List of albums awarded 10 by Pitchfork

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The American online music publication Pitchfork has awarded a perfect score of 10 to more than 150 albums. Most of the scores were given in retrospective reviews of classic albums or reissues.[1] Artists whose albums have received perfect scores on release include Radiohead, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and Wilco.[1] Compilation albums that received a perfect score on release, such as The Smile Sessions, are listed in both the "Awarded on release" and "Reissue" columns.

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Date awarded Title Artist Year Review author Awarded on release Reissue Sunday Review Notes Reference
16 January 1996 El Producto Walt Mink 1996 Ryan Schreiber Yes — [2]
1 May 1996 Gay? 12 Rods 1996 Jason Josephes Yes — [3]
April 1997 Kind of Blue Miles Davis 1959 Ryan Schreiber Yes Published undated [4]
May 1997 Raw Power Iggy & the Stooges 1973 Jason Josephes Yes [5]
OK Computer Radiohead 1997 Ryan Schreiber Yes [6][7]
July 1997 Bricolage Amon Tobin 1997 Yes [8]
Alive! Kiss 1975 Jason Jospehes Yes [9]
1 September 1997 This Nation's Saving Grace The Fall 1985 Bruce Tiffee Yes — [10]
October 1997 Sketches of Spain Miles Davis 1960 Ryan Schreiber Yes Published undated [11]
March 1998 Odds & Sods The Who 1974 Jason Josephes Yes [12]
October 1998 The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert Bob Dylan 1998 Neil Lieberman Yes Yes [13]
1 July 1999 The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips 1999 Jason Josephes Yes — [14]
30 September 1999 I See a Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy 1999 Samir Khan Yes — [15]
25 April 2000 Animals Pink Floyd 1977 James P. Wisdom Yes — [16]
2 October 2000 Kid A Radiohead 2000 Brent DiCrescenzo Yes — [17]
15 October 2001 The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording John Coltrane 2001 Yes Yes — [18]
28 February 2002 Source Tags & Codes ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 2002 Matt LeMay Yes — [19]
21 April 2002 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco 2002 Brent S. Sirota Yes — [20]
9 May 2002 This Year's Model Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1978 Matt LeMay Yes — [21]
9 July 2002 English Settlement XTC 1982 Chris Dahlen Yes — [22]
30 April 2003 The Essential Clash The Clash 2003 Chris Ott Yes Yes — [23]
19 June 2003 The Ascension Glenn Branca 1981 Andy Beta Yes — [24]
9 December 2003 Marquee Moon Television 1977 Chris Dahlen Yes — [25]
10 February 2004 No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion Various artists 2004 Eric Carr Yes Yes — [26]
30 March 2004 'Live' at the Apollo James Brown 1963 Dominique Leone Yes — [27]
26 April 2004 Music Has the Right to Children Boards of Canada 1998 Mark Richardson Yes — [28]
21 September 2004 London Calling The Clash 1979 Amanda Petrusich Yes — [29]
25 October 2004 Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Pavement 1994 Mark Richardson Yes Review of the expanded reissue Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins [30]
9 June 2005 Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow 1996 Chris Dahlen Yes — [31]
26 September 2005 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Neutral Milk Hotel 1998 Mark Richardson Yes — [32]
18 November 2005 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 1975 Yes — [33]
5 May 2006 Pink Flag Wire 1977 Joe Tangari Yes — [34]
Chairs Missing 1978 —
13 June 2007 Daydream Nation Sonic Youth 1988 Nitsuh Abebe Yes — [35]
29 October 2007 Unknown Pleasures Joy Division 1979 Joshua Klein Yes — [36]
Closer 1980 —
21 April 2008 Let It Be The Replacements 1984 Mark Richardson Yes — [37]
9 May 2008 Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding 1965 Nate Ptrin Yes — [38]
