So... huh. Revisiting this list over three years later is interesting. For one, I'd try to keep it to a tidy top 10 now, but I also feel like my relationship with a lot of these albums has changed over the years.
1000 gecs - I went all in on gecs in 2019, and I don't doubt that I felt this was truly was the best album of the year then. Now, though... I still love it, but I've heard it copied so much it doesn't sound quite as revolutionary to my ears as it did when it was new.
Reflections - Now this one I don't know what the fuck I was thinking. Number 2? I mean it's good but I think the reason it landed so high is that it had just come out when I was making my list so it had recency bias going for it. It probably wouldn't even be on my list if I made it now tbh.
Charli - I liked this one quite a bit, then how i'm feeling now came out and did basically everything this album was trying to do better, so I haven't really returned this one in full in a long time. I definitely wouldn't have it at number 3 now.
Beware of the Dogs - I'd probably put this one a bit lower but I still really enjoy it and stand by it's place on this list. It's a shame I didn't care much for the follow-up she put out last year.
¿uknowhatimsayin? - This is by far the best album on this list and I don't know why I didn't see that back when I made it. This would be my number 1 if I made this list now, no questions.
Girl With Basket of Fruit - No issues with this one being here.
ARIZONA BABY - So the whole Brockhampton thing really fizzled out but I still really love this album. I preferred it to any full length BH project now that I think about it. Haven't given it a full listen in a bit but it would probably still make my list.
Assume Form - This album helped me get over a break-up so I'll always have some admiration for it but I feel like I might struggle to sit through it from beginning to end these days. Might need to revisit it to see if it actually holds up or if I was just the right amount of emotionally vulnerable enough when it first came out.
Stuffed & Ready - This album rocked! This maybe should have been a bit higher. Haven't actually sat down with it from beginning to end in a bit though, need to rectify that. Where is that new album, Ms. Creevy?
Clarity - Ha! I actually still like quite a bit of this one despite not really caring for the direction she's gone since, but I don't think it would be on my list now.
IGOR - I criminally underrated this one. I actually preferred Call Me If You Get Lost as a whole, but in hindsight I enjoyed this more than Flower Boy.
LSD - Oh, wow, I haven't thought of this one in a while. I remember it landing on my list based almost entirely on the strength of a few choice cuts, but I'd say the album as a whole might be a bit shaky on a revisit.
There Existed an Addiction to Blood - This deserved to be way higher.
Injury Reserve - I feel terrible saying this but I haven't really had the heart to go back to Injury Reserve since Groggs died. I haven't returned to this one and I think I might have even skipped their last one... it's probably time to try and rectify that because I remember this being really, really good.
GREY Area - Why did I underrate all the hip-hop releases this year??? I guess too much PC Music was rotting my ears. Anyways this album fucking rules and should have been higher.
Also several albums I snubbed: Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen (leaving this off the list was egregious on my part), Jaime by Brittany Howard, ANIMA by Thom Yorke, Schlagenheim by black midi, when we all fall asleep... by Billie Eilish, Social Cues by Cage the Elephant, and probably a lot more I'm not thinking of.
I guess the point of this post is that it's funny how much tastes can change!
