Best Albums of 2010

Listed below are the best albums of 2010 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 57 minutes ago).
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2010 year 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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"It's a shame that this is ranked so low knowing this is one of the best works of Trent Reznor of all time. Catches everything about his musicality in a very different perspective. I love this soundtrack."  Reply
- MiltonAda99 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Bone shaking, earth shattering rock, but a little too repetitious. White and Mosshart both can write better material then this. The weakness of the songs ultimately resign this album to a B. Should be ranked higher than it is, though. Half the boring albums on 2010s chart are nowhere near as memo..."  [+]  Reply
- motownfreak15 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This is the proof that they are consistent songwriter. Unlike many other band, they just keep making good songs. Hope they could continue to write and play songs Til the day I die."  Reply
- SingingPeasant96 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"The greatest EP. Ever. Pure beauty. the 5 songs on here are an incredible, flowing tour-De-force of tenderest beauty. It is filled with the most achingly gorgeous melodies and guitar playing and some of the greatest lyrics I've ever heard. The vocals are so true, and plain and perfect throughout...."  [+]  Reply
- Mercury | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"One thing about this album I think is often overlooked is how focused it is. Yes, it is atmospheric dub so it's mostly an aesthetic vibe people go for, but the feel for this album is incredibly specific that it easily invokes escapism. I don't know how you can listen to this album and not imagine..."  [+]  Reply
- Anti | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Skrillex might be the most innovative musician in the business - or at least with any chart presence. You have to argue that "it's not music, it's an air conditioner" (as nitro2k11 put it) is a unique sound; I would argue that there is definite melody guiding all the grinding, crunching. and grow..."  [+]  Reply
- Listmeister | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"A fitting last album for the Man in Black. There's some powerful and emotional stuff on this one. If you're a fan of Johnny's later music, give this one a listen if you haven't already done so."  Reply
- rockinsteve | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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Best Albums of 2010 composition

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8. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
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10. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
11. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
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