wide Awake!
    Parquet Courts
52. After Laughter
    Paramore
53. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
    Arctic Monkeys
54. Flower Boy
    Tyler, The Creator
55. Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
56. St. Vincent
    St. Vincent
57. Landlord
    Giggs
58. Are You Satisfied?
    Slaves
59. A Moon Shaped Pool
    Radiohead
60. 48:13
    Kasabian
61. Royal Blood
    Royal Blood
62. A Seat at the Table
    Solange
63. I See You
    The xx
64. ASTROWORLD
    Travis Scott
65. My Love Is Cool
    Wolf Alice
66. 99.9%
    KAYTRANADA
67. Gang Signs & Prayer
    Stormzy
68. Whack World
    Tierra Whack
69. Nothing Great About Britain
    slowthai
70. Ultraviolence
    Lana Del Rey
71. Currents
    Tame Impala
72. Acid Rap
    Chance The Rapper
73. …Like Clockwork
    Queens of the Stone Age
74. Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1
    Lil Peep
75. Brothers
    The Black Keys
76. Love In the 4th Dimension
    The Big Moon
77. Plastic Beach
    Gorillaz
78. Born This Way
    Lady Gaga
79. Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
80. Long.Live.A$AP
    A$AP Rocky
81. Chaleur Humaine
    Christine and the Queens
82. Daytona
    Pusha T
83. Anti
    Rihanna
84. James Blake
    James Blake
85. Is the Is Are
    DIIV
86. Awaken, My Love!
    Childish Gambino
87. An Awesome Wave
    alt-J
88. Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
    WU LYF
89. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
    Lana Del Rey
90. Common Sense
    J Hus
91. Ceremonials
    Florence + The Machine
92. Matangi
    M.I.A.
93. What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
    The Vaccines
94. Skying
    The Horrors
95. The Magic Whip
    Blur
96. Drones
    Muse
97. Ctrl
    SZA
98. Angles
    The Strokes
99. amo
    Bring Me the Horizon
100. Opposites
     Biffy Clyro