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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Goon

Tobias Jesso Jr.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

255

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992.

Get Disowned

Hop Along

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

255

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993.

Stranger To Stranger

Paul Simon

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

254

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993

Overall Rank:

5,324

Average Rating:

72 (109 votes)

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994.

Party

Aldous Harding

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

254

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995.

A Dramatic Turn Of Events

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

253

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996.

FFS

FFS

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

253

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997.

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

253

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998.

Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

252

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998

Overall Rank:

5,345

Average Rating:

77 (55 votes)

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999.

Simple Math

Manchester Orchestra

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

252

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1000.

The Bearer Of Bad News

Andy Shauf

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

252

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	96	10%
2011	121	12%
2012	107	11%
2013	109	11%
2014	100	10%
2015	114	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	108	11%
2018	89	9%
2019	75	8%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
The Weeknd	5	0%
Beach House	5	0%
Julia Holter	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	558	55%
	223	22%
	71	7%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	20	2%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	1,001	100%
Yes	5	0%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,000	99%
Yes	6	1%

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Best Artists of 2015
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Tame Impala
4. Father John Misty
5. Grimes
6. Courtney Barnett
7. Carly Rae Jepsen
8. Beach House
9. Steven Wilson
10. Kamasi Washington
11. Julia Holter
12. Jamie xx
13. Björk
14. Joanna Newsom
15. Blur
16. Death Grips
17. Travis Scott
18. Viet Cong
19. Preoccupations
20. Everything Everything