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.
20105,630232,579
20115,827196,809
20126,085215,450
20136,596208,585
20147,143179,135
20157,172220,454
20167,016201,047
20177,221173,445
20187,268149,699
20197,735130,493
Total67,6931,907,695

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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2016
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253
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2015
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2016
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252
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2019
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252
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2017
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2012
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252
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2011
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251
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2018
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2014
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 96 10%
2011 121 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 105 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 109 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 74 7%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 224 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 6 1%
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