100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)

Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. These are their best albums of 2010s.
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,683 charts

Rank Score:

26,046

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 85 (2,300 votes)

Comments:

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Lemonade 

 Beyoncé

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

3,836

Rank in 2016:

9

Rank in 2010s:

63

Overall Rank:

470

Average Rating:

 77 (633 votes)

Comments:

46

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Channel Orange 

 Frank Ocean

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Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

885 charts

Rank Score:

10,039

Rank in 2012:

3

Rank in 2010s:

14

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 82 (1,247 votes)

Comments:

118

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Red 

 Taylor Swift

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Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

1,250

Rank in 2012:

19

Rank in 2010s:

219

Overall Rank:

1,394

Average Rating:

 65 (282 votes)

Comments:

21

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To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

36,958

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,226 votes)

Comments:

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Golden Hour 

 Kacey Musgraves

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

2,466

Rank in 2018:

9

Rank in 2010s:

110

Overall Rank:

727

Average Rating:

 76 (370 votes)

Comments:

32

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Anti 

 Rihanna

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

1,093

Rank in 2016:

26

Rank in 2010s:

252

Overall Rank:

1,578

Average Rating:

 70 (281 votes)

Comments:

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Thank U, Next 

 Ariana Grande

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

469

Rank in 2019:

36

Rank in 2010s:

541

Overall Rank:

3,184

Average Rating:

 68 (298 votes)

Comments:

26

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Body Talk 
Compilation

 Robyn

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,439

Rank in 2010:

17

Rank in 2010s:

184

Overall Rank:

1,236

Average Rating:

 75 (190 votes)

Comments:

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21 

 Adele

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,411

Rank in 2011:

9

Rank in 2010s:

74

Overall Rank:

535

Average Rating:

 72 (908 votes)

Comments:

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100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks composition

Year	Albums	%
2010	9	9%
2011	7	7%
2012	8	8%
2013	15	15%
2014	9	9%
2015	14	14%
2016	10	10%
2017	8	8%
2018	13	13%
2019	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%
Taylor Swift	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	3	3%
Kanye West	2	2%
Beyoncé	2	2%
Frank Ocean	2	2%
Drake	2	2%
Rihanna	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	66	66%
	12	12%
	9	9%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 108 Best Albums Of The 2010s	108 Mics	2010s decade chart	2020
The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s	The A.V. Club	2010s decade chart	2019
Die 50 besten Alben der Zehner Jahre	Bayern 2	2010s decade chart	2019
100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks	Billboard	2010s decade chart	2019
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Chorus.fm's Top 50 Albums of the 2010s	Chorus.fm	2010s decade chart	2019
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Top 100 Albums of the 2010s	Consequence of Sound	2010s decade chart	2019
Top 100 Albums of the Decade	Crack Magazine	2010s decade chart	2019
The 50 Best Albums of the Decade	Deep Cuts	2010s decade chart	2019
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The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019	Independent	2010s decade chart	2019
BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts	laut	2010s decade chart	2020
Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre	Musikexpress.de	2010s decade chart	2020
The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s	The Needle Drop	2010s decade chart	2019
NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s	New Music Express	2010s decade chart	2019
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s	Paste	2010s decade chart	2019
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s	Pitchfork	2010s decade chart	2019
Die 100 besten Alben der 2010er	Popkultur.de	2010s decade chart	2020
100 Best Albums of the 2010s	Rolling Stone	2010s decade chart	2019
Die Playlist 2010-2019	Rolling Stone Deutschland	2010s decade chart	2020
Die besten Platten 2010-2019	Spex	2010s decade chart	2019
The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s	Spin	2010s decade chart	2020
The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s	Stereogum	2010s decade chart	2019
StuBru albums of 2010s	StuBru	2010s decade chart	2017
Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade	Tiny Mix Tapes	2010s decade chart	2019
All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked	Uproxx	2010s decade chart	2019
Die 100 besten Alben der 2010er	VISIONS	2010s decade chart	2020
Top 50 Albums of the 2010s	The Wild Honey Pie	2010s decade chart	2019

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