Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe 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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2019
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6,662
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2010
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6,456
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2011
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6,191
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2010
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6,115
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2013
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5,954
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2011
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5,909
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2018
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5,837
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2016
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5,741
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2017
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5,599
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2015
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5,575
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 95 10%
2011 120 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 98 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 111 11%
2018 90 9%
2019 75 8%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 223 22%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Artists of 2000
1. Radiohead
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3. Modest Mouse
4. The Avalanches
5. Coldplay
6. Eminem
7. OutKast
8. PJ Harvey
9. Deftones
10. At The Drive-In
11. D'Angelo
12. Linkin Park
13. Queens Of The Stone Age
14. Elliott Smith
15. Electric Wizard
16. U2
17. Grandaddy
18. Yo La Tengo
19. The White Stripes
20. Deltron 3030
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