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 56,000 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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My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,104

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

560

Average Rating:

78 (752 votes)

Comments:

122.

Be The Cowboy

Mitski

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,031

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

122

Overall Rank:

856

Average Rating:

77 (358 votes)

Comments:

142.

Amok

Atoms For Peace

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

1,825

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

142

Overall Rank:

965

Average Rating:

75 (590 votes)

Comments:

173.

Puberty 2

Mitski

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

241 charts

Rank Score:

1,477

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

173

Overall Rank:

1,190

Average Rating:

76 (271 votes)

Comments:

211.

2012-2017

Against All Logic

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

1,243

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,394

Average Rating:

80 (366 votes)

Comments:

277.

Space Is Only Noise

Nicolas Jaar

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

976

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,734

Average Rating:

75 (226 votes)

Comments:

290.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

931

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,803

Average Rating:

76 (259 votes)

Comments:

344.

Hopelessness

Anohni

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

774

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

344

Overall Rank:

2,126

Average Rating:

73 (219 votes)

Comments:

362.

Isolation

Kali Uchis

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

728

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

362

Overall Rank:

2,230

Average Rating:

78 (273 votes)

Comments:

369.

Bury Me At Make Out Creek

Mitski

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

698

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

369

Overall Rank:

2,296

Average Rating:

78 (104 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	95	10%
2011	121	12%
2012	107	11%
2013	110	11%
2014	98	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	86	9%
2017	111	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	75	8%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
The Weeknd	5	1%
Beach House	5	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	555	56%
	223	22%
	70	7%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	19	2%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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