The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)

The Independent is a British online newspaper. These are their best albums of 2010s.
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To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,783 charts

Rank Score:

36,624

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 89 (2,239 votes)

Comments:

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2.

A Seat At The Table 

 Solange

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,866

Rank in 2016:

17

Rank in 2010s:

142

Overall Rank:

964

Average Rating:

 78 (302 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Born To Die 

 Lana Del Rey

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Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

472 charts

Rank Score:

4,197

Rank in 2012:

8

Rank in 2010s:

57

Overall Rank:

424

Average Rating:

 72 (842 votes)

Comments:

91

4.

Channel Orange 

 Frank Ocean

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Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

890 charts

Rank Score:

9,854

Rank in 2012:

3

Rank in 2010s:

14

Overall Rank:

158

Average Rating:

 82 (1,250 votes)

Comments:

118

5.

Lemonade 

 Beyoncé

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,935

Rank in 2016:

9

Rank in 2010s:

62

Overall Rank:

455

Average Rating:

 77 (637 votes)

Comments:

46

6.

Black Messiah 

 D'Angelo And The Vanguard

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Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

444 charts

Rank Score:

3,469

Rank in 2014:

8

Rank in 2010s:

72

Overall Rank:

521

Average Rating:

 81 (499 votes)

Comments:

24

7.

Damn. 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

786 charts

Rank Score:

6,976

Rank in 2017:

1

Rank in 2010s:

29

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 80 (1,259 votes)

Comments:

150

8.

Melodrama 

 Lorde

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

611 charts

Rank Score:

5,721

Rank in 2017:

2

Rank in 2010s:

40

Overall Rank:

315

Average Rating:

 81 (764 votes)

Comments:

76

9.

We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service 

 A Tribe Called Quest

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Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

3,491

Rank in 2016:

10

Rank in 2010s:

71

Overall Rank:

516

Average Rating:

 82 (563 votes)

Comments:

27

10.

Body Talk 
Compilation

 Robyn

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,424

Rank in 2010:

17

Rank in 2010s:

186

Overall Rank:

1,235

Average Rating:

 75 (192 votes)

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The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 composition

Year	Albums	%
2010	4	8%
2011	6	12%
2012	4	8%
2013	5	10%
2014	4	8%
2015	6	12%
2016	9	18%
2017	4	8%
2018	4	8%
2019	4	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Kendrick Lamar	2	4%
Solange	2	4%
Lana Del Rey	2	4%
Frank Ocean	2	4%
PJ Harvey	1	2%
Richard Dawson	1	2%
Arca	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	46%
	11	22%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
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Other 2010s decade charts

Listed below are 29 charts from recognised sources for 2010s. There are also 830 user submitted charts covering this period.

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Top 108 Best Albums Of The 2010s	108 Mics	2010s decade chart	2020
The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s	The A.V. Club	2010s decade chart	2019
Die 50 besten Alben der Zehner Jahre	Bayern 2	2010s decade chart	2019
100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks	Billboard	2010s decade chart	2019
BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s	BrooklynVegan	2010s decade chart	2020
Chorus.fm's Top 50 Albums of the 2010s	Chorus.fm	2010s decade chart	2019
100 greatest albums of the 2010s	cleveland.com	2010s decade chart	2019
Top 100 Albums of the 2010s	Consequence of Sound	2010s decade chart	2019
Top 100 Albums of the Decade	Crack Magazine	2010s decade chart	2019
The 50 Best Albums of the Decade	Deep Cuts	2010s decade chart	2019
Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s	Gorilla vs. Bear	2010s decade chart	2019
The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019	Independent	2010s decade chart	2019
BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts	laut	2010s decade chart	2020
Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre	Musikexpress.de	2010s decade chart	2020
The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s	The Needle Drop	2010s decade chart	2019
NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s	New Music Express	2010s decade chart	2019
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s	Paste	2010s decade chart	2019
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s	Pitchfork	2010s decade chart	2019
Die 100 besten Alben der 2010er	Popkultur.de	2010s decade chart	2020
100 Best Albums of the 2010s	Rolling Stone	2010s decade chart	2019
Die Playlist 2010-2019	Rolling Stone Deutschland	2010s decade chart	2020
Die besten Platten 2010-2019	Spex	2010s decade chart	2019
The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s	Spin	2010s decade chart	2020
The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s	Stereogum	2010s decade chart	2019
StuBru albums of 2010s	StuBru	2010s decade chart	2017
Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade	Tiny Mix Tapes	2010s decade chart	2019
All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked	Uproxx	2010s decade chart	2019
Die 100 besten Alben der 2010er	VISIONS	2010s decade chart	2020
Top 50 Albums of the 2010s	The Wild Honey Pie	2010s decade chart	2019

Other charts by Independent

Year charts

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The best albums of 2023	Independent	2023 year chart	2023
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The 40 best albums of 2021	Independent	2021 year chart	2021
The 40 best albums of 2020	Independent	2020 year chart	2020
The 50 best albums of 2019	Independent	2019 year chart	2019
The 40 best albums of 2018	Independent	2018 year chart	2018
The 30 Best Albums of 2017	Independent	2017 year chart	2017

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019	Independent	2010s decade chart	2019

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
95/100	12/11/2020 07:58	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
80/100	08/25/2020 11:31	Larcx13	1,094	86/100
100/100	07/27/2020 14:38	Timestarter	114	90/100
55/100	03/21/2020 19:34	JFF2	19	72/100
75/100	02/25/2020 12:11	saacsquatch	39	67/100

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