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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.
20104,131360,666 The Suburbs (40th)
by Arcade Fire
20114,261270,655 Bon Iver, Bon Iver (192nd)
by Bon Iver
20124,552288,071 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (61st)
by Kendrick Lamar
20135,152254,113 Modern Vampires Of The City (158th)
by Vampire Weekend
20145,448188,689 Lost In The Dream (236th)
by The War On Drugs
20155,312225,460 To Pimp A Butterfly (49th)
by Kendrick Lamar
20165,091177,317 A Moon Shaped Pool (135th)
by Radiohead
20175,049133,991 Damn. (451st)
by Kendrick Lamar
20184,60388,680 Kids See Ghosts (761st)
by Kids See Ghosts
20191,4626,921 Titanic Rising (4,035th)
by Weyes Blood
Total45,0611,994,564

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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The SuburbsCanada Arcade Fire
Year of Release:2010Appears in:1,517 charts
Rank in 2010:1Rank Score:47,056
Rank in 2010s1Overall Rank:40
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (2,272 votes)
Comments: 220 comments
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Year of Release:2010Appears in:1,321 charts
Rank in 2010:2Rank Score:43,070
Rank in 2010s2Overall Rank:45
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (1,773 votes)
Comments: 226 comments
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To Pimp A ButterflyUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2015Appears in:1,275 charts
Rank in 2015:1Rank Score:41,829
Rank in 2010s3Overall Rank:49
Average Rating: Top rated 90/100 (1,606 votes)
Comments: 297 comments
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4.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2012Appears in:1,129 charts
Rank in 2012:1Rank Score:35,755
Rank in 2010s4Overall Rank:61
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,521 votes)
Comments: 163 comments
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5.

LonerismAustralia Tame Impala
Year of Release:2012Appears in:1,082 charts
Rank in 2012:2Rank Score:27,895
Rank in 2010s5Overall Rank:86
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (1,498 votes)
Comments: 155 comments
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6.

Carrie & LowellUnited States Sufjan Stevens
Year of Release:2015Appears in:911 charts
Rank in 2015:2Rank Score:19,838
Rank in 2010s6Overall Rank:134
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (1,111 votes)
Comments: 124 comments
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7.

A Moon Shaped PoolUnited Kingdom Radiohead
Year of Release:2016Appears in:1,016 charts
Rank in 2016:1Rank Score:19,582
Rank in 2010s7Overall Rank:135
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,586 votes)
Comments: 235 comments
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8.

High VioletUnited States The National
Year of Release:2010Appears in:808 charts
Rank in 2010:3Rank Score:18,480
Rank in 2010s8Overall Rank:146
Average Rating:  82/100 (1,091 votes)
Comments: 79 comments
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9.

Modern Vampires Of The CityUnited States Vampire Weekend
Year of Release:2013Appears in:789 charts
Rank in 2013:1Rank Score:16,951
Rank in 2010s9Overall Rank:158
Average Rating:  82/100 (1,113 votes)
Comments: 117 comments
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10.

Bon Iver, Bon IverUnited States Bon Iver
Year of Release:2011Appears in:725 charts
Rank in 2011:1Rank Score:14,508
Rank in 2010s10Overall Rank:191
Average Rating:  80/100 (1,102 votes)
Comments: 90 comments
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 142 14%
2011 161 16%
2012 130 13%
2013 139 14%
2014 109 11%
2015 102 10%
2016 68 7%
2017 89 9%
2018 57 6%
2019 4 0%
Artist Albums %


Death Grips 10 1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 6 1%
Beach House 5 0%
Julia Holter 5 0%
Lana Del Rey 5 0%
Kendrick Lamar 5 0%
The Weeknd 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 549 55%
United Kingdom 212 21%
Canada 72 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 18 2%
France 13 1%
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