Your favorite and least favorite years of music from last decade?

[DignifiedLove]

I'm bored so let's discuss...  

What do you think were the best and worst years of music during the 2010s decade?

IMO, I'd say 2010-2012 was probably the peak of EDM and big-chorus pop last decade. 2013 was also a great year for mainstream pop, edm and indie music overall. 2014 was also amazing for indie pop/rock, as well as trap/hip-hop. And finally, 2016-18 for hip-hop and latin trap. 2019 was also a really great for alternative r&b and indie pop/rock. 

To conclude, I'd probably say 2013 was the best year of music last decade and 2015 as the definitive worst. 2018 was pretty bad too but honestly, 2015 takes the cake because that was when mumble rap began to dominate the airwaves and literally all the pop music then sounded the same and unoriginal. 

Feel free to vote in the poll. I'm curious to see what y'all think were the best and the worst years for music last decade. 

[Blackout2006]

Flop thread but for my favourite years of music its the whole decade except for 2017 and 2018!

And for the worst 2017-2018

[RadicalOptimism]

I voted 2011, 2013 and 2016 for best. Coincidence? 

[Roxxy]

I guess 2011, 2014, and 2019 are my faves. 2010 is my least fave only because every record sounded like a breakup song to me cause I went through a breakup that year.

[PokemonSpears]

8 minutes ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

I voted 2011, 2013 and 2016 for best. Coincidence? 

I voted that too

 

but I think 2011 was really my favorite year. I remember going to the cafeteria in my high school and they were always playing this tv channel, I think  it was Fuse, and I would genuinely enjoy every music video they would play, not just Britney's. It was a really good year in terms of pop, EDM, etc.

[Adriannn]

This is a tough one...

I think 2014 was my favorite one 

2018 was probably the least one, not because the music I actually liked, but because mainstream top ones were awful. 

[DignifiedLove]

2 hours ago, Adriannn said:

This is a tough one...

I think 2014 was my favorite one 

2018 was probably the least one, not because the music I actually liked, but because mainstream top ones were awful. 

agreed. 2018 and 2015 were pretty bad years for music. 

2014 was such a great year for specifically indie music. The early 2010s in general had a great indie scene. Cage The Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, The Neighborhood, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, Black Keys, Florence Welch, Lana, Sky Ferreira, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc....I miss that era

[Adriannn]

9 minutes ago, DignifiedLove said:

agreed. 2018 and 2015 were pretty bad years for music. 

2014 was such a great year for specifically indie music. The early 2010s in general had a great indie scene. Cage The Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, The Neighborhood, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, Black Keys, Florence Welch, Lana, Sky Ferreira, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc....I miss that era

Yeah! I love indie music as much as I love pop! 

[babyimmafreak90]

I have gone with 2013 as my favourite because ‘10-‘13 is littered with bangers so it was a great time to be into pop music. 
I’m putting 2019 as my least favourite based only on the fact that as each year passed, the amount of songs I liked was less and less. There was almost nothing from last year that does it for me. I feel like diversity on the charts died off after 2015 too. 

[Princessmimi]

I would say the early to mid 10s were good but then once 2017 hit, 

music went down the shi!tter

[Princessmimi]

I never thought I'd say this but I miss the early 2010s!

Its much better than now

[Urbanney]

Favorites: 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017

Least favorites: 2012, 2013, 2014

2013 is hard for me though, because there were a few songs I REALLY liked (We Can’t Stop, Blurred Lines, Get Lucky), but then there was Britney Jean, Applause, and What Does the Fox Say? I liked Applause as a song, but it was just a very weird year (back when being random was cool and quirky) and kinda disappointing when it came to some popstars imo.

[vzlafan]

Favorits almost all 

Least favorites: 2010 - 2012

why?

If I go back to that moment, I feel that the changes were very drastic in these two years, now one sees it and the music is fantastic and necessary, but in those years the music tended to be darker, the years 2011 2013 the music tended to be more positive, this year of course 2020 the music is super bad for my taste in its majority

[DignifiedLove]

Ok so after watching younger day's videos on Youtube - 'hit songs of each year', this is my definitive ranking that literally no one asked for but I'm gonna do anyway cause I'm bored and I like making lists.

1. 2011 = 2013 (I mean, let's be real - banger after banger after banger ) 
2. 2012 (A really second close by only a percentage. Another really great year for music. )
3. 2010 = 2019 (Both of these years received 56% but I think I slightly prefer 2019 music. While 2010 may have had some better mainstream music, I think 2019 had overall better bodies of work, especially in the album department. NFR, Igor, WWAFAWDWG, TUN, Hollywood's Bleeding, etc.)
4. 2015 (To my surprise, this year wasn't AS bad as I thought. Deep/tropical house and acoustic-style pop basically owned the airwaves that year. Oh and the rise of mumble/Soundcloud rap. )
5. 2017 (2017 was a bit musically inconsistent which is why it ranked a bit lower but to my surprise, this year in particular had the most stand out tracks aside from probably 2011 and 2013. Also, the standout tracks from that year don't sound the slightest bit dated. ANYWAY...y'all are crazy for voting 2017 as the worst considering some of the best songs of last decade were released this year. ) 
6. 2016 (This year was a hit-and-miss but mostly a miss.  By no means anywhere near the best year of music last decade and am shocked to see it ranked so high on the poll. Knee stans once again proving how delusional they are just because their fave released a subpar album that year. )
7. 2014 (I was shocked at how low 2014 ranked.  I thought it would have been at least in the top 5 but now that I think about it, literally everything kinda sounded the same that year, especially the hip-hop scene. Talk about mandela effect.  )
8. 2018 (ok - by far, the DEFINITIVE worst year for music last decade. And now that I reflect back, it really was the lowest point in music history this century so far. I mean, it ranked 29%...doesn't get any worse than that and seems like much of the general public would also agree - https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/11/29/2018-awful-year-pop-hits/2148224002/. )

also electric chair to @Iconic 4 U, @Urbanney and @vzlafan for thinking 2018 was the best year of music last decade and electric chair to @Iconic 4 U / @Urbanney(once again) @sochaotic, and @BUWYGFfor ranking 2011/2013 as the worst. 

