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 54,000 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	5,612	233,968	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,818	197,667	Helplessness Blues (172nd)by Fleet Foxes
2012	6,060	216,132	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (36th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,571	209,630	Modern Vampires Of The City (122nd)by Vampire Weekend
2014	7,114	179,584	Lost In The Dream (165th)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,147	221,936	To Pimp A Butterfly (18th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,993	201,646	A Moon Shaped Pool (76th)by Radiohead
2017	7,196	173,858	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,243	149,704	Twin Fantasy (2018) (280th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,694	130,546	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (222nd)by Lana Del Rey
Total	67,448	1,914,671

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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131.

The Next Day

David Bowie

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

444 charts

Rank Score:

1,968

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

131

Overall Rank:

908

Average Rating:

77 (759 votes)

Comments:

132.

Weezer (White Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

300 charts

Rank Score:

1,956

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

132

Overall Rank:

913

Average Rating:

77 (549 votes)

Comments:

133.

Torches

Foster The People

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,939

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

133

Overall Rank:

922

Average Rating:

72 (553 votes)

Comments:

134.

The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

Steven Wilson

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,937

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

134

Overall Rank:

925

Average Rating:

79 (355 votes)

Comments:

135.

Pom Pom

Ariel Pink

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,923

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

135

Overall Rank:

930

Average Rating:

78 (351 votes)

Comments:

136.

Loud City Song

Julia Holter

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,918

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

136

Overall Rank:

934

Average Rating:

78 (344 votes)

Comments:

137.

Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

1,918

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

137

Overall Rank:

937

Average Rating:

77 (434 votes)

Comments:

138.

Royal Blood

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,895

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

138

Overall Rank:

944

Average Rating:

76 (403 votes)

Comments:

139.

A Seat At The Table

Solange

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

1,886

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

139

Overall Rank:

950

Average Rating:

78 (304 votes)

Comments:

140.

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Masseduction

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

1,884

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

140

Overall Rank:

952

Average Rating:

78 (387 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	94	9%
2011	122	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	110	11%
2014	100	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	88	9%
2017	109	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	74	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Beach House	5	1%
The Weeknd	5	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	553	55%
	223	22%
	71	7%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	19	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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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
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3. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
4. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
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6. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
7. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
8. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
9. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
10. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
11. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
12. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
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20. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)