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 51,000 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	5,247	247,008	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,392	204,304	Helplessness Blues (165th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,640	227,913	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (34th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,168	216,883	Modern Vampires Of The City (124th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,636	184,125	Lost In The Dream (160th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,629	227,763	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,501	206,023	A Moon Shaped Pool (77th)by Radiohead
2017	6,751	172,873	Damn. (249th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	6,699	150,181	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (284th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,109	126,597	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (259th)by Lana Del Rey
Total	62,772	1,963,670

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

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41.

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:

544 charts

Rank Score:

5,804

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

317

Average Rating:

81 (734 votes)

Comments:

42.

The Age Of Adz

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

556 charts

Rank Score:

5,608

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

327

Average Rating:

80 (807 votes)

Comments:

43.

Brothers

The Black Keys

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

687 charts

Rank Score:

5,325

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

342

Average Rating:

79 (1,204 votes)

Comments:

44.

Titanic Rising

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

567 charts

Rank Score:

5,325

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

343

Average Rating:

82 (663 votes)

Comments:

45.

Flower Boy

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

541 charts

Rank Score:

5,280

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

84 (774 votes)

Comments:

46.

The King Of Limbs

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

824 charts

Rank Score:

5,202

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47.

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

5,063

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

363

Average Rating:

81 (1,027 votes)

Comments:

48.

Have One On Me

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

5,043

Rank in 2010:

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Overall Rank:

365

Average Rating:

81 (495 votes)

Comments:

49.

Benji

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

532 charts

Rank Score:

5,020

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

367

Average Rating:

80 (758 votes)

Comments:

50.

22, A Million

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

4,823

Rank in 2016:

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Overall Rank:

380

Average Rating:

78 (690 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	98	10%
2011	122	12%
2012	108	11%
2013	109	11%
2014	103	10%
2015	106	11%
2016	87	9%
2017	104	10%
2018	90	9%
2019	73	7%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Death Grips	7	1%
The Weeknd	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
Kanye West	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	561	56%
	220	22%
	69	7%
	33	3%
	30	3%
	18	2%
	9	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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

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

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
3. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
4. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
5. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
6. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
7. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
8. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
9. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (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. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
15. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
16. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
17. BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts by laut (2020)
18. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
19. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
20. Die 100 besten Alben der 2010er by Popkultur.de (2020)