Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
20105,247246,950
20115,392204,259
20125,641227,862
20136,175216,839
20146,636184,130
20156,629227,716
20166,503205,942
20176,753172,930
20186,699150,191
20197,110126,585
Total62,7851,963,406

The best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Frank Ocean, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, The National and Nick Cave.
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2,563
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2017
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1,699
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1,442
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2014
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1,328
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2019
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481
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2019
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475
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2015
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367
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 98 10%
2011 122 12%
2012 108 11%
2013 109 11%
2014 103 10%
2015 106 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 104 10%
2018 90 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 561 56%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 18 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 5 0%
Best Albums of 1959
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
5. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
6. Chuck Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
7. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
8. Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone
9. Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
10. The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
11. Chega De Saudade by João Gilberto
12. N° 4 by Jacques Brel
13. Porgy And Bess by Miles Davis
14. What'd I Say by Ray Charles
15. Chet by Chet Baker
16. Ritchie Valens by Ritchie Valens
17. Jazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
18. Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
19. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
20. I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker
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