Best Albums of the 2010s

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
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.
20104,926252,262
20115,131208,864
20125,394231,993
20135,945219,979
20146,369183,953
20156,324230,461
20166,281206,273
20176,396172,058
20186,358149,363
20196,814123,534
Total59,9381,978,739

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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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%
Country Albums %


United States 561 56%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 16 2%
France 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%
Recognised  Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
3. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
4. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
5. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
6. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
7. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
8. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
9. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
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)
12. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
13. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
14. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
15. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
16. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
17. StuBru albums of 2010s by StuBru (2017)
18. 100 greatest albums of the 2010s by cleveland.com (2019)
19. Top 108 Best Albums Of The 2010s by 108 Mics (2020)
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