Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s
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Graeme2 
Era of streaming. We're now at the point where streaming means I can listen to almost any album (even though Spotify doesn't sound good) i want at any time. And being an obsessive, in trying to listen to everything. A deluge of listening to millions of albums once, even ones I think are great. The albums on this chart have been all listened to more than once but many not that much more. The quest for ever more new music at the determent of getting to know stuff inside out like the old days. Vinyl is now big again, even though lots of it sounds ropey, people still want physical copies and as not buying cds then records will do as sexier. Seems like everyone is getting rid of CDs as charity shop trips generally end up worthwhile with CDs for pennies. But the cheap records are nearly non existent. iTunes finished as people stopped buying MP3 to buy records...
- Chart updated: 09/19/2026 18:15
- (Created: 05/23/2014 18:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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2014
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2019
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2013
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2010 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2011 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2012 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2013 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2014 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2015 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2016 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2017 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2018 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2019 | 9 | 9% |
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| Fuck Buttons | 1 | 1% | |
| The Unthanks | 1 | 1% | |
| Paul Weller | 1 | 1% | |
| Kode9 & Burial | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave | 1 | 1% | |
| Panopticon | 1 | 1% | |
| Bill Callahan | 1 | 1% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 09/17/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5074): By Graeme2
BestEverAlbums 09/17/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5074): By Graeme2“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s by Graeme2 () 1. A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead (2016) 2. Alvvays by Alvvays (2014) 3. Slow Focus by Fuck Buttons (2013) 4. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (2015) 5. Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood (2019) 6. Terminal Redux by Vektor…”
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/11/2017 19:22 | #187286
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/11/2017 19:22 | #187286
Although we only have a few albums in common, I see a ton of quality here, and a number of things that just missed my top 100 of the 2010s. Of the ones we have in common, I'm especially happy to see The Lion's Roar and Southeastern represented here, as those are two absolutely great albums that don't get nearly enough love--perhaps because they're a little too close to the edge of "country" music. I'm intrigued to see West Kirby County Primary in your top ten--that's an album I've never heard of, but will be sure to give a spin. Great job!
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DommeDamian 09/17/2021 08:16 | #273848
DommeDamian 09/17/2021 08:16 | #273848
This is a Win, just for From Sleep!!!!
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Larcx13 11/19/2020 10:33 | #261081
Like your main chart, the vvarietyis impressive.
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/17/2025 08:12 | #310940
Really nice chart. Just wondering whether the one entry per artist deliberate or a happy accident? (Edited)
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