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 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
2010	5,612	233,498	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,818	197,481	Helplessness Blues (172nd)by Fleet Foxes
2012	6,061	215,834	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (36th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,571	209,366	Modern Vampires Of The City (122nd)by Vampire Weekend
2014	7,115	179,435	Lost In The Dream (165th)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,147	221,415	To Pimp A Butterfly (18th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,998	201,492	A Moon Shaped Pool (76th)by Radiohead
2017	7,199	173,692	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,243	149,506	Twin Fantasy (2018) (280th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,695	130,431	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (222nd)by Lana Del Rey
Total	67,459	1,912,150

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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391.

Music For People In Trouble

Susanne Sundfør

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

665

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,400

Average Rating:

79 (101 votes)

Comments:

392.

Same Trailer Different Park

Kacey Musgraves

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

663

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

392

Overall Rank:

2,408

Average Rating:

77 (141 votes)

Comments:

393.

Bury Me At Make Out Creek

Mitski

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

660

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

393

Overall Rank:

2,417

Average Rating:

78 (100 votes)

Comments:

394.

Blood Bitch

Jenny Hval

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

660

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

394

Overall Rank:

2,418

Average Rating:

77 (121 votes)

Comments:

395.

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

658

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

395

Overall Rank:

2,428

Average Rating:

74 (182 votes)

Comments:

396.

Knife Man

Andrew Jackson Jihad

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

657

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

396

Overall Rank:

2,430

Average Rating:

78 (140 votes)

Comments:

397.

Babel

Mumford & Sons

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

655

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

397

Overall Rank:

2,441

Average Rating:

61 (400 votes)

Comments:

398.

Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery

The Comet Is Coming

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

646

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

398

Overall Rank:

2,455

Average Rating:

77 (177 votes)

Comments:

399.

Sonic Highways

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

644

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

399

Overall Rank:

2,459

Average Rating:

69 (283 votes)

Comments:

400.

Atlas

Real Estate

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

643

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

400

Overall Rank:

2,465

Average Rating:

75 (260 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	94	9%
2011	122	12%
2012	107	11%
2013	110	11%
2014	100	10%
2015	105	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	111	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	74	7%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	555	55%
	224	22%
	71	7%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	19	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
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