Best Albums of the 2010s

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31.

Let England Shake 

 PJ Harvey

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"Congratulations on the BEAmers. Far more prestigious than the mercury prize"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

829 charts

Rank Score:

6,072

Rank in 2011:

3

Rank in 2010s:

31

Overall Rank:

268

Average Rating:

 80 (969 votes)

Comments:

61

32.

To Be Kind 

 Swans

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"Fantano also gave The Money Store 10/10 yet you don't see it at the top of 2012.He thought MBDTF was average but BEA has it as second best of 2010.So no,it's not first because a famous critic gave it a perfect score."  Reply

- newbands1 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +19 votes (20 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

647 charts

Rank Score:

6,048

Rank in 2014:

2

Rank in 2010s:

32

Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

 82 (892 votes)

Comments:

102

33.

An Awesome Wave 

 alt-J

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"Such a unique album. Should be in the top ten for the decade in my mind"  Reply

- menz812 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (10 helpful | 2 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

734 charts

Rank Score:

6,032

Rank in 2012:

6

Rank in 2010s:

33

Overall Rank:

272

Average Rating:

 78 (1,016 votes)

Comments:

74

34.

Halcyon Digest 

 Deerhunter

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"Say what you want about Pitchfork but I find it hard to talk bad about them, as they introduced me to so much good music that I would otherwise never listen to. This album is one example. So good."  Reply

- 19loveless91 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

791 charts

Rank Score:

5,737

Rank in 2010:

7

Rank in 2010s:

34

Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

 81 (924 votes)

Comments:

59

35.

Trouble Will Find Me 

 The National

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"Finally, The National have made the album I always knew they were capable of making. Their past two albums have all been very good, but nothing too amazing, but there was a lot of potential that I could hear there. But now, with “Trouble Will Find Me", they’ve finally realized that potential and ...""Finally, The National have made the album I always knew they were capable of making. Their past two albums have all been very good, but nothing too amazing, but there was a lot of potential that I could hear there. But now, with “Trouble Will Find Me", they’ve finally realized that potential and created an incredible album with it. Beautifully introspective, the music plays right into Matt Berninger’s baritone voice and blends together to make a beautiful coherent piece. Perhaps one of my favorite things about this album are the peripherals, the things that are going on instrumentally in the background. They’re not the focus of the songs, but they enhance the songs so much. This is what The National is capable of and I am so glad they’ve made this album."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

690 charts

Rank Score:

5,684

Rank in 2013:

7

Rank in 2010s:

35

Overall Rank:

285

Average Rating:

 79 (955 votes)

Comments:

88

36.

The Smile Sessions 

 The Beach Boys

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"Brian Wilson's genius aside is this the lost masterpiece we all wish to believe it to be? I might be the biggest Beach Boys fan in this site so I have to take this with grain of salt. I've always hated Vegetables and Mrs. O'Leary's Farm gives me gas like no other 'classic' album section since sid...""Brian Wilson's genius aside is this the lost masterpiece we all wish to believe it to be? I might be the biggest Beach Boys fan in this site so I have to take this with grain of salt. I've always hated Vegetables and Mrs. O'Leary's Farm gives me gas like no other 'classic' album section since side two of Abbey Road. That aside Our Prayer, Cabin Essence, Wonderful and Good Vibrations are as great as any set of songs as anything EVER put in the same package. So like any great Beach Boys album there's clunkers with the inspired (or perfect). The album is not as cohesive as Pet Sounds so it fails to top THE Masterpiece. But as I write this Good Vibrations is pumping in to my headphones and I'm as close to G-d as I can get. Inventive, original, vocally stunning, lyrically frustrating (like Forever Changes swallows the Dylan obscurity handbook) and utterly fascinating. And since Brian put this together I'm willing to accept it as the LOST classic. I've maintained that Brian's 2004 effort was beautiful but flawed. There's NOTHING like listening to the original harmonies. Excepting the Four Freshman and the Mama's and the Papa's there's no other vocal harmonies close to those on this album. The sound is rich, textured and luxurious. And I simply prefer the sixties analog to modern digital production. Final thought. This album angers me and should challenge today's generation of artists. I'm pissed because Brian denied me the cohesive article for 42 years. Today's kids should be upset that this is going down as the best album of the century (to date) recorded low those many years ago. And guys...songs matter. A truly great record. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

474 charts

Rank Score:

5,667

Rank in 2011:

4

Rank in 2010s:

36

Overall Rank:

288

Average Rating:

 85 (848 votes)

Comments:

77

37.

