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.
20105,613233,558
20115,818197,541
20126,061215,860
20136,570209,407
20147,119179,596
20157,150221,442
20166,999201,569
20177,202173,818
20187,244149,630
20197,701130,529
Total67,4771,912,950

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

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 94 9%
2011 122 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 101 10%
2015 105 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 109 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 74 7%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 224 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 12 1%
Live? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 6 1%
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