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.
20105,923232,034
20116,133196,968
20126,396214,065
20136,678207,547
20147,197178,174
20157,264218,512
20167,110199,955
20177,286172,874
20187,374149,008
20197,828131,237
Total69,1891,900,374

The 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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2015
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255
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2017
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254
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2016
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254
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2013
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254
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2012
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253
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2011
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253
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2010
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252
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 97 10%
2011 121 12%
2012 108 11%
2013 109 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 108 11%
2018 89 9%
2019 75 8%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 223 22%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 10 1%
Live? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 6 1%
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