Best Albums of the 2010s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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	4,656	271,888	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (34th)by Kanye West
2011	4,775	224,211	Helplessness Blues (164th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,057	248,369	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (39th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	5,663	230,624	Modern Vampires Of The City (124th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,034	187,157	Lost In The Dream (165th)by The War On Drugs
2015	5,947	233,568	To Pimp A Butterfly (23rd)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	5,832	199,867	A Moon Shaped Pool (83rd)by Radiohead
2017	5,910	164,528	Damn. (296th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	5,886	136,961	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (323rd)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	6,137	105,579	Igor (348th)by Tyler, The Creator
Total	55,897	2,002,751

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

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31.

The Smile Sessions

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

425 charts

Rank Score:

7,630

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

263

Average Rating:

86 (739 votes)

Comments:

32.

I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

617 charts

Rank Score:

7,152

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

278

Average Rating:

80 (820 votes)

Comments:

33.

Trouble Will Find Me

The National

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

561 charts

Rank Score:

6,908

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

286

Average Rating:

80 (867 votes)

Comments:

34.

Damn.

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

698 charts

Rank Score:

6,699

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35.

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,665

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

299

Average Rating:

80 (865 votes)

Comments:

36.

Brothers

The Black Keys

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

654 charts

Rank Score:

6,297

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

314

Average Rating:

79 (1,161 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Age Of Adz

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

530 charts

Rank Score:

6,286

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

315

Average Rating:

80 (749 votes)

Comments:

38.

Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

481 charts

Rank Score:

6,262

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

83 (608 votes)

Comments:

39.

The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

490 charts

Rank Score:

6,117

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

322

Average Rating:

81 (676 votes)

Comments:

40.

Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

434 charts

Rank Score:

6,075

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

323

Average Rating:

82 (722 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	98	10%
2011	135	14%
2012	110	11%
2013	120	12%
2014	106	11%
2015	107	11%
2016	78	8%
2017	101	10%
2018	84	8%
2019	61	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Death Grips	9	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
The Weeknd	6	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
Car Seat Headrest	5	1%
Kanye West	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	566	57%
	215	22%
	65	7%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	18	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2010s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
2. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
3. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
4. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
5. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
6. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
7. Gorilla vs. Bear’s Albums of the Decade \| 2010-2019 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
8. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
9. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
10. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
11. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
12. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
13. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
14. StuBru albums of 2010s by StuBru (2017)
15. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
16. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
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