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 37,000 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	4,050	356,343	The Suburbs (39th) by Arcade Fire
2011	4,191	267,822	Bon Iver, Bon Iver (190th) by Bon Iver
2012	4,474	284,200	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (62nd) by Kendrick Lamar
2013	5,077	251,000	Modern Vampires Of The City (161st) by Vampire Weekend
2014	5,370	186,360	Lost In The Dream (237th) by The War On Drugs
2015	5,216	217,794	To Pimp A Butterfly (54th) by Kendrick Lamar
2016	4,987	170,416	A Moon Shaped Pool (140th) by Radiohead
2017	4,907	129,700	DAMN. (459th) by Kendrick Lamar
2018	4,313	74,986	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (951st) by Car Seat Headrest
2019	477	737	Safe Mode: On Remind Me Tomorrow (16,398th) by Sharon Van Etten
Total	43,062	1,939,359

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

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Album

Artist

31.

The King Of Limbs

Radiohead

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	691 charts
Rank in 2011:	4	Rank Score:	8,265
Rank in 2010s	31	Overall Rank:	337
Average Rating: 76/100 (1,662 votes)
Comments: 210 comments

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32.

The Age Of Adz

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	459 charts
Rank in 2010:	9	Rank Score:	8,225
Rank in 2010s	32	Overall Rank:	339
Average Rating: 80/100 (656 votes)
Comments: 49 comments

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33.

Teens Of Denial

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	481 charts
Rank in 2016:	4	Rank Score:	8,196
Rank in 2010s	33	Overall Rank:	341
Average Rating: 83/100 (580 votes)
Comments: 45 comments

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34.

Trouble Will Find Me

The National

Year of Release:	2013	Appears in:	485 charts
Rank in 2013:	7	Rank Score:	7,524
Rank in 2010s	34	Overall Rank:	363
Average Rating: 79/100 (777 votes)
Comments: 79 comments

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35.

El Camino

The Black Keys

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	476 charts
Rank in 2011:	5	Rank Score:	7,246
Rank in 2010s	35	Overall Rank:	370
Average Rating: 78/100 (893 votes)
Comments: 54 comments

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36.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	508 charts
Rank in 2011:	6	Rank Score:	7,164
Rank in 2010s	36	Overall Rank:	378
Average Rating: 80/100 (745 votes)
Comments: 47 comments

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37.

Innerspeaker

Tame Impala

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	507 charts
Rank in 2010:	10	Rank Score:	7,145
Rank in 2010s	37	Overall Rank:	379
Average Rating: 81/100 (802 votes)
Comments: 44 comments

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38.

I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

Year of Release:	2015	Appears in:	483 charts
Rank in 2015:	4	Rank Score:	6,841
Rank in 2010s	38	Overall Rank:	390
Average Rating: 81/100 (710 votes)
Comments: 56 comments

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39.

To Be Kind

Swans

Year of Release:	2014	Appears in:	417 charts
Rank in 2014:	2	Rank Score:	6,803
Rank in 2010s	39	Overall Rank:	392
Average Rating: 82/100 (651 votes)
Comments: 87 comments

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40.

Contra

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	454 charts
Rank in 2010:	11	Rank Score:	5,998
Rank in 2010s	40	Overall Rank:	447
Average Rating: 77/100 (909 votes)
Comments: 58 comments

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	142	14%
2011	163	16%
2012	132	13%
2013	140	14%
2014	108	11%
2015	102	10%
2016	72	7%
2017	89	9%
2018	52	5%
2019	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	556	56%
	215	22%
	73	7%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	17	2%
	12	1%
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