best of the 2010s
The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019
It's time to highlight the scrappy, underdog LPs that we spent the most time with this year.
10 Songs That Defined Chinese Music in the 2010s
It was the decade that had it all—alien biology, factory-floor rock, and psytrance nursery rhymes.
Grimes Is the Artist of the Decade
No artist has challenged our assumptions about what pop music can be like Grimes.
My Chemical Romance Is the Artist of the Decade
The band dominated and influenced rock throughout the 2010s—even though they were inactive for most of the decade.
Jack Antonoff Is the Artist of the Decade
Love him or hate him, Antonoff’s prolific production work makes him one of the most notable artists of the 2010s.
The 2010s Were the Decade When Black Protest Music Went Mainstream
Beyoncé, Solange, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and Rihanna released provocative, forward-thinking albums during the rise of the Trump candidacy, solidifying Black music's legacy as protest music.
Bad Bunny Is the Artist of the Decade
The Puerto Rican rapper known as El Conejo Malo ends the 2010s as one of the biggest stars worldwide without giving up on his native tongue.
Arca Is the Artist of the Decade
Without the myriad musical personas 30-year-old Alejandra Ghersi has inhabited, some of the most vital, game-changing pop music of the 2010s simply wouldn't exist.
A Eulogy for the Mix CD, the Best Way to Tell Someone 'I Like You'
Mix CDs have been innovated out of existence—but nothing has managed to replace how meaningful it was to make and receive them.
Tame Impala Is the Artist of the Decade
Kevin Parker's project might not be the biggest rock act in the world—or even the best—but he defined the sound of the 2010s more than any of his peers did.
Tyler, The Creator Is the Artist of the Decade
After starting the decade testing the limits of shock with Odd Future, the rapper’s journey to mellow and sincere has been even more radical.
Lil Peep Is the Artist of the Decade
In his short life and even shorter career, the rapper born Gustav Åhr became a voice for a generation of kids who shared his powerful demons and sense of doom.