Best Albums of the 2010s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
2010	5,062	250,461	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (32nd)by Kanye West
2011	5,236	207,252	Helplessness Blues (164th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,520	230,944	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (34th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,012	219,368	Modern Vampires Of The City (126th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,475	184,608	Lost In The Dream (160th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,431	229,957	To Pimp A Butterfly (20th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,388	206,631	A Moon Shaped Pool (77th)by Radiohead
2017	6,535	173,457	Damn. (251st)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	6,456	149,925	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (288th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	6,930	125,434	Igor (261st)by Tyler, The Creator
Total	61,045	1,978,037

The best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Frank Ocean, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, The National and Vampire Weekend.

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151.

A Seat At The Table

Solange

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,768

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

151

Overall Rank:

1,038

Average Rating:

78 (293 votes)

Comments:

152.

Psychic

Darkside

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,767

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

152

Overall Rank:

1,040

Average Rating:

77 (323 votes)

Comments:

153.

Polygondwanaland

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

1,730

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

153

Overall Rank:

1,057

Average Rating:

81 (241 votes)

Comments:

154.

1989

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,718

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

154

Overall Rank:

1,061

Average Rating:

66 (405 votes)

Comments:

155.

TA13OO

Denzel Curry

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,709

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

155

Overall Rank:

1,070

Average Rating:

81 (324 votes)

Comments:

156.

The 2nd Law

Muse

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,698

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

156

Overall Rank:

1,074

Average Rating:

64 (701 votes)

Comments:

157.

The Magic Whip

Blur

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

339 charts

Rank Score:

1,692

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

157

Overall Rank:

1,081

Average Rating:

76 (583 votes)

Comments:

158.

Father Of The Bride

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

320 charts

Rank Score:

1,688

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,082

Average Rating:

76 (491 votes)

Comments:

159.

Burst Apart

The Antlers

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,687

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,083

Average Rating:

77 (377 votes)

Comments:

160.

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

The 1975

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

1,636

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,104

Average Rating:

74 (252 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	96	10%
2011	126	13%
2012	108	11%
2013	112	11%
2014	100	10%
2015	110	11%
2016	84	8%
2017	105	11%
2018	90	9%
2019	69	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Death Grips	8	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
The Weeknd	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Julia Holter	5	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	558	56%
	221	22%
	69	7%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	17	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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