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	1,453	152,921	The Suburbs (41st) by Arcade Fire
2011	1,493	127,964	Helplessness Blues (186th) by Fleet Foxes
2012	1,455	76,810	Lonerism (339th) by Tame Impala
2013	609	14,109	We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic (953rd) by Foxygen
Total	5,010	371,804

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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Band

101.

Random Access Memories

Daft Punk

Year of Release:	2013	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 2013:	6	Rank Score:	580
Rank in 2010s	101	Overall Rank:	1,668
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102.

The Rip Tide

Beirut

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	40 charts
Rank in 2011:	42	Rank Score:	569
Rank in 2010s	102	Overall Rank:	1,692
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103.

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	35 charts
Rank in 2012:	21	Rank Score:	560
Rank in 2010s	103	Overall Rank:	1,710
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104.

The English Riviera

Metronomy

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	25 charts
Rank in 2011:	43	Rank Score:	557
Rank in 2010s	104	Overall Rank:	1,720
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105.

Go Tell Fire To The Mountain

WU LYF

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2011:	44	Rank Score:	551
Rank in 2010s	105	Overall Rank:	1,732
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106.

Treats

Sleigh Bells

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	49 charts
Rank in 2010:	35	Rank Score:	544
Rank in 2010s	106	Overall Rank:	1,752
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107.

Skying

The Horrors

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	50 charts
Rank in 2011:	45	Rank Score:	543
Rank in 2010s	107	Overall Rank:	1,753
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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:	540
Rank in 2010s	108	Overall Rank:	1,760
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109.

Section.80

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	21 charts
Rank in 2011:	46	Rank Score:	532
Rank in 2010s	109	Overall Rank:	1,790
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110.

Kiss Each Other Clean

Iron And Wine

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	39 charts
Rank in 2011:	47	Rank Score:	529
Rank in 2010s	110	Overall Rank:	1,796
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	366	37%
2011	334	33%
2012	250	25%
2013	50	5%

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
James Blake	4	0%
The Weeknd	4	0%
The Tallest Man On Earth	3	0%
The Men	3	0%
Death Grips	3	0%
Tame Impala	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	518	52%
	206	21%
	56	6%
	39	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
	23	2%
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