Best Albums of 2010

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Listed below are the best albums of 2010 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, The Black Keys and Joanna Newsom.

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11.

Innerspeaker

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

655 charts

Rank Score:

4,745

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

378

Average Rating:

80 (1,039 votes)

Comments:

12.

Contra

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

588 charts

Rank Score:

4,127

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

438

Average Rating:

77 (1,082 votes)

Comments:

13.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

3,800

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

475

Average Rating:

80 (610 votes)

Comments:

14.

Cosmogramma

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

430 charts

Rank Score:

2,925

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

608

Average Rating:

80 (565 votes)

Comments:

15.

Congratulations

MGMT

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,846

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

624

Average Rating:

75 (771 votes)

Comments:

16.

The Wild Hunt

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

2,789

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

643

Average Rating:

78 (473 votes)

Comments:

17.

Body Talk
Compilation

Robyn

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,438

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

184

Overall Rank:

1,236

Average Rating:

75 (190 votes)

Comments:

18.

Crystal Castles (II)

Crystal Castles

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

1,402

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,258

Average Rating:

75 (287 votes)

Comments:

19.

The Monitor

Titus Andronicus

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,361

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

197

Overall Rank:

1,289

Average Rating:

78 (302 votes)

Comments:

20.

Broken Bells

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,327

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,322

Average Rating:

74 (406 votes)

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Best Albums of 2010 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
Madlib	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
LCD Soundsystem	2	0%
Sufjan Stevens	2	0%
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	2	0%
Sting	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	178	18%
	44	4%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	964	96%
Yes	37	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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