Best Albums of the 2010s

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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

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	5,494	238,018	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,672	199,846	Helplessness Blues (168th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,955	220,746	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (35th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,450	212,865	Modern Vampires Of The City (121st)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,978	181,291	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,026	224,410	To Pimp A Butterfly (18th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,869	203,652	A Moon Shaped Pool (75th)by Radiohead
2017	7,091	173,341	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,146	150,147	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (272nd)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,550	130,108	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (231st)by Lana Del Rey
Total	66,231	1,934,423

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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931.

World Peace Is None Of Your Business

Morrissey

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

931

Overall Rank:

5,021

Average Rating:

69 (104 votes)

Comments:

933.

Hypnotic Eye

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

933

Overall Rank:

5,039

Average Rating:

72 (79 votes)

Comments:

950.

High Hopes

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

950

Overall Rank:

5,097

Average Rating:

65 (187 votes)

Comments:

951.

Popular Problems

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

951

Overall Rank:

5,098

Average Rating:

71 (107 votes)

Comments:

955.

Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave

The Twilight Sad

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

955

Overall Rank:

5,110

Average Rating:

73 (76 votes)

Comments:

978.

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Going To Hell

The Pretty Reckless

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

259

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

978

Overall Rank:

5,188

Average Rating:

66 (45 votes)

Comments:

982.

Indie Cindy

Pixies

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

982

Overall Rank:

5,216

Average Rating:

60 (191 votes)

Comments:

988.

while(1<2)

deadmau5

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

988

Overall Rank:

5,236

Average Rating:

71 (39 votes)

Comments:

996.

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Carry On The Grudge

Jamie T

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,256

Average Rating:

76 (32 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	96	10%
2011	123	12%
2012	107	11%
2013	113	11%
2014	99	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	106	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	72	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	7	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
Beach House	5	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	227	23%
	69	7%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	18	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
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8. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
9. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
10. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
11. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
12. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
13. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
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