This decade has produced loads of great music. We saw the slow death of the boyband, the rise of hip-hop and indie rock, and many classic bands reuniting. If there's one thing I'm grateful for this decade, it's the Internet, for bringing the music to us faster than anyone could've imagined. Unfortunately, this revolution has also caused the extreme decline of album sales.
Most music magazines have already revealed their top 100 albums and songs of the decade, with Rolling Stone having the best lists. So I thought I'd do my own list of favorite albums. It was pretty fun doing it, being able to look through the many great records from the past ten years (some of which I haven't heard in years), and selecting the top 50 ones from a list of over a 100. Some of these albums on my list may not be the best (and there were many more good ones that didn't make the list), but these were the ones that certainly meant a lot to me personally.
Top 50 Albums Of The Decade:
1. Magic - Bruce Springsteen (2007)
2. Elephant - The White Stripes (2003)
3. Modern Times - Bob Dylan (2006)
4. The Rising - Bruce Springsteen (2002)
5. That Lucky Old Sun - Brian Wilson (2008)
6. Backspacer - Pearl Jam (2009)
7. The '59 Sound - The Gaslight Anthem (2008)
8. Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King - Dave Matthews Band (2009)
9. No Line On The Horizon - U2 (2009)
10. Gold - Ryan Adams (2001)
11. Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks (2006)
12. American IV: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash (2002)
13. Boys & Girls In America - The Hold Steady (2007)
14. Graduation - Kanye West (2007)
15. American Idiot - Green Day (2004)
16. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 (2004)
17. Neon Bible - Arcade Fire (2007)
18. To The 5 Boroughs - Beastie Boys (2004)
19. Under The Blacklight - Rilo Kiley (2007)
20. Love & Theft - Bob Dylan (2001)
21. Easy Tiger - Ryan Adams (2007)
22. A Ghost Is Born - Wilco (2004)
23. Smile - Brian Wilson (2004)
24. Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (2008)
25. Streets Of New York - Willie Nile (2006)
26. American Gangster - Jay-Z (2007)
27. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam (2006)
28. Into The Wild - Eddie Vedder (2007)
29. Icky Thump - The White Stripes (2007)
30. Back To Black - Amy Winehouse (2006)
31. Cardinology - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (2008)
32. Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket (2008)
33. Death Magnetic - Metallica (2008)
34. Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes (2005)
35. Accelerate - R.E.M. (2008)
36. October Road - James Taylor (2002)
37. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (2002)
38. Warpaint - The Black Crowes (2008)
39. Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006)
40. Love Is Hell - Ryan Adams (2004)
41. Late Registration - Kanye West (2005)
42. Prairie Wind - Neil Young (2005)
43. West - Lucinda Williams (2007)
44. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2 (2000)
45. Sky Blue Sky - Wilco (2007)
46. Continuum - John Mayer (2006)
47. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (2008)
48. In Rainbows - Radiohead (2007)
49. The Girl In The Other Room - Diana Krall (2004)
50. Patti Scialfa - 23rd Street Lullaby (2004)
Top 10 Films Of The Decade:
1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. The Departed (2006)
3. No Country For Old Men (2007)
4. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
5. Milk (2008)
6. There Will Be Blood (2007)
7. A History Of Violence (2005)
8. Mystic River (2003)
9. Into The Wild (2007)
10. The Wrestler (2008)
