Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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.
20105,423240,671
20115,593201,469
20125,908222,464
20136,389213,225
20146,877182,254
20156,932224,925
20166,798204,050
20176,994173,441
20187,059150,324
20197,483129,228
Total65,4561,942,050

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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2017
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1,722
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2011
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1,714
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2015
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1,701
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2018
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1,700
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2014
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1,682
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2012
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1,680
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2016
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1,632
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2014
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1,624
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2012
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1,623
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2019
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 96 10%
2011 124 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 113 11%
2014 99 10%
2015 106 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 105 11%
2018 91 9%
2019 72 7%
Country Albums %


United States 555 56%
United Kingdom 225 23%
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 1985
1. Kate Bush
2. Tom Waits
3. Dire Straits
4. The Smiths
5. The Jesus And Mary Chain
6. Tears For Fears
7. The Cure
8. The Replacements
9. Prefab Sprout
10. Marillion
11. The Pogues
12. New Order
13. Hüsker Dü
14. The Waterboys
15. The Fall
16. R.E.M.
17. Talking Heads
18. Prince
19. Prince And The Revolution
20. The Cult (UK)
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