Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
20105,301244,713
20115,481203,596
20125,757226,075
20136,275216,017
20146,707183,261
20156,765226,710
20166,644205,413
20176,841172,852
20186,799150,165
20197,180127,441
Total63,7501,956,243

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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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 97 10%
2011 122 12%
2012 108 11%
2013 111 11%
2014 103 10%
2015 105 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 105 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 562 56%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 18 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 99%
Yes 6 1%
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