Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Radiohead and Nick Cave.
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2017
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2018
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257
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2014
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2016
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2019
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2012
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2012
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2010
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255
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2015
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255
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2010
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 92 9%
2011 121 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 113 11%
2014 94 9%
2015 108 11%
2016 83 8%
2017 115 12%
2018 91 9%
2019 76 8%
Country Albums %


United States 556 56%
United Kingdom 221 22%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 31 3%
Mixed Nationality 25 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
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1. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian
2. Pinkerton by Weezer
3. Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
4. Ænima by Tool
5. Odelay by Beck
6. Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
7. Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans
8. ATLiens by OutKast
9. Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
10. Tigermilk by Belle And Sebastian
11. The Score by Fugees
12. Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
13. Richard D. James Album by Aphex Twin
14. Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
15. New Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M.
16. Beautiful Freak by Eels
17. Sublime by Sublime
18. Being There by Wilco
19. On Avery Island by Neutral Milk Hotel
20. Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab
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