Year-End Lists

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2010s Music

Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s

20 December 2019

1989 - Taylor Swift

Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s, as published by Variety

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  1. 1989
    Taylor Swift
  2. By The Way, I Forgive You
    Brandi Carlile
  3. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
  4. Lemonade
    Beyoncé
  5. Same Trailer Different Park
    Kacey Musgraves
  6. Whiteout Conditions
    The New Pornographers
  7. St. Vincent
    St. Vincent
  8. Look Now
    Elvis Costello & The Imposters
  9. Mental Illness
    Aimee Mann
  10. You Want It Darker
    Leonard Cohen

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