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 53,000 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	5,463	239,169	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,649	200,558	Helplessness Blues (168th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,937	221,480	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (34th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,435	213,338	Modern Vampires Of The City (121st)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,956	181,655	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,014	224,735	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,835	204,074	A Moon Shaped Pool (73rd)by Radiohead
2017	7,070	173,320	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,132	150,305	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (276th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,539	129,641	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (233rd)by Lana Del Rey
Total	66,030	1,938,275

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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651.

Care For Me

Saba

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

400

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

651

Overall Rank:

3,646

Average Rating:

77 (128 votes)

Comments:

652.

Ginger

Brockhampton

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

399

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

652

Overall Rank:

3,653

Average Rating:

74 (180 votes)

Comments:

653.

At.Long.Last.A$AP

A$AP Rocky

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

653

Overall Rank:

3,659

Average Rating:

72 (124 votes)

Comments:

654.

The Family Jewels

Marina And The Diamonds

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

654

Overall Rank:

3,660

Average Rating:

71 (114 votes)

Comments:

655.

Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

655

Overall Rank:

3,664

Average Rating:

74 (238 votes)

Comments:

656.

The Getaway

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

656

Overall Rank:

3,669

Average Rating:

68 (319 votes)

Comments:

657.

Tape Deck Heart

Frank Turner

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

395

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

657

Overall Rank:

3,685

Average Rating:

71 (60 votes)

Comments:

658.

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Encarnado

Juçara Marçal

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

395

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

658

Overall Rank:

3,688

Average Rating:

77 (54 votes)

Comments:

659.

I Speak Because I Can

Laura Marling

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

659

Overall Rank:

3,694

Average Rating:

74 (158 votes)

Comments:

660.

Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 1

Foals

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

660

Overall Rank:

3,700

Average Rating:

75 (162 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	96	10%
2011	123	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	114	11%
2014	98	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	107	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	72	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	7	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Beach House	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	226	23%
	69	7%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	18	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
3. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
4. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
5. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
6. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
7. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
8. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
9. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
10. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
11. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
12. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
13. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
14. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
15. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
16. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
17. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
18. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
19. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
20. BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts by laut (2020)