24 November 2008 Murmur R.E.M. 1983 Stephen M. Deusner Yes — [39]
13 February 2009 Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys 1989 Nate Patrin Yes — [40]
26 March 2009 Histoire de Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg 1971 Tom Ewing Yes — [41]
16 April 2009 The Bends Radiohead 1995 Scott Plagenhoef Yes — [42]
2 July 2009 Reckoning R.E.M. 1984 Matt LeMay Yes — [43]
7 September 2009 In Stereo/In Mono The Beatles 2009 Mark Richardson Yes Yes — [44]
9 September 2009 Rubber Soul 1965 Scott Plagenhoef Reviewed as part of the In Stereo and In Mono box set reissue of the Beatles' catalog [45]
Revolver 1966 [46]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 [47]
Magical Mystery Tour [48]
10 September 2009 The Beatles 1968 Mark Richardson [49]
Abbey Road 1969 [50]
11 September 2009 The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1989 Any Granzin Yes — [51]
11 December 2009 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young 1969 Mark Richardson Yes — [52]
After the Gold Rush 1970 —
2 March 2010 Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space Spiritualized 1997 Grayson Haver Currin Yes — [53]
8 March 2010 Quarantine the Past Pavement 2010 Matthew Perpetua Yes Yes — [54]
30 March 2010 On Fire Galaxie 500 1989 Mark Richardson Yes — [55]
19 May 2010 Exile on Main St. The Rolling Stones 1972 Rob Mitchum Yes — [56]
10 June 2010 Disintegration The Cure 1989 Nitsuh Abebe Yes — [57]
3 November 2010 Pinkerton Weezer 1996 Ian Cohen Yes — [58]
22 November 2010 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West 2010 Ryan Dombal Yes — [59]
11 January 2011 Emergency & I The Dismemberment Plan 1999 Paul Thompson Yes — [60]
27 September 2011 Nevermind Nirvana 1991 Jess Harvell Yes — [61]
21 October 2011 Laughing Stock Talk Talk 1991 Yes — [62]
2 November 2011 The Smile Sessions The Beach Boys 2011 Mark Richardson Yes Yes — [63]
18 November 2011 Hatful of Hollow The Smiths 1984 Douglas Wolk Yes — [64]
The Queen is Dead 1986 —
28 November 2011 Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins 1993 Ned Raggett Yes — [65]
7 December 2011 20 Jazz Funk Greats Throbbing Gristle 1979 Drew Daniel Yes — [66]
9 December 2011 Tago Mago Can 1971 Douglas Wolk Yes — [67]
11 May 2012 Isn't Anything my bloody valentine 1988 Mark Richardson Yes — [68]
loveless 1991 —
27 July 2012 Liquid Swords GZA 1995 Ian Cohen Yes — [69]
13 August 2012 For Your Pleasure Roxy Music 1973 Tom Ewing Yes — [70]
9 November 2012 Blue Joni Mitchell 1971 Jessica Hopper Yes — [71]
Court and Spark 1974 —
The Hissing of Summer Lawns 1975 —
19 November 2012 The Disintegration Loops William Basinski 2003 Mark Richardson Yes — [72]
20 November 2012 The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967 Miles Raymer Yes — [73]
12 December 2012 Voodoo D'Angelo 2000 Ryan Dombal Yes — [74]
16 January 2013 Donuts J Dilla 2006 Nate Patrin Yes — [75]
23 January 2013 Illmatic Nas 1994 Jeff Weiss Yes — [76]
8 February 2013 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 1977 Jessica Hopper Yes — [77]
24 September 2013 In Utero Nirvana 1993 Stuart Berman Yes — [78]
16 January 2014 White Light/White Heat The Velvet Underground 1968 Douglas Wolk Yes — [79]
22 January 2014 Pink Moon Nick Drake 1972 Jayson Greene Yes — [80]
9 April 2014 The Infamous Mobb Deep 1995 Yes — [81]
16 April 2014 Spiderland Slint 1991 Stuart Berman Yes — [82]
25 April 2014 Surfer Rosa Pixies 1988 Mike Powell Reviewed in conjunction with Pixies' discography [83]
Doolittle 1989
12 June 2014 Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin 1969 Mark Richardson Yes — [84]
16 July 2014 Heaven or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins 1990 Stephen M. Deusner Yes — [85]
5 November 2014 The Lonesome Crowded West Modest Mouse 1997 Brian Howe Yes — [86]
24 November 2014 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground 1969 Stuart Berman Yes — [87]
