[MB.]

In the 2010s, technology made creating, distributing, and listening to music easier than at any previous point in history. Producers and artists collaborated through the cloud, mixing styles like potions, from emo trap to EDM ballads to indie R&B to bedroom pop. A million modes of distribution meant you could hear those songs milliseconds after they were born. Artists started releasing music at an unprecedentedly rapid pace. The infinite scroll of social media made listeners insatiable. The result of all this was both a blessing and a curse: There was more great music out there than ever before, but it was nearly impossible to keep up. Here at Pitchfork, we sure tried. Here are our top 200 songs of the decade.

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists...-of-the-2010s/

The top 10:

Spoiler:

10. Lil Uzi Vert: “XO TOUR Llif3” (2017)
9. Lana Del Rey: “Video Games” (2011)
8. Solange: “Cranes in the Sky” (2016)
7. Mitski: “Your Best American Girl” (2016)
6. Azealia Banks: “212” (2011)
5. Frank Ocean: “Thinkin Bout You” (2012)
4. Beyoncé: “Formation” (2016)
3. Robyn: “Dancing on My Own” (2010)
2. Grimes: “Oblivion” (2012)
1. Kendrick Lamar: “Alright” (2015)

Bit inconsiderate of them to publish this list mere weeks before Nadine Coyle releases the future classic Go to Work (Jungle Remix), but hey ho

[Saph]

such a pretentious 'this is good music' list

[Saph]

8. Solange: “Cranes in the Sky” (2016)
4. Beyoncé: “Formation” (2016)

[Saph]

175. Nicki Minaj: “Come on a Cone” (2012)
136. CupcakKe: “Duck Duck Goose” (2018)
36. Carly Rae Jepsen: “Run Away With Me” (2015)

we stan a little

[Shaun]

it's annoying bc I was gonna do this (except for "200 from the 21st century", not just this decade) but:

1) i could only settle on 250
2) it'd take me 4 years to post

[MB.]

I regret to inform you that they've now moved on to albums

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists...s-of-the-2010s

[Saph]

151. Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster (2009)

not one of the only good ones being from last decade

[Saph]

awful list apart from Norman F Rockwell and Melodrama

did Beyonce pay them to put all 3 of her albums on there or... ?? even Britney Jean deserved a place over those

[Daniel.]

After Laughter isn’t even Paramore’s best album of the 2010s.

Nice to see Vulnicura so high

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Saph

awful list apart from Norman F Rockwell and Melodrama

did Beyonce pay them to put all 3 of her albums on there or... ?? even Britney Jean deserved a place over those

Do you need assistance crossing the road

[Shaun]

having now seen that they put self-titled AND 4 above Lemonade, I retract that post and invite you to further lampoon them

(i loved 4 but it is NOT better than lemonade (and neither is self-titled but that's at least close))