Best Albums of the 2010s
Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"It's easy to see why Viet Cong are so suited to a genre such as post-punk considering it came with the promise of heralding a 'limitless future' - for music at the very least. Songs often stop, take unexpected de-tours, and to paraphrase the Young Marble Giants constantly change. Like Interpol wi..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (4 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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2015
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1,406
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"My favourite album from one of my favourite bands. So many catchy pop tunes on here, mixed in with some really deep lyrics. They do seem to be quite a marmite band and I do understand why, but I am still surprised this isn't ranked higher on the overall chart. My favourites are Warm Healer, The W..." [+] Reply
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2015
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1,405
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"This album is grand, sweeping, intentionally melodramatic. Lots of ups and downs. Which is exactly how a grand breakup album should be. When I was going through a big bad breakup Beck's Sea Change totally destroyed me (you know, in a good way, the way music should when you're the saddest). This a..." [+] Reply
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rogue | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2019
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1,390
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"Sharon Van Etten sits on the singer-songwriter spectrum somewhere near Chan Marshall and Will Oldham. This particular album is mostly understated. Another reviewer might have called it "maddeningly slow" and "boring." I have called it a "slow burner." Your call." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2014
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1,387
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"This is a decent album, it really is. Yet, I just don't see the appeal. If someone could explain it to me, I would genuinely appreciate that. To me, there's a lot of sameness, and a lot of so-so songwriting. I'm listening to this album more and more, and I'm starting to see it, but I still feel l..." [+] Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2013
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1,376
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"2013 is turning out to be an amazing year for electroacoustic albums. This is easily Tim Hecker's most dynamic, attention-grabbing work. Also possibly his best. Here, the melancholic stupor present in his other work gives rise to fear and desperation, with moments of refuge scattered throughout. ..." [+] Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2013
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1,375
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"1st play-through: "...not bad" 2nd play-through: " this is a freaking masterpiece" 3rd play-through: "this makes my little penis the big penis"" Reply
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2017
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1,373
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"My favourite thing about this album is that you can tell it took 16 years by the sound of some of the tracks. 'If I Was a Folkstar' for example sounds like an early-00's Daft Punk track, 'The Wozard of Iz' also sounds like it was from about the same time. Despite the fact that some tracks may sou..." [+] Reply
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2016
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1,372
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"Out of all the 2010s indie singer-songwriter albums this one is the best" Reply
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Jhlffc | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2017
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1,365
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"Some words to describe this album: ethereal, dense, stunning, introspective, dark, gorgeous. It's one of the seminal musical milestones in modern music as far as I am concerned. It wraps you up in sound and showers you with waves of beautiful noises. There is nothing quite like this that I have h..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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1,356
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 19 of 100
Best Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2010 | 89 | 9% | |
| 2011 | 122 | 12% | |
| 2012 | 104 | 10% | |
| 2013 | 114 | 11% | |
| 2014 | 93 | 9% | |
| 2015 | 106 | 11% | |
| 2016 | 85 | 9% | |
| 2017 | 115 | 12% | |
| 2018 | 91 | 9% | |
| 2019 | 81 | 8% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 8 | 1% | |
| Death Grips | 6 | 1% | |
| Drake | 6 | 1% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 6 | 1% | |
| Kanye West | 5 | 1% | |
| Car Seat Headrest | 5 | 1% | |
| Beach House | 5 | 1% | |
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560 | 56% | |
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214 | 21% | |
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69 | 7% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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