Top 33 albums of the Decade...

What an incredible decade of music! Below are my picks for the top 3 albums from each of the past 10 years. They have encouraged me, lulled me to sleep, made me drive fast, and have brought vast amounts of joy to my heart. This is barely scratching the surface of the music that has influenced me...


2010:

• Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
• JBM - Not Even In July
• Angels & Airwaves - Love

2009:

• Mewithoutyou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright!
• Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk
• More Than This - Many Voices One Heart

2008:

• Coldplay - Viva La Vida
• Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
• Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation

2007:

• The National - Boxer
• Glen Hansard - Once
• Gregory Alan Isakov - That Sea, The Gamber

2006:

• New Found Glory - Coming Home
• Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
• Cartel - Chroma

2005:

• Sufjan Stevens - Come On Feel the Illinoise!
• Shout Out Louds - Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
• Jack's Mannequin - Everything in Transit

2004:

• Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
• U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
• Arcade Fire - Funeral

2003:

• Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations
• Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
• The Shins - Chutes to Narrow

2002:

• Yellowcard - The Underdog [EP]
• Squad Five-O - Squad Five-O
• The Lyndsay Diaries - The Tops of Trees are on Fire

2001:

• The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
• Plankeye - Strange Exchange
• Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

2000:

• The Violet Burning - Faith and Devotions of a Satellite Heart
• Good Charlotte - Good Charlotte
• Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance