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 54,000 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	5,618	233,165	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,819	197,533	Helplessness Blues (172nd)by Fleet Foxes
2012	6,074	215,540	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (36th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,575	209,013	Modern Vampires Of The City (123rd)by Vampire Weekend
2014	7,130	179,314	Lost In The Dream (165th)by The War On Drugs
2015	7,162	221,157	To Pimp A Butterfly (18th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	7,003	201,226	A Moon Shaped Pool (77th)by Radiohead
2017	7,205	173,809	Damn. (248th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,258	149,465	Twin Fantasy (2018) (282nd)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,705	130,496	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (222nd)by Lana Del Rey
Total	67,549	1,910,718

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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166.

Body Talk
Compilation

Robyn

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

1,588

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

166

Overall Rank:

1,115

Average Rating:

76 (196 votes)

Comments:

167.

The Powers That B
Compilation

Death Grips

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,541

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

167

Overall Rank:

1,150

Average Rating:

80 (377 votes)

Comments:

358.

Everywhere At The End Of Time
Compilation

The Caretaker

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

749

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

358

Overall Rank:

2,178

Average Rating:

84 (91 votes)

Comments:

362.

The Disintegration Loops
Compilation

William Basinski

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

743

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

362

Overall Rank:

2,191

Average Rating:

81 (115 votes)

Comments:

425.

Trilogy
Compilation

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

598

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

425

Overall Rank:

2,595

Average Rating:

79 (130 votes)

Comments:

457.

The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas
Compilation

Courtney Barnett

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

559

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

457

Overall Rank:

2,748

Average Rating:

78 (107 votes)

Comments:

624.

Product
Compilation

SOPHIE

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

410

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

624

Overall Rank:

3,575

Average Rating:

73 (63 votes)

Comments:

803.

The Promise
Compilation

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

319

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

803

Overall Rank:

4,415

Average Rating:

77 (142 votes)

Comments:

861.

Tunes 2011-2019
Compilation

Burial

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

861

Overall Rank:

4,690

Average Rating:

80 (35 votes)

Comments:

978.

EP's 1988-1991
Compilation

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

258

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	95	10%
2011	123	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	111	11%
2014	100	10%
2015	105	11%
2016	88	9%
2017	109	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	74	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Beach House	5	0%
The Weeknd	5	0%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	224	22%
	71	7%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	19	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

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