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 9,700 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	1,506	155,324	The Suburbs (41st) by Arcade Fire
2011	1,538	128,573	Helplessness Blues (187th) by Fleet Foxes
2012	1,513	78,254	Lonerism (325th) by Tame Impala
2013	800	21,584	Trouble Will Find Me (699th) by The National
Total	5,357	383,736

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

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131.

Wrecking Ball

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	48 charts
Rank in 2012:	26	Rank Score:	483
Rank in 2010s	131	Overall Rank:	1,954
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132.

Last Night On Earth

Noah And The Whale

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 2011:	54	Rank Score:	477
Rank in 2010s	132	Overall Rank:	1,974
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133.

Eye Contact

Gang Gang Dance

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 2011:	55	Rank Score:	472
Rank in 2010s	133	Overall Rank:	1,991
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134.

Shrines

Purity Ring

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2012:	27	Rank Score:	469
Rank in 2010s	134	Overall Rank:	2,002
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135.

Coexist

The xx

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 2012:	28	Rank Score:	466
Rank in 2010s	135	Overall Rank:	2,010
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136.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 2010:	44	Rank Score:	466
Rank in 2010s	136	Overall Rank:	2,012
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137.

Jake Bugg

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 2012:	29	Rank Score:	464
Rank in 2010s	137	Overall Rank:	2,017
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138.

Speak Now

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 2010:	45	Rank Score:	458
Rank in 2010s	138	Overall Rank:	2,045
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139.

Come Around Sundown

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	48 charts
Rank in 2010:	46	Rank Score:	446
Rank in 2010s	139	Overall Rank:	2,087
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140.

Body Talk

Robyn

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	30 charts
Rank in 2010:	47	Rank Score:	444
Rank in 2010s	140	Overall Rank:	2,095
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	357	36%
2011	329	33%
2012	250	25%
2013	64	6%

Band	Albums	%

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

	517	52%
	212	21%
	56	6%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
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