25 November 2014 It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Public Enemy 1988 Craig Jenkins Yes — [88]
Fear of a Black Planet 1990 —
24 February 2015 Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin 1975 Mark Richardson Yes — [89]
19 June 2015 Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones 1971 Yes — [90]
1 October 2015 Hunky Dory David Bowie 1971 Douglas Wolk Yes — [91]
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1972 —
4 November 2015 Loaded The Velvet Underground 1970 Stuart Berman Yes — [92]
6 November 2015 Astral Weeks Van Morrison 1968 Stephen Thomas Erlewine Yes — [93]
13 November 2015 People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest 1990 kris ex Yes — [94]
25 November 2015 A Love Supreme John Coltrane 1965 Mark Richardson Yes — [95]
22 January 2016 "Heroes" David Bowie 1977 Ryan Dombal Published as part of a series of reviews following the death of David Bowie [96]
Low Laura Snapes [97]
24 February 2016 Off the Wall Michael Jackson 1979 Ryan Dombal Yes — [98]
13 April 2016 Ride the Lightning Metallica 1984 Saby Reyes-Kulkarni Yes — [99]
29 April 2016 Dirty Mind Prince 1980 Barry Walters Awarded as part of a series of reviews following the death of Prince [100]
Purple Rain 1984 Carvell Wallace [101]
30 April 2016 Sign o' the Times 1987 Nelson George [102]
1999 1982 Maura Johnston [103]
12 June 2016 Hounds of Love Kate Bush 1985 Barry Walters Yes First Sunday Review [104]
26 June 2016 Tonight's the Night Neil Young 1975 Mark Richardson Yes — [105]
30 July 2016 Nina Simone in Concert Nina Simone 1964 Carvell Wallace Yes — [106]
21 August 2016 Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder 1976 Alan Light Yes — [107]
18 September 2016 Another Green World Brian Eno 1975 Mike Powell Yes — [108]
1 October 2016 Music for 18 Musicians Steve Reich 1978 Seth Colter Walls Yes — [109]
30 October 2016 Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan 1975 Jesse Jarnow Yes — [110]
1 November 2016 Metal Box Public Image Ltd 1979 Simon Reynolds Yes — [111]
14 November 2016 Einstein on the Beach Philip Glass 1979 Seth Colter Walls Yes — [112]
15 January 2017 Germfree Adolescents X-Ray Spex 1978 Jenn Pelly Yes — [113]
5 February 2017 Homogenic Björk 1997 Philip Sherburne Yes Originally given a 9.9 rating on release in 1997 [114]
26 February 2017 Weezer Weezer 1994 Jill Mapes Yes — [115]
7 March 2017 Either/Or Elliott Smith 1997 Matt LeMay Yes — [116]
9 March 2017 Ready to Die The Notorious B.I.G. 1994 Matthew Trammell Reviewed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. [117]
26 March 2017 Bach: The Goldberg Variations Glenn Gould 1956 Seth Colter Walls Yes Two separate scores of two separate recordings of the same piece [118]
Bach: The Goldberg Variations 1982
2 April 2017 Optimo EP Liquid Liquid 1983 Sasha Frere-Jones Yes — [119]
4 June 2017 Supreme Clientele Ghostface Killah 2000 Jeff Weiss Yes — [120]
16 July 2017 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses 1987 Maura Johnston Yes — [121]
3 August 2017 Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) Brian Eno 1974 Douglas Wolk Yes — [122]
Before and After Science 1977 — [122]
2 December 2017 Master of Puppets Metallica 1986 Andy O'Connor Yes — [123]
18 March 2018 Nebraska Bruce Springsteen 1982 Mark Richardson Yes — [124]
28 April 2018 Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band 1969 Marc Masters Yes — [125]
2 May 2018 Exile in Guyville Liz Phair 1993 Amanda Petruisch Yes Review focuses on box set version Girly-Sound to Guyville, which includes three tapes from Phair's Girly-Sound series [126]
3 June 2018 Live Through This Hole 1994 Sasha Geffen Yes — [127]
10 June 2018 The Band The Band 1969 Steven Hyden Yes — [128]
16 September 2018 Rid of Me PJ Harvey 1993 Judy Berman Yes — [129]
