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.
20105,454239,726
20115,633200,948
20125,926221,675
20136,416213,220
20146,941181,857
20156,991224,874
20166,822203,854
20177,035173,715
20187,108150,584
20197,513129,508
Total65,8391,939,960

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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255
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2013
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2015
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255
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2014
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2016
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254
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 96 10%
2011 123 12%
2012 106 11%
2013 114 11%
2014 99 10%
2015 106 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 106 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 555 55%
United Kingdom 225 22%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
Sweden 18 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Artists of 1961
1. John Coltrane
2. Robert Johnson
3. Ornette Coleman
4. Bill Evans
5. Bill Evans Trio
6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
7. Miles Davis
8. Oliver Nelson
9. John Coltrane Quartet
10. Ray Charles
11. Yusef Lateef
12. Patsy Cline
13. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
14. Art Blakey
15. Roy Orbison
16. The Miles Davis Sextet
17. Eric Dolphy
18. Bobby Bland
19. Django Reinhardt
20. Thelonious Monk Quartet & John Coltrane
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