Best Albums of the 2010s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
2010	4,926	252,262	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,131	208,864	Helplessness Blues (164th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,394	231,993	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (36th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	5,945	219,979	Modern Vampires Of The City (124th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,369	183,953	Lost In The Dream (160th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,324	230,461	To Pimp A Butterfly (20th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,281	206,273	A Moon Shaped Pool (78th)by Radiohead
2017	6,396	172,058	Damn. (267th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	6,358	149,363	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (288th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	6,814	123,534	Igor (277th)by Tyler, The Creator
Total	59,938	1,978,739

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 Vampire Weekend.

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The Wild Hunt

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

357 charts

Rank Score:

2,746

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

676

Average Rating:

78 (465 votes)

Comments:

203.

Shaking The Habitual

The Knife

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,336

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

203

Overall Rank:

1,340

Average Rating:

76 (301 votes)

Comments:

204.

Body Talk
Compilation

Robyn

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

1,335

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,341

Average Rating:

76 (186 votes)

Comments:

271.

Clinging To A Scheme

The Radio Dept.

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

1,034

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,670

Average Rating:

77 (147 votes)

Comments:

335.

Meliora

Ghost (SE)

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

822

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

335

Overall Rank:

2,036

Average Rating:

78 (169 votes)

Comments:

378.

Wounded Rhymes

Lykke Li

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

378

Overall Rank:

2,274

Average Rating:

75 (193 votes)

Comments:

381.

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

706

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

381

Overall Rank:

2,298

Average Rating:

73 (179 votes)

Comments:

386.

Honey

Robyn

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

178 charts

Rank Score:

698

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

386

Overall Rank:

2,320

Average Rating:

76 (143 votes)

Comments:

443.

There's No Leaving Now

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

583

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

443

Overall Rank:

2,668

Average Rating:

74 (159 votes)

Comments:

463.

Dead Magic

Anna Von Hausswolff

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

560

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

463

Overall Rank:

2,779

Average Rating:

76 (172 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	93	9%
2011	126	13%
2012	109	11%
2013	111	11%
2014	101	10%
2015	110	11%
2016	84	8%
2017	106	11%
2018	90	9%
2019	70	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Death Grips	9	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
The Weeknd	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	561	56%
	220	22%
	69	7%
	33	3%
	30	3%
	16	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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3. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
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10. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
11. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
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