Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
20105,633232,087
20115,829196,410
20126,091215,156
20136,605208,507
20147,159179,088
20157,192220,339
20167,038201,021
20177,231173,449
20187,286149,419
20197,754130,748
Total67,8181,906,224

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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2019
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2010
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2017
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252
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2016
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252
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2018
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251
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2012
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251
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2011
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251
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 95 10%
2011 121 12%
2012 109 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 99 10%
2015 105 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 110 11%
2018 92 9%
2019 75 8%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 224 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 997 99%
Yes 6 1%
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