Best Albums of the 2010s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 2010s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 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	1,468	153,628	The Suburbs (41st) by Arcade Fire
2011	1,497	127,965	Helplessness Blues (188th) by Fleet Foxes
2012	1,464	77,313	Bloom (343rd) by Beach House
2013	645	15,316	We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic (983rd) by Foxygen
Total	5,074	374,222

The best bands of the 2010s are Arcade Fire, Kanye West, The National, Beach House, The Black Keys, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Tame Impala and Vampire Weekend.

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101.

Put Your Back N 2 It

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 2012:	20	Rank Score:	593
Rank in 2010s	101	Overall Rank:	1,650
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102.

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	35 charts
Rank in 2012:	21	Rank Score:	575
Rank in 2010s	102	Overall Rank:	1,686
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103.

The Rip Tide

Beirut

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	41 charts
Rank in 2011:	42	Rank Score:	569
Rank in 2010s	103	Overall Rank:	1,698
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104.

England Keep My Bones

Frank Turner

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 2011:	43	Rank Score:	561
Rank in 2010s	104	Overall Rank:	1,716
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105.

Treats

Sleigh Bells

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	50 charts
Rank in 2010:	35	Rank Score:	551
Rank in 2010s	105	Overall Rank:	1,735
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106.

The English Riviera

Metronomy

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 2011:	44	Rank Score:	551
Rank in 2010s	106	Overall Rank:	1,737
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107.

Go Tell Fire To The Mountain

WU LYF

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2011:	45	Rank Score:	548
Rank in 2010s	107	Overall Rank:	1,746
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108.

'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	54 charts
Rank in 2012:	22	Rank Score:	538
Rank in 2010s	108	Overall Rank:	1,772
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109.

Skying

The Horrors

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	49 charts
Rank in 2011:	46	Rank Score:	536
Rank in 2010s	109	Overall Rank:	1,781
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110.

Section.80

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	21 charts
Rank in 2011:	47	Rank Score:	532
Rank in 2010s	110	Overall Rank:	1,791
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	362	36%
2011	334	33%
2012	251	25%
2013	53	5%

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	4	0%
Lil B	4	0%
The Tallest Man On Earth	3	0%
The Men	3	0%
Death Grips	3	0%
James Blake	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	519	52%
	207	21%
	57	6%
	39	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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