Best Albums of the 2010s

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
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.
20105,628232,580
20115,826196,969
20126,084215,407
20136,584208,731
20147,142179,222
20157,169220,625
20167,014201,100
20177,220173,486
20187,266149,749
20197,716130,391
Total67,6491,908,260

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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2017
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252
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2012
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2011
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251
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2018
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251
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2019
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251
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2014
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251
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2011
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2015
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 94 9%
2011 122 12%
2012 106 11%
2013 111 11%
2014 101 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 110 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 74 7%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 225 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 12 1%
Live? Albums %
No 999 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 99%
Yes 6 1%
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