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	155,337	The Suburbs (41st) by Arcade Fire
2011	1,538	128,688	Helplessness Blues (187th) by Fleet Foxes
2012	1,516	78,378	Lonerism (325th) by Tame Impala
2013	802	21,689	Trouble Will Find Me (700th) by The National
Total	5,362	384,091

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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Band

11.

Lonerism

Tame Impala

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	192 charts
Rank in 2012:	1	Rank Score:	3,651
Rank in 2010s	11	Overall Rank:	325
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12.

Bloom

Beach House

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	179 charts
Rank in 2012:	2	Rank Score:	3,391
Rank in 2010s	12	Overall Rank:	347
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13.

Plastic Beach

Gorillaz

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	159 charts
Rank in 2010:	7	Rank Score:	3,350
Rank in 2010s	13	Overall Rank:	353
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14.

The Smile Sessions

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	95 charts
Rank in 2011:	5	Rank Score:	3,254
Rank in 2010s	14	Overall Rank:	363
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15.

This Is Happening

LCD Soundsystem

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	159 charts
Rank in 2010:	8	Rank Score:	3,182
Rank in 2010s	15	Overall Rank:	370
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16.

Good Kid, M.A.A.d City

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	153 charts
Rank in 2012:	3	Rank Score:	3,066
Rank in 2010s	16	Overall Rank:	383
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17.

El Camino

The Black Keys

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	160 charts
Rank in 2011:	6	Rank Score:	2,761
Rank in 2010s	17	Overall Rank:	425
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18.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	140 charts
Rank in 2012:	4	Rank Score:	2,531
Rank in 2010s	18	Overall Rank:	460
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19.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	151 charts
Rank in 2012:	5	Rank Score:	2,519
Rank in 2010s	19	Overall Rank:	462
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20.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	134 charts
Rank in 2010:	9	Rank Score:	2,477
Rank in 2010s	20	Overall Rank:	473
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	358	36%
2011	329	33%
2012	250	25%
2013	65	7%

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	4	0%
The Tallest Man On Earth	3	0%
Lil B	3	0%
Laura Marling	3	0%
Eels	3	0%
Death Grips	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	518	52%
	213	21%
	56	6%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
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