Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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.
20105,814232,705
20115,851196,041
20126,156214,503
20136,641208,171
20147,185179,017
20157,243220,174
20167,070200,645
20177,264173,273
20187,325149,051
20197,807131,088
Total68,3561,904,668

The best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Radiohead and Nick Cave.
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2011
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255
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2015
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255
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2012
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255
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2016
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254
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2010
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2019
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252
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2013
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252
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Year of Release:
2012
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251
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2011
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250
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 95 10%
2011 121 12%
2012 109 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 88 9%
2017 108 11%
2018 89 9%
2019 75 8%
Country Albums %


United States 552 55%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 5 0%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 99%
Yes 6 1%
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