23 September 2018 3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul 1989 Jeff Chang Yes — [130]
11 October 2018 The Singles Bikini Kill 1998 Jenn Pelly Yes — [131]
21 October 2018 Remain in Light Talking Heads 1980 Dan Brooks Yes — [132]
13 January 2019 Spirit of Eden Talk Talk 1988 Jeremy D. Larson Yes — [133]
3 February 2019 Journey in Satchidananda Alice Coltrane 1971 Josephine Livingstone Yes — [134]
5 May 2019 Selected Ambient Works Volume II Aphex Twin 1994 Philip Sherburne Yes — [135]
19 June 2019 The Complete Birth of the Cool Miles Davis 1957 Nate Chinen Yes — [136]
11 November 2019 In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson 1969 Ryan Reed Yes — [137]
20 November 2019 Aja Steely Dan 1977 Amanda Petrusich Awarded as part of "Steely Dan Day" [138]
15 December 2019 The Chronic Dr. Dre 1992 Sheldon Pearce Yes — [139]
22 December 2019 Tapestry Carole King 1971 Jenn Pelly Yes — [140]
8 March 2020 Post Björk 1995 Yes — [141]
5 April 2020 Head Hunters Herbie Hancock 1973 Jeremy D. Larson Yes — [142]
17 April 2020 Fetch the Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple 2020 Jenn Pelly Yes — [143]
23 April 2020 Fear of Music Talking Heads 1979 Jayson Greene Awarded as part of "Talking Heads Day" [144]
21 June 2020 Maggot Brain Funkadelic 1971 Dave Segal Yes — [145]
31 October 2020 American Beauty Grateful Dead 1970 Andy Cush Yes — [146]
8 August 2021 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 1984 Sam Sodomsky Yes — [147]
19 September 2021 Look-Ka Py Py The Meters 1969 Hanif Abdurraqib Yes — [148]
5 October 2021 Discovery Daft Punk 2001 Ryan Schreiber Rescored from 6.4 to 10 in an article of reviews that would be rescored if possible [149]
12 December 2021 Juju Music King Sunny Adé 1982 Will Hernes Yes — [150]
27 February 2022 Talking Book Stevie Wonder 1972 Carol Cooper Awarded as part of "Stevie Wonder Day"[151] [152]
Innervisions 1973 Craig Jenkins [153]
9 October 2022 Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan 1993 Dylan Green Awarded as part of a series of articles on the Wu-Tang Clan [154]
4 December 2022 Hejira Joni Mitchell 1976 Jenn Pelly Yes — [155]
5 February 2023 Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 Various artists 1952 Grayson Haver Currin Yes — [156]
2 April 2023 Warren Zevon Warren Zevon 1976 Andy Cush Yes — [157]
23 September 2023 Tim The Replacements 1985 Jeremy D. Larson Yes — [158]
24 September 2023 Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Sam Cooke 1985 Marc Hogan Yes — [159]
7 January 2024 Ambient 1: Music for Airports Brian Eno 1978 Grayson Haver Currin Yes — [160]
4 February 2024 Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo Jeff Mills 1996 Gabriel Szatan Yes — [161]
19 May 2024 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland 1961 Harry Tafoya Yes — [162]
17 November 2024 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 1975 Sam Sodomsky Yes — [163]
15 December 2024 Solid Air John Martyn 1973 Tal Rosenberg Yes — [164]
20 April 2025 Rain Dogs Tom Waits 1985 Mark Richardson Yes — [165]
11 May 2025 Universal Consciousness Alice Coltrane 1971 Andy Beta Yes — [166]
1 June 2025 Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 Grayson Haver Currin Yes — [167]
7 June 2025 Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens 2015 Jayson Greene Yes Originally given a 9.3 rating on release in 2015 [168]
24 August 2025 Slanted and Enchanted Pavement 1992 Mike Powell Yes Originally awarded a 10 in 2002 in a now-deleted review of reissue Luxe & Reduxe [169][170]
5 October 2025 Is This Desire? PJ Harvey 1998 Ivy Nelson Yes — [171]
9 November 2025 Horses Patti Smith 1975 Jenn Pelly Yes — [172]
22 January 2026 If You're Feeling Sinister Belle and Sebastian 1996 Elizabeth Nelson Yes Reviewed as part of a series of notable albums from 1996 [173]
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