Blurryface transforms Tyler Joseph's mental health struggles into a genre-blurring juggernaut that dragged emo-rap into the pop stratosphere. The concept feels almost quaint now, personifying anxiety as a shadowy antagonist, but the execution remains sharp: skeletal ukulele giving way to bass-heavy production, Joseph's rapid-fire verses colliding with arena-sized hooks.

Stressed Out became an unlikely generational anthem about adulting's disappointments, while the album's refusal to stay in one lane for more than three minutes mirrored the restless anxiety it documented. Six times platinum vindication for weirdos everywhere.