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Best Albums of the 2010s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 38,000 greatest album charts.

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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.
20104,154362,112 The Suburbs (40th)
by Arcade Fire
20114,288272,101 Bon Iver, Bon Iver (190th)
by Bon Iver
20124,587289,587 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (61st)
by Kendrick Lamar
20135,173255,984 Modern Vampires Of The City (158th)
by Vampire Weekend
20145,478190,257 Lost In The Dream (236th)
by The War On Drugs
20155,325227,304 To Pimp A Butterfly (49th)
by Kendrick Lamar
20165,115180,158 A Moon Shaped Pool (133rd)
by Radiohead
20175,081136,882 Damn. (451st)
by Kendrick Lamar
20184,65891,927 Kids See Ghosts (702nd)
by Kids See Ghosts
20191,7429,074 Titanic Rising (3,523rd)
by Weyes Blood
Total45,6012,015,387

The best artists of the 2010s are Kendrick Lamar, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Radiohead, Frank Ocean and Vampire Weekend.
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1.

The SuburbsCanada Arcade Fire
Year of Release:2010Appears in:1,527 charts
Rank in 2010:1Rank Score:47,213
Rank in 2010s1Overall Rank:40
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (2,278 votes)
Comments: 221 comments
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Year of Release:2010Appears in:1,329 charts
Rank in 2010:2Rank Score:43,294
Rank in 2010s2Overall Rank:45
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (1,782 votes)
Comments: 226 comments
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To Pimp A ButterflyUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2015Appears in:1,284 charts
Rank in 2015:1Rank Score:42,161
Rank in 2010s3Overall Rank:49
Average Rating: Top rated 90/100 (1,615 votes)
Comments: 298 comments
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4.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2012Appears in:1,137 charts
Rank in 2012:1Rank Score:36,040
Rank in 2010s4Overall Rank:61
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,523 votes)
Comments: 163 comments
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5.

LonerismAustralia Tame Impala
Year of Release:2012Appears in:1,084 charts
Rank in 2012:2Rank Score:28,001
Rank in 2010s5Overall Rank:86
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (1,508 votes)
Comments: 155 comments
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6.

Carrie & LowellUnited States Sufjan Stevens
Year of Release:2015Appears in:920 charts
Rank in 2015:2Rank Score:20,103
Rank in 2010s6Overall Rank:131
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (1,122 votes)
Comments: 125 comments
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7.

A Moon Shaped PoolUnited Kingdom Radiohead
Year of Release:2016Appears in:1,020 charts
Rank in 2016:1Rank Score:19,906
Rank in 2010s7Overall Rank:133
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,599 votes)
Comments: 236 comments
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8.

High VioletUnited States The National
Year of Release:2010Appears in:821 charts
Rank in 2010:3Rank Score:18,722
Rank in 2010s8Overall Rank:143
Average Rating:  82/100 (1,098 votes)
Comments: 80 comments
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Modern Vampires Of The CityUnited States Vampire Weekend
Year of Release:2013Appears in:792 charts
Rank in 2013:1Rank Score:17,086
Rank in 2010s9Overall Rank:158
Average Rating:  82/100 (1,121 votes)
Comments: 117 comments
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10.

Bon Iver, Bon IverUnited States Bon Iver
Year of Release:2011Appears in:731 charts
Rank in 2011:1Rank Score:14,613
Rank in 2010s10Overall Rank:190
Average Rating:  80/100 (1,108 votes)
Comments: 91 comments
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 140 14%
2011 160 16%
2012 127 13%
2013 141 14%
2014 111 11%
2015 100 10%
2016 68 7%
2017 89 9%
2018 59 6%
2019 5 1%
Artist Albums %


Death Grips 10 1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 6 1%
Julia Holter 5 1%
Kendrick Lamar 5 1%
The Weeknd 5 1%
Lana Del Rey 5 1%
Beach House 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 210 21%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 32 3%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 18 2%
France 13 1%
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