Best Albums of the 2010s

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
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.
20105,445239,824
20115,627201,095
20125,921221,584
20136,410212,804
20146,929181,800
20156,980225,174
20166,812203,884
20177,017173,814
20187,102150,260
20197,503129,331
Total65,7461,939,569

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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2017
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2016
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2011
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2018
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2018
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2012
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2014
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 95 10%
2011 123 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 113 11%
2014 99 10%
2015 106 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 105 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 557 56%
United Kingdom 224 22%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
Sweden 17 2%
France 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%
Best Artists of 1989
1. Pixies
2. The Cure
3. The Stone Roses
4. Beastie Boys
5. Galaxie 500
6. De La Soul
7. Nirvana
8. Tom Petty
9. Nine Inch Nails
10. Lou Reed
11. New Order
12. Faith No More
13. Madonna
14. Kate Bush
15. Fugazi
16. The Blue Nile
17. Julee Cruise
18. Janet Jackson
19. Aerosmith
20. Bob Dylan
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