Best Albums of the 2010s

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
YearAlbums 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.
20105,471239,104
20115,653200,283
20125,939221,166
20136,440213,344
20146,965181,428
20157,017224,648
20166,845203,954
20177,076173,114
20187,133150,187
20197,540129,630
Total66,0791,936,858

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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2016
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488
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2015
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486
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2013
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485
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2017
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2017
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2010
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482
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2012
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482
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2012
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481
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2016
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 96 10%
2011 123 12%
2012 106 11%
2013 115 12%
2014 105 11%
2015 107 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 106 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 72 7%
Country Albums %


United States 558 55%
United Kingdom 227 23%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 997 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 1,003 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,002 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. Black Sabbath
9. The Who
10. Genesis
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Bob Dylan
13. Paul McCartney
14. Yes
15. Joni Mitchell
16. Bruce Springsteen
17. Bob Marley
18. Nick Drake
19. Queen
20. Joy Division
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