"I wish I could pretend you make me try"

- The Dodos
 

Best Albums of the 2010s

« View best albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the greatest albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade
View by decade:1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
View by year:
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.
20103,945345,024 The Suburbs (40th)
by Arcade Fire
20114,114259,261 Bon Iver, Bon Iver (192nd)
by Bon Iver
20124,374275,052 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (63rd)
by Kendrick Lamar
20134,996241,487 Modern Vampires Of The City (171st)
by Vampire Weekend
20145,252177,011 Lost In The Dream (243rd)
by The War On Drugs
20155,059207,166 To Pimp A Butterfly (54th)
by Kendrick Lamar
20164,825159,941 A Moon Shaped Pool (143rd)
by Radiohead
20174,767123,048 DAMN. (464th)
by Kendrick Lamar
20183,35932,920 Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (2,009th)
by Car Seat Headrest
Total40,6911,820,909

The best artists of the 2010s are Kendrick Lamar, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Beach House, Radiohead, Frank Ocean and Vampire Weekend.
View chart at point in time
 Show this chart as it was on the following date
Share this chart
Share | |
| RSS feed: | Download CSV file: Log in / register
URL to this chart: |
Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort byOverall Rank | Number of Charts | Average Rating | Number of Ratings | Release Date | Title | Artist
RankAlbumArtist
41.

DAMN.United States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2017Appears in:550 charts
Rank in 2017:1Rank Score:5,551
Rank in 2010s41Overall Rank:464
Average Rating:  81/100 (836 votes)
Comments: 120 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
42.

BenjiUnited States Sun Kil Moon
Year of Release:2014Appears in:413 charts
Rank in 2014:3Rank Score:5,417
Rank in 2010s42Overall Rank:473
Average Rating:  79/100 (633 votes)
Comments: 77 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
43.

The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever DoUnited States Fiona Apple
Year of Release:2012Appears in:359 charts
Rank in 2012:7Rank Score:5,246
Rank in 2010s43Overall Rank:490
Average Rating:  80/100 (533 votes)
Comments: 56 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
44.

Hurry Up, We're DreamingFrance M83
Year of Release:2011Appears in:362 charts
Rank in 2011:7Rank Score:5,215
Rank in 2010s44Overall Rank:493
Average Rating:  77/100 (505 votes)
Comments: 41 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
45.

Run The Jewels 2United States Run The Jewels
Year of Release:2014Appears in:394 charts
Rank in 2014:4Rank Score:5,138
Rank in 2010s45Overall Rank:499
Average Rating:  82/100 (577 votes)
Comments: 30 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
46.

21United Kingdom Adele
Year of Release:2011Appears in:347 charts
Rank in 2011:8Rank Score:5,132
Rank in 2010s46Overall Rank:500
Average Rating:  71/100 (705 votes)
Comments: 74 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
47.

Have One On MeUnited States Joanna Newsom
Year of Release:2010Appears in:321 charts
Rank in 2010:12Rank Score:5,119
Rank in 2010s47Overall Rank:501
Average Rating:  81/100 (373 votes)
Comments: 33 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
48.

Wasting LightUnited States Foo Fighters
Year of Release:2011Appears in:325 charts
Rank in 2011:9Rank Score:5,008
Rank in 2010s48Overall Rank:514
Average Rating:  76/100 (638 votes)
Comments: 44 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
49.

The ArchAndroidUnited States Janelle Monáe
Year of Release:2010Appears in:346 charts
Rank in 2010:13Rank Score:4,877
Rank in 2010s49Overall Rank:527
Average Rating:  80/100 (462 votes)
Comments: 30 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
50.

Born To DieUnited States Lana Del Rey
Year of Release:2012Appears in:293 charts
Rank in 2012:8Rank Score:4,832
Rank in 2010s50Overall Rank:532
Average Rating:  69/100 (600 votes)
Comments: 78 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 150 15%
2011 167 17%
2012 137 14%
2013 144 14%
2014 108 11%
2015 107 11%
2016 71 7%
2017 91 9%
2018 28 3%
Artist Albums %


Death Grips 8 1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 6 1%
Julia Holter 5 0%
Kendrick Lamar 5 0%
Lana Del Rey 5 0%
Beach House 5 0%
The Weeknd 5 0%
Show all
Country Albums %


United States 558 56%
United Kingdom 214 21%
Canada 76 8%
Australia 31 3%
Sweden 19 2%
Mixed Nationality 19 2%
France 12 1%
Show all

« View best albums of the 2000s

BestEverAlbums.com  Site Newsletter
Sign up to receive the latest site news.
We value your privacy. 

BestEverAlbums.com   Music Stores
United States  Buy from your favourite store:
eBay Amazon iTunes


Back to Top
Copyright © 2005-2018 BestEverAlbums.com. All rights reserved.    Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy  |   Contact Us  |   Advertising  |   RSS Feeds  |   Site Map  |   Hosting by ServInt