Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 31 minutes ago).
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2010s decade 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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"His accessible sound is reminiscent of The Dream and infused with chopped and screwed over-production. It's lyrics are low in self-esteem and intelligence but this album cannot remotely come into frame with small PC speakers. This bass is meant to be felt under the influence of your choice. It's ..."  [+]  Reply
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2011
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873
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525
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Trilogy 
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"This schizofrenic whole is honestly better than the parts. What's great about his style is that he can take any genre and make it sound like a Weeknd track. An enviable skill that a lot of the people he samples wish they could do."  Reply
- Boltzmann | 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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2012
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508
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2013
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394
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1. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
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3. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
4. 100 Best Albums - 2024 Edition by Apple Music (2024)
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6. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
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9. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
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