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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16.

Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

920 charts

Rank Score:

8,855

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Overall Rank:

173

Average Rating:

82 (1,308 votes)

Comments:

104

17.

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

940 charts

Rank Score:

8,573

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34.

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

5,985

Rank in 2011:

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Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

85 (826 votes)

Comments:

37.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

734 charts

Rank Score:

5,900

Rank in 2011:

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Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

80 (950 votes)

Comments:

45.

The King Of Limbs

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

866 charts

Rank Score:

4,675

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54.

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

629 charts

Rank Score:

4,382

Rank in 2011:

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Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

78 (1,077 votes)

Comments:

64.

Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

3,758

Rank in 2011:

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Overall Rank:

469

Average Rating:

79 (589 votes)

Comments:

74.

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

3,286

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Overall Rank:

535

Average Rating:

77 (659 votes)

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75.

Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

506 charts

Rank Score:

3,280

Rank in 2011:

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Overall Rank:

537

Average Rating:

72 (928 votes)

Comments:

87.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

418 charts

Rank Score:

2,768

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Overall Rank:

633

Average Rating:

76 (784 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	95	10%
2011	121	12%
2012	106	11%
2013	109	11%
2014	99	10%
2015	108	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	111	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	77	8%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
Kendrick Lamar	5	0%
Kanye West	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	223	22%
	69	7%
	33	3%
	29	3%
	20	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	998	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	99%
Yes	6	1%

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