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.
Year 2010Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 5,924Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 231,893Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2011Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 6,134Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 196,819Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2012Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 6,405Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 214,626Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2013Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 6,760Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 208,037Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2014Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,204Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 178,050Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2015Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,269Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 218,352Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2016Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,112Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 199,854Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2017Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,292Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 172,823Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2018Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,379Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 148,950Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2019Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,832Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 131,133Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year TotalAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 69,311Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 1,900,538Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.

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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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 97 10%
2011 121 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 114 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 108 11%
2018 89 9%
2019 75 8%
Country Albums %


United States 556 55%
United Kingdom 224 22%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 10 1%
Live? Albums %
No 1,000 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 99%
Yes 7 1%
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