Best Albums of 2010

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Listed below are the best albums of 2010 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2010 were Kanye West, Arcade Fire, The National, Beach House, LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz, Deerhunter, Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom and The Black Keys.

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11.

Innerspeaker

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

663 charts

Rank Score:

4,369

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

80 (1,056 votes)

Comments:

12.

Contra

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

608 charts

Rank Score:

3,844

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

457

Average Rating:

77 (1,102 votes)

Comments:

13.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

3,705

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

474

Average Rating:

80 (620 votes)

Comments:

14.

Cosmogramma

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

2,754

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

634

Average Rating:

80 (572 votes)

Comments:

15.

Congratulations

MGMT

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

415 charts

Rank Score:

2,566

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

102

Overall Rank:

689

Average Rating:

75 (783 votes)

Comments:

16.

The Wild Hunt

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

2,539

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

103

Overall Rank:

696

Average Rating:

78 (479 votes)

Comments:

17.

Body Talk
Compilation

Robyn

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

229 charts

Rank Score:

1,579

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,114

Average Rating:

76 (200 votes)

Comments:

18.

Crystal Castles (II)

Crystal Castles

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

1,350

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

194

Overall Rank:

1,288

Average Rating:

75 (291 votes)

Comments:

19.

Total Life Forever

Foals

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,297

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,339

Average Rating:

76 (426 votes)

Comments:

20.

Broken Bells

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,246

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

212

Overall Rank:

1,397

Average Rating:

74 (410 votes)

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Best Albums of 2010 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
Lil Wayne	2	0%
Suzanne Vega	2	0%
John Lennon	2	0%
Ke$ha	2	0%
Weezer	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	183	18%
	44	4%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	39	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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