Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
20105,247246,948
20115,391204,106
20125,638227,828
20136,168216,772
20146,629183,992
20156,605227,468
20166,498205,747
20176,748172,717
20186,680149,915
20197,109126,534
Total62,7131,962,026

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 Nick Cave.
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2012
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8,500
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2013
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8,493
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2012
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8,396
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2013
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8,113
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2016
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8,091
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2013
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8,059
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2012
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7,710
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2014
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7,407
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2010
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7,201
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2017
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7,133
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 97 10%
2011 122 12%
2012 108 11%
2013 109 11%
2014 102 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 105 11%
2018 90 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 559 56%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 18 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 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana (US)
3. Neutral Milk Hotel
4. The Smashing Pumpkins
5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. Weezer
9. R.E.M.
10. Richard David James
11. Nick Cave
12. Björk
13. Pavement
14. Jeff Buckley
15. Nas
16. Elliott Smith
17. Blur
18. Portishead
19. Sigur Rós
20. Massive Attack
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