The 25 Best Albums of the Decade
A Music Director’s Picks in Adult Alternative Rock
As we head into 2020, seems like a good time to take a look back over the past ten years at some of the best Adult Alternative Rock that came our way from 2010 through 2019. There is something about writing out “Best Albums of the Decade” that smacks of hubris. Been an ocean of music put out over the past ten years, so serving up a curated little cup of it as the very “Best Of” it all seems… presumptive? But? I’m doing it anyway. Of course, or this article would end here.
These are personal favorites — 25 personal picks that spoke to my musical heart and soul in the last ten years. Popularity isn’t a factor, though some of these albums are big. It’s about how good, powerful, impactful, and sticky they were for me. What am I still listening to? What albums refuse to stop playing in my head? What stirred my musical soul and satisfied my informed taste as a radio music director?
There are plenty of other Best Music of The Decade lists dominated by recognizable, best-selling names. This isn’t one of those. Hopefully, this undeniably subjective list will tip you off to great music you haven’t heard. Yet.
In December on WBKM.org, our Adult Alternative Rock Radio Station, I went through the decade featuring the best music from each…