Titanic Rising 

 Weyes Blood

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"Certainly one of the most cinematic records I've heard. It's evident right away in "A Lot's Gonna Change", where Natalie invites us to hear the story of the younger more naive-and-in-love version of herself. I think people are reading a bit too much into the concepts of the album. Simply put, it'...""Certainly one of the most cinematic records I've heard. It's evident right away in "A Lot's Gonna Change", where Natalie invites us to hear the story of the younger more naive-and-in-love version of herself. I think people are reading a bit too much into the concepts of the album. Simply put, it's a love story from beginning-to-end. The album conveys the overall arc of the relationship (from its genesis in "Andromeda" to its conclusion in "Picture Me Better") with all of the complications, bliss, and dread that come with it. Weyes Blood's melodies are constantly beautiful and engaging. It is extremely dreamy and at times outright surreal (Movies) but despite sounding a lot like the album cover looks, the production is extremely clear and crisp. The only misstep was that clunker of a final track. Sounds like a cheap copy-paste of the strings in A Lot's Gonna Change to try to bookend the album with the same melody. It feels out of place and tacky -- she should have simply ended with Picture Me Better. Still, this is only a minor gripe. Just an outstanding record from front to back. Favorite of the year thus far. 10/10. Favorite Tracks: Movies, Picture Me Better, A Lot's Gonna Change "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

647 charts

Rank Score:

5,614

Rank in 2019:

3

Rank in 2010s:

37

Overall Rank:

291

Average Rating:

 82 (702 votes)

Comments:

74

38.

Twin Fantasy (2018) 

 Car Seat Headrest

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"The courage to put out an album like Twin Fantasy is in itself moving. It always sat as a personal favourite of mine, but one that I never put on a list because a) I couldn't bring myself to, and b) I'd convinced myself it wasn't good enough, as if the despair of listening to it was the only valu...""The courage to put out an album like Twin Fantasy is in itself moving. It always sat as a personal favourite of mine, but one that I never put on a list because a) I couldn't bring myself to, and b) I'd convinced myself it wasn't good enough, as if the despair of listening to it was the only value I derived from it. In fact I hadn't listened to the album in years when I heard it was going to be re-worked. Something I was both excited about and terrified of. The album was already canonical, what might be if this rework changes the experience for the worse? would it kill my memory of it? That said, I was deep down excited because I've found myself listening to newer Car Seat Headrest album and loving the production. I'd been waiting for an album to come out that had the power and profundity of Twin Fantasy but the production chops of later works, like deep down I'd convinced myself if I could take the album (or whatever post teens of denial masterpiece I thought was coming) seriously, and still be moved as I was a teenager to bandcamp Toledo, then I could happily herald the work a masterpiece, and deservingly so. I think deep down I was waiting for this to happen, and I couldn't be happier it did. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

548 charts

Rank Score:

5,577

Rank in 2018:

1

Rank in 2010s:

38

Overall Rank:

294

Average Rating:

 82 (846 votes)

Comments:

95

39.

Melodrama 

 Lorde

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"Pop is usually not my genre, but Lorde achieves something magical with this album!"  Reply

- Eiwynn | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

668 charts

Rank Score:

5,448

Rank in 2017:

2

Rank in 2010s:

39

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

 81 (802 votes)

Comments:

77

40.

Atrocity Exhibition 

 Danny Brown

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"Danny Brown is officially a legend with this album."  Reply

- jlancast1996 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

621 charts

Rank Score:

5,358

Rank in 2016:

5

Rank in 2010s:

40

Overall Rank:

310

Average Rating:

 83 (724 votes)

Comments:

54

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2010	94	9%
2011	124	12%
2012	105	11%
2013	114	11%
2014	90	9%
2015	106	11%
2016	84	8%
2017	113	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	80	8%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	9	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Brockhampton	5	0%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
Laura Marling	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	556	56%
	215	21%
	70	7%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	20	2%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%