Best Albums of the 2010s

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
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.
20105,611234,195
20115,812197,849
20126,056216,542
20136,567209,736
20147,093179,424
20157,131221,977
20166,992202,004
20177,190173,940
20187,240149,844
20197,690130,490
Total67,3821,915,999

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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2010
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10,714
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2012
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8,110
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2018
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3,140
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2015
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2,804
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2015
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 94 9%
2011 122 12%
2012 108 11%
2013 111 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 106 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 109 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 223 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 99%
Yes 6 1%
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