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 54,000 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	5,595	235,576	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,744	198,820	Helplessness Blues (171st)by Fleet Foxes
2012	6,027	218,623	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (35th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,543	211,107	Modern Vampires Of The City (122nd)by Vampire Weekend
2014	7,079	180,477	Lost In The Dream (163rd)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,110	223,257	To Pimp A Butterfly (18th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,971	202,974	A Moon Shaped Pool (76th)by Radiohead
2017	7,167	173,775	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,203	149,974	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (273rd)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,644	130,171	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (223rd)by Lana Del Rey
Total	67,083	1,924,753

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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Carry On The Grudge

Jamie T

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

254

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991

Overall Rank:

5,271

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

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992.

Audio, Video, Disco

Justice (FR)

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

254

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993.

XXIVK Magic

Bruno Mars

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

254

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993

Overall Rank:

5,278

Average Rating:

69 (116 votes)

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994.

For Crying Out Loud

Kasabian

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

253

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Cornell 5/8/77
Live

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

253

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996.

Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

253

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996

Overall Rank:

5,286

Average Rating:

78 (54 votes)

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997.

If You Leave

Daughter (UK)

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

253

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998.

Hot Sauce Committee Part Two

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

253

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Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise

The Dear Hunter

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

253

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Sempiternal

Bring Me The Horizon

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

253

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	95	10%
2011	122	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	112	11%
2014	98	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	88	9%
2017	110	11%
2018	90	9%
2019	73	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
Kanye West	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	552	55%
	225	23%
	70	7%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	20	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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

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

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