Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
20105,405240,943
20115,556201,450
20125,903223,063
20136,372213,412
20146,857182,457
20156,887225,241
20166,782204,257
20176,972173,537
20187,024150,298
20197,441129,075
Total65,1991,943,734

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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12,078
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8,854
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8,353
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6,105
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3,730
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3,082
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Total albums: 113. Page 1 of 12

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 97 10%
2011 123 12%
2012 108 11%
2013 113 11%
2014 99 10%
2015 105 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 105 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 72 7%
Country Albums %


United States 555 56%
United Kingdom 224 22%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
Sweden 17 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Artists of 1979
1. The Clash
2. Pink Floyd
3. Joy Division
4. Talking Heads
5. Neil Young
6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
7. Gang Of Four
8. Supertramp
9. Michael Jackson
10. AC/DC
11. Fleetwood Mac
12. The Police
13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
14. Tom Petty
15. Gary Numan
16. Public Image Ltd.
17. The B-52's
18. Buzzcocks
19. The Specials
20. Elvis Costello
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