Arctic Monkeys distilled a decade of rock history into their sleekest statement, merging Black Sabbath's stomp with hip-hop's swagger and R&B's bedroom intimacy. Alex Turner's falsetto croons snake through James Ford's immaculate production, recorded in the California desert with Josh Homme adding his stoner rock heft.

The band traded Sheffield grit for Los Angeles sheen without losing their edge, crafting songs that soundtracked countless nights out and mornings after. Do I Wanna Know became inescapable, its bass riff a Pavlovian trigger for an entire generation. Their most commercially savvy album proved art and popularity needn't be enemies.