[DignifiedLove]

On 7/31/2020 at 3:49 AM, Blackout2006 said:

Flop thread but for my favourite years of music its the whole decade except for 2017 and 2018!

And for the worst 2017-2018

deserves to be featured but i think i'm in my blotus era now  

also 2017 was an amazing year...electric chair

16 hours ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

I voted 2011, 2013 and 2016 for best. Coincidence? 

2016?  

imagine being this tasteless  

16 hours ago, Roxxy said:

I guess 2011, 2014, and 2019 are my faves. 2010 is my least fave only because every record sounded like a breakup song to me cause I went through a breakup that year.

yassss taste once again from none other than the queen of taste herself  

12 hours ago, babyimmafreak90 said:

I have gone with 2013 as my favourite because ‘10-‘13 is littered with bangers so it was a great time to be into pop music. 
I’m putting 2019 as my least favourite based only on the fact that as each year passed, the amount of songs I liked was less and less. There was almost nothing from last year that does it for me. I feel like diversity on the charts died off after 2015 too. 

2013 is my favorite as well but 2019 as the worst when 2018 exists? Put God in your heart.

10 hours ago, princessmimi said:

I would say the early to mid 10s were good but then once 2017 hit, 

music went down the shi!tter

In general, I think music seemed to get really inconsistent from 2015-16 onwards. 2017 and 2019 were pretty good years though.

8 hours ago, Urbanney said:

Favorites: 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017

Least favorites: 2012, 2013, 2014

2013 is hard for me though, because there were a few songs I REALLY liked (We Can’t Stop, Blurred Lines, Get Lucky), but then there was Britney Jean, Applause, and What Does the Fox Say? I liked Applause as a song, but it was just a very weird year (back when being random was cool and quirky) and kinda disappointing when it came to some popstars imo.

There's always gonna be a ton of bad music released every year that seems to overshadow the good stuff. Personally, I think 2013 was a great year for mainstream and probably the most definitive year of music from last decade. 

 

[Blackout2006]

1 hour ago, DignifiedLove said:

deserves to be featured but i think i'm in my blotus era now  also 2017 was an amazing year...electric chair

I already felt that i was on a electric chair, when i had to hear despa****o 7 billion times everywhere in 2017

And what good music that year besides Melodrama and dont smile at me were released?

[Iconic 4 U]

1 hour ago, DignifiedLove said:

also electric chair to @Iconic 4 U, @Urbanney and @vzlafan for thinking 2018 was the best year of music last decade and electric chair to @Iconic 4 U / @Urbanney(once again) @sochaotic, and @BUWYGFfor ranking 2011/2013 as the worst. 

[RadicalOptimism]

1 hour ago, DignifiedLove said:

deserves to be featured but i think i'm in my blotus era now  

also 2017 was an amazing year...electric chair

2016?  

imagine being this tasteless  

yassss taste once again from none other than the queen of taste herself  

2013 is my favorite as well but 2019 as the worst when 2018 exists? Put God in your heart.

In general, I think music seemed to get really inconsistent from 2015-16 onwards. 2017 and 2019 were pretty good years though.

There's always gonna be a ton of bad music released every year that seems to overshadow the good stuff. Personally, I think 2013 was a great year for mainstream and probably the most definitive year of music from last decade. 

 

2016 was great and you will deal 

[DignifiedLove]

5 minutes ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

2016 was great and you will deal 

The only good songs on that list are slumber party, side to side and work 

[DignifiedLove]

1 hour ago, Blackout2006 said:

I already felt that i was on a electric chair, when i had to hear despa****o 7 billion times everywhere in 2017

And what good music that year besides Melodrama and dont smile at me were released?

 2017 had better mainstream music than released albums overall tbh. nevertheless, a pretty strong year for music.

 

2U

4:44

Anywhere 

Attention

Bad Liar 

Believer

Bodak Yellow

Bon Appetit

Boys Charli

Butterfly Effect

Chained to the Rhythm

Chanel

Cola

Congratulations 

Corazon

Cyber Stockholm Syndrome 

Drowning

Dusk Till Dawn

Family Feud

Feel It Still

Feels

Felices los 4

Fetish

First Begun

Hey DJ

Hillside Boys

How Long

It Ain’t Me

LMK

Los Ageless

LOVE.

Love On the Brain

Malibu

Mans Not Hot

Mask Off

May I Have This Dance

Mi Gente

Neighbors

New Freezer 

New Rules

No Complaints

No Frauds

No Good

Passionfruit

Perfect

Portland 

Praying

Reggaeton Lento

River

Rockin’

Rockstar

Sign of the Times

Sit Next To Me

Subeme La Radio

Symphony

Take Me As I Am

The Cure

Unforgettable 

Wild Thoughts

Wolves

Xo Tour Life

all certified bops btw