10 Best Number One Rock Albums Of The 2010s
1. Blackstar - David Bowie
Sometimes, the real-life circumstances surrounding an album's creation dominate its narrative in a bad way. When it comes to David Bowie's 2016 release, Blackstar, the total opposite is true.
The Starman released his 26th studio album on his 69th birthday. Two days later, he was dead from liver cancer. Now, his grieving fans could fully understand that Blackstar wasn't just an album; it was a goodbye.
Containing songs that centred around death and control over one's mortality, the album was a revelation for fans who wondered if there was still one masterpiece left in the aging rocker. Listening to the album after his death only confirmed his genius, as his solemn words took on entirely new meanings.
Cynically, you could say that Blackstar only got to number one (for one week, of course, in January 2016) because of people buying it out of pity for the fallen icon, but even if that is true, it doesn't change the fact that this is an astonishing album in so many ways.
A fantastic piece of art in its own right, Blackstar became a moment in time when the world lost one of its brightest souls.