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	5,456	239,672	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,636	200,855	Helplessness Blues (167th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,928	221,561	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (36th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,420	213,357	Modern Vampires Of The City (120th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,941	182,011	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,993	225,011	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,824	203,891	A Moon Shaped Pool (71st)by Radiohead
2017	7,042	173,715	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,112	150,534	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (275th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,516	129,507	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)by Lana Del Rey
Total	65,868	1,940,113

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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481.

Some Nights

fun.

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

526

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

481

Overall Rank:

2,896

Average Rating:

63 (267 votes)

Comments:

482.

One Life Stand

Hot Chip

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

526

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

482

Overall Rank:

2,902

Average Rating:

72 (157 votes)

Comments:

483.

The Harrow & The Harvest

Gillian Welch

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

525

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

483

Overall Rank:

2,903

Average Rating:

78 (102 votes)

Comments:

484.

To The Bone

Steven Wilson

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

525

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

484

Overall Rank:

2,904

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

485.

Black Sands

Bonobo

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

521

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

485

Overall Rank:

2,919

Average Rating:

77 (122 votes)

Comments:

486.

Future Me Hates Me

The Beths

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

518

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

486

Overall Rank:

2,932

Average Rating:

77 (74 votes)

Comments:

487.

The 20/20 Experience

Justin Timberlake

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

517

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

487

Overall Rank:

2,934

Average Rating:

67 (314 votes)

Comments:

488.

Just Got Back From The Discomfort - We're Alright

The Brave Little Abacus

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

514

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

488

Overall Rank:

2,948

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

Comments:

489.

Manipulator

Ty Segall

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

514

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

489

Overall Rank:

2,949

Average Rating:

77 (136 votes)

Comments:

490.

Ekstasis

Julia Holter

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

513

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

490

Overall Rank:

2,953

Average Rating:

77 (135 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	105	11%
2016	88	9%
2017	106	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	73	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	7	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
Kanye West	5	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	555	56%
	224	22%
	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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