Best Albums of 2010

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Listed below are the best albums of 2010 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2010 year summaryThe best artists of 2010 were Kanye West, Arcade Fire, The National, Beach House, LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz, Deerhunter, Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom and The Black Keys.

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,702 charts

Rank Score:

25,203

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Average Rating:

85 (2,327 votes)

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The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,817 charts

Rank Score:

20,961

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2010

Appears in:

1,071 charts

Rank Score:

11,161

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2010

Appears in:

976 charts

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10,745

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2010

Appears in:

851 charts

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8,139

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2010

Appears in:

712 charts

Rank Score:

6,676

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2010

Appears in:

724 charts

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6,418

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2010

Appears in:

562 charts

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4,913

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2010

Appears in:

493 charts

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4,890

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362

Average Rating:

81 (510 votes)

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Brothers

The Black Keys

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2010

Appears in:

708 charts

Rank Score:

4,852

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366

Average Rating:

79 (1,221 votes)

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Best Albums of 2010 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Madlib	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
Das Racist	2	0%
The Roots	2	0%
神聖かまってちゃん [Shinsei Kamattechan]	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	176	18%
	43	4%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	32	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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