Best Albums of the 2010s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
2010	5,466	239,120	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,651	200,499	Helplessness Blues (168th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,937	221,440	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (34th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,435	213,294	Modern Vampires Of The City (121st)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,956	181,621	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,014	224,672	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,836	204,055	A Moon Shaped Pool (73rd)by Radiohead
2017	7,072	173,288	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,132	150,302	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (276th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,539	129,655	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (233rd)by Lana Del Rey
Total	66,038	1,937,947

The best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, The National and Nick Cave.

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401.

Assume Form

James Blake

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

646

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

401

Overall Rank:

2,456

Average Rating:

74 (277 votes)

Comments:

402.

Bury Me At Make Out Creek

Mitski

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

644

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

402

Overall Rank:

2,461

Average Rating:

78 (96 votes)

Comments:

403.

DS2

Future (Rap)

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

642

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,465

Average Rating:

72 (139 votes)

Comments:

404.

Centipede Hz

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

641

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

404

Overall Rank:

2,469

Average Rating:

70 (283 votes)

Comments:

405.

Nostalgia, Ultra.

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

639

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

405

Overall Rank:

2,475

Average Rating:

77 (215 votes)

Comments:

406.

Multi-Love

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

639

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,479

Average Rating:

75 (190 votes)

Comments:

407.

Recovery

Eminem

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

636

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

407

Overall Rank:

2,484

Average Rating:

61 (420 votes)

Comments:

408.

Visions Of A Life

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

635

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

408

Overall Rank:

2,487

Average Rating:

77 (165 votes)

Comments:

409.

Hamilton: An American Musical

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

633

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

409

Overall Rank:

2,490

Average Rating:

79 (82 votes)

Comments:

410.

Dive

Tycho

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

633

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

410

Overall Rank:

2,491

Average Rating:

76 (131 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	96	10%
2011	123	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	114	11%
2014	98	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	107	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	72	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	7	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Beach House	5	1%
Julia Holter	5	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	226	23%
	69	7%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	18	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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