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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441.

The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas
Compilation

Courtney Barnett

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

576

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

441

Overall Rank:

2,679

Average Rating:

78 (107 votes)

Comments:

442.

Relaxer

alt-J

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

575

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

442

Overall Rank:

2,683

Average Rating:

71 (238 votes)

Comments:

443.

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty

Big Boi

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

575

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

443

Overall Rank:

2,684

Average Rating:

75 (193 votes)

Comments:

444.

Luxury Problems

Andy Stott

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

574

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

444

Overall Rank:

2,689

Average Rating:

76 (112 votes)

Comments:

445.

Recovery

Eminem

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

573

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

445

Overall Rank:

2,694

Average Rating:

61 (420 votes)

Comments:

446.

Infest The Rats' Nest

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

572

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

446

Overall Rank:

2,698

Average Rating:

77 (230 votes)

Comments:

447.

The Book Of Souls

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

571

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

447

Overall Rank:

2,702

Average Rating:

73 (162 votes)

Comments:

448.

Lust For Life

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

571

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

448

Overall Rank:

2,704

Average Rating:

73 (247 votes)

Comments:

449.

New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges

Colin Stetson

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

570

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

449

Overall Rank:

2,706

Average Rating:

77 (97 votes)

Comments:

450.

Clean

Soccer Mommy

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

570

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

450

Overall Rank:

2,707

Average Rating:

74 (184 votes)

Comments:

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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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