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.
20105,633232,222
20115,829196,531
20126,090215,238
20136,604208,565
20147,158179,069
20157,190220,098
20167,022200,693
20177,222173,094
20187,270149,315
20197,743130,395
Total67,7611,905,220

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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253
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2010
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252
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2016
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252
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2017
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2019
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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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2012
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251
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2018
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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 107 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 113 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 109 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 76 8%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 226 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 22 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 998 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 1,004 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,003 99%
Yes 6 1%
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