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	1,454	152,726	The Suburbs (41st) by Arcade Fire
2011	1,493	127,771	Helplessness Blues (187th) by Fleet Foxes
2012	1,456	76,769	Lonerism (337th) by Tame Impala
2013	614	14,393	We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic (969th) by Foxygen
Total	5,017	371,659

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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141.

The Next Day

David Bowie

Year of Release:	2013	Appears in:	79 charts
Rank in 2013:	7	Rank Score:	434
Rank in 2010s	141	Overall Rank:	2,109
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142.

My Head Is An Animal

Of Monsters And Men

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 2011:	57	Rank Score:	432
Rank in 2010s	142	Overall Rank:	2,118
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143.

Centipede Hz

Animal Collective

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 2012:	30	Rank Score:	428
Rank in 2010s	143	Overall Rank:	2,127
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144.

Kill For Love

Chromatics

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 2012:	31	Rank Score:	426
Rank in 2010s	144	Overall Rank:	2,139
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145.

Comedown Machine

The Strokes

Year of Release:	2013	Appears in:	49 charts
Rank in 2013:	8	Rank Score:	425
Rank in 2010s	145	Overall Rank:	2,143
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146.

Every Kingdom

Ben Howard

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 2011:	58	Rank Score:	417
Rank in 2010s	146	Overall Rank:	2,172
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147.

Travellers In Space And Time

The Apples in Stereo

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 2010:	50	Rank Score:	415
Rank in 2010s	147	Overall Rank:	2,180
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148.

The Year Of Hibernation

Youth Lagoon

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 2011:	59	Rank Score:	408
Rank in 2010s	148	Overall Rank:	2,222
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149.

Valtari

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 2012:	32	Rank Score:	406
Rank in 2010s	149	Overall Rank:	2,234
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150.

The Drums

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 2010:	51	Rank Score:	406
Rank in 2010s	150	Overall Rank:	2,235
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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%
The Weeknd	4	0%
James Blake	4	0%
The Men	3	0%
Death Grips	3	0%
The Tallest Man On Earth	3	0%
Rihanna	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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