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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491.

Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)

Jai Paul

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

510

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

491

Overall Rank:

2,948

Average Rating:

75 (115 votes)

Comments:

492.

Gossamer

Passion Pit

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

510

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

492

Overall Rank:

2,949

Average Rating:

72 (161 votes)

Comments:

493.

Metals

Feist

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

509

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

493

Overall Rank:

2,951

Average Rating:

75 (146 votes)

Comments:

494.

The Harrow & The Harvest

Gillian Welch

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

508

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

494

Overall Rank:

2,957

Average Rating:

77 (104 votes)

Comments:

495.

Tomboy

Panda Bear

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

507

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

495

Overall Rank:

2,960

Average Rating:

72 (246 votes)

Comments:

496.

Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Spiritualized®

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

507

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

496

Overall Rank:

2,965

Average Rating:

76 (215 votes)

Comments:

497.

Some Nights

fun.

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

506

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

497

Overall Rank:

2,967

Average Rating:

63 (266 votes)

Comments:

498.

Allo Darlin'

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

504

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

498

Overall Rank:

2,980

Average Rating:

77 (61 votes)

Comments:

499.

Future Me Hates Me

The Beths

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

504

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

499

Overall Rank:

2,982

Average Rating:

77 (75 votes)

Comments:

500.

Ekstasis

Julia Holter

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

503

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

500

Overall Rank:

2,988

Average Rating:

77 (135 votes)

Comments:

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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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Best Albums of the 2000s
1. In Rainbows by Radiohead
2. Kid A by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
10. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
14. Elephant by The White Stripes
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Amnesiac by Radiohead
17. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
18. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
19. Demon Days by Gorillaz
20. Discovery by Daft Punk