Best Albums of the 2010s
Explore the best albums of the 2010s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"For some reason I have become like obsessed with this album. I can't stop listening to it. It's like at first you feel nothing, it sounds empty the first few listens. And then you get to your third listen you a suddenly start to feel chills down your spine. Then by your seventh listen the album j..." [+] Reply
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2010
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10,089
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"This album makes Vampire Weekend one of my classic examples of "Which is better: An album that is consistent, or an inconsistent album with higher peaks?" If Vampire Weekend is an example of the first type of album, that makes MVOTC definitely one of the second ones. The first four songs on the a..." [+] Reply
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2013
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9,847
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"I've always loved Lonerism, but when this came out, I was still in the "I grew up on Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and know that hip-hop and pop are stupid" mindset. So I didn't really like it. Coming back to it after a few years, I can definitely enjoy it more, though its still no Lonerism (but th..." [+] Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2015
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9,457
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"Will somebody kindly explain to me how this album (and several others from this year) fell from a ranking between 500 and 1,000 to below 2,000 in one week?" Reply
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2014
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8,599
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"On this album Justin Vernon and company take a baby step toward the electronic effects and song fragments that dominated 22, A Million. But it really is just a baby step. This album is comprised of songs, and what great songs they are, headlined by "Holocene," which might be Bon Iver's best song...." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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8,471
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"Overhyped, overrated, underrated, ignored, I'd like to point out that all MEANS NOTHING. Just go on YouTube or whatever and listen to some tracks and make up your own mind. I heard about this from Pitchforks glowing review. And then I listened to some stuff, and it sounded amazing. Then I bought ..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2012
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8,444
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"Helplessness Blues is the best "Folk" related album I have ever heard. This album touches me on an extremely emotional level with it's amazing instrumentation and very personal lyrics about trying to find your place in the world. In my opinion Helplessness Blues is a significant improvement on th..." [+] Reply
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2011
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8,288
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"I compare Arctic Monkeys to a cute, funny, (maybe a trouble making) kid, who then grew into an ugly, awkward teen. This album is Arctic Monkeys emergence from the awkward phase, and into a good looking adult. My favorite album of theirs is still "Whatever people..." I like "Favourite..." a little..." [+] Reply
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samistake2ice | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (13 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2013
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"At its best it borders on catchy, at its worst it's irritating and/or boring. I'm not understanding the praise." Reply
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ProfessorSquid | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (12 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
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2013
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"Can somebody please explain to me how Lana Del Ray just dropped the greatest album ever? Like, I'm just so confused because it's not like Lana's a bad artist but I never exactly imagined she'd be able to create something of THIS quality" Reply
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2019
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7,803
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of the 2010s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2010 | 93 | 9% | |
| 2011 | 125 | 13% | |
| 2012 | 104 | 10% | |
| 2013 | 117 | 12% | |
| 2014 | 94 | 9% | |
| 2015 | 105 | 11% | |
| 2016 | 84 | 8% | |
| 2017 | 113 | 11% | |
| 2018 | 91 | 9% | |
| 2019 | 77 | 8% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 9 | 1% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 6 | 1% | |
| Drake | 6 | 1% | |
| Death Grips | 6 | 1% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 5 | 0% | |
| Brockhampton | 5 | 0% | |
| Kanye West | 5 | 0% | |
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559 | 56% | |
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216 | 22% | |
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71 | 7% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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8 | 1% | |
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Best Albums of the 2010s chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 102nd to 98th |
Up 4 from 99th to 95th |
Up 4 from 89th to 85th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 67th to 70th |
Down 3 from 96th to 99th |
Down 2 from 34th to 36th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 102nd to 98th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
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