Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s
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To Pimp A Butterfly 
United States Kendrick Lamar
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
1,938 charts
Rank Score:
29,204
Rank in 2015:
1
Rank in 2010s:
1
Overall Rank:
20
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 2328 votes)  89 (2,328 votes)
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★ [Blackstar] 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 08/07/2016]
Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
1,291 charts
Rank Score:
12,101
Rank in 2016:
2
Rank in 2010s:
8
Overall Rank:
94
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1682 votes)  86 (1,682 votes)
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3. (4) Up 1
Black Messiah 
United States D'Angelo And The Vanguard
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 12/23/2014]
Year of Release:
2014
Appears in:
490 charts
Rank Score:
3,303
Rank in 2014:
8
Rank in 2010s:
72
Overall Rank:
524
Average Rating:
 81 (517 votes)
Comments:
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4. (3) Down 1

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 
United States Kanye West
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
1,796 charts
Rank Score:
21,122
Rank in 2010:
1
Rank in 2010s:
2
Overall Rank:
35
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 2386 votes)  85 (2,386 votes)
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Carrie & Lowell 
United States Sufjan Stevens
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
1,328 charts
Rank Score:
15,428
Rank in 2015:
2
Rank in 2010s:
5
Overall Rank:
70
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1498 votes)  86 (1,498 votes)
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6. (8) Up 2
Skeleton Tree 
Australia Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
652 charts
Rank Score:
4,313
Rank in 2016:
6
Rank in 2010s:
47
Overall Rank:
385
Average Rating:
 82 (710 votes)
Comments:
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 
United States Kendrick Lamar
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2012]
Year of Release:
2012
Appears in:
1,594 charts
Rank Score:
20,713
Rank in 2012:
1
Rank in 2010s:
3
Overall Rank:
37
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2041 votes)  88 (2,041 votes)
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8. (9) Up 1
Some Rap Songs 
United States Earl Sweatshirt
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 12/05/2018]
Year of Release:
2018
Appears in:
315 charts
Rank Score:
2,015
Rank in 2018:
11
Rank in 2010s:
123
Overall Rank:
862
Average Rating:
 78 (394 votes)
Comments:
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9. (6) Down 3
Have One On Me 
United States Joanna Newsom
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
538 charts
Rank Score:
4,549
Rank in 2010:
8
Rank in 2010s:
43
Overall Rank:
364
Average Rating:
 81 (523 votes)
Comments:
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Windmills 
Ukraine Lubomyr Melnyk
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2014]
Year of Release:
2013
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
73
Rank in 2013:
365
Rank in 2010s:
3,288
Overall Rank:
15,712
Average Rating:
 74 (6 votes)
Comments:
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s composition

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United States 39 39% Filter chart to just show these albums
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by Jenny Hval
Faller Down 18 from 30th to 48th
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by Darkside
Faller Down 4 from 18th to 22nd
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by SOPHIE
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From 07/29/2021 03:16 | #272027
Thrilled to see Have One on Me in your top 10! It's the only album on your 2010s chart that made my all-time top 100 list. I think that's because I've struggled to get on board with the love for Kanye West and others of that ilk. There's quite a bit of hip hop from the 2010s that I've liked a lot, though, and I'm planning to use your chart to help me discover more of it. Great job!
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From 03/26/2019 23:18 | #234063
Just a little bit more hip-hop on this site with this chart. It's needed.
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From 03/26/2019 19:46 | #234056
Really hard to disagree with anything that puts TPAB and GKMC in the top three
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From 03/26/2019 15:12 | #234051
Nice list!
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From 03/26/2019 08:15 | #234041
Fantastic chart that both glances backwards at the musical torchbearers of the past (Arcade Fire, Sun Kil Moon, Bon Iver) as well as embracing the boundary pushers of the future (Arca, SOPHIE, Death Grips).

I think I said the same thing on your 70s chart, that if you had notes as beautiful as your overall chart ones I'd give this another perfect score.

If you haven't listened to them already I'd highly recommend the following:

The Staves & yMusic - The Way Is Read
Everything Everything - Arc
The Brave Little Abacus - Just Got Back From The Discomfort, We're Alright
Mica Levi - Under The Skin
Skee Mask - Compro

Will 100% be using this to round-off my knowledge of this (swiftly ending) decade! Well done!!
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From 07/05/2015 04:58 | #145162
Perfect chart! Wow at Kanye being the #1
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From 09/09/2014 21:14 | #121598
:D
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From 09/09/2014 10:22 | #121570
intelligent chart!
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From 10/27/2013 18:16 | #89473
Bro i really enjoyed but that kanye west albuns is not so good as the suburbs
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