Best Albums of the 2010s : Best Ever Albums

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 35,000 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	3,924	341,661	The Suburbs (39th) by Arcade Fire
2011	4,095	257,790	Bon Iver, Bon Iver (188th) by Bon Iver
2012	4,358	272,213	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (64th) by Kendrick Lamar
2013	4,976	239,921	Modern Vampires Of The City (171st) by Vampire Weekend
2014	5,238	175,820	Lost In The Dream (246th) by The War On Drugs
2015	5,041	203,541	To Pimp A Butterfly (58th) by Kendrick Lamar
2016	4,805	158,281	A Moon Shaped Pool (143rd) by Radiohead
2017	4,725	121,361	DAMN. (464th) by Kendrick Lamar
2018	3,148	30,190	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (2,054th) by Car Seat Headrest
Total	40,310	1,800,779

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

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Album

Artist

31.

The King Of Limbs

Radiohead

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	676 charts
Rank in 2011:	4	Rank Score:	7,999
Rank in 2010s	31	Overall Rank:	342
Average Rating: 76/100 (1,626 votes)
Comments: 209 comments

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32.

Teens Of Denial

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	465 charts
Rank in 2016:	4	Rank Score:	7,978
Rank in 2010s	32	Overall Rank:	344
Average Rating: 83/100 (552 votes)
Comments: 43 comments

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33.

The Age Of Adz

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	438 charts
Rank in 2010:	9	Rank Score:	7,955
Rank in 2010s	33	Overall Rank:	346
Average Rating: 80/100 (630 votes)
Comments: 48 comments

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34.

Trouble Will Find Me

The National

Year of Release:	2013	Appears in:	475 charts
Rank in 2013:	7	Rank Score:	7,315
Rank in 2010s	34	Overall Rank:	363
Average Rating: 79/100 (756 votes)
Comments: 79 comments

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35.

El Camino

The Black Keys

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	466 charts
Rank in 2011:	5	Rank Score:	6,933
Rank in 2010s	35	Overall Rank:	380
Average Rating: 78/100 (873 votes)
Comments: 52 comments

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36.

Innerspeaker

Tame Impala

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	491 charts
Rank in 2010:	10	Rank Score:	6,893
Rank in 2010s	36	Overall Rank:	383
Average Rating: 81/100 (776 votes)
Comments: 44 comments

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37.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	490 charts
Rank in 2011:	6	Rank Score:	6,722
Rank in 2010s	37	Overall Rank:	389
Average Rating: 80/100 (720 votes)
Comments: 47 comments

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38.

I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

Year of Release:	2015	Appears in:	469 charts
Rank in 2015:	4	Rank Score:	6,709
Rank in 2010s	38	Overall Rank:	390
Average Rating: 81/100 (689 votes)
Comments: 55 comments

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39.

To Be Kind

Swans

Year of Release:	2014	Appears in:	393 charts
Rank in 2014:	2	Rank Score:	6,390
Rank in 2010s	39	Overall Rank:	403
Average Rating: 82/100 (630 votes)
Comments: 87 comments

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40.

Contra

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	435 charts
Rank in 2010:	11	Rank Score:	5,690
Rank in 2010s	40	Overall Rank:	455
Average Rating: 77/100 (886 votes)
Comments: 57 comments

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	150	15%
2011	167	17%
2012	139	14%
2013	143	14%
2014	110	11%
2015	110	11%
2016	72	7%
2017	89	9%
2018	20	2%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	554	55%
	217	22%
	78	8%
	30	3%
	18	2%
	16	2%
	12	1%
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