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 29,000 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	3,521	299,772	The Suburbs (39th) by Arcade Fire
2011	3,717	225,157	Bon Iver, Bon Iver (195th) by Bon Iver
2012	3,957	230,189	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (79th) by Kendrick Lamar
2013	4,535	204,928	Modern Vampires Of The City (170th) by Vampire Weekend
2014	4,777	143,073	Lost In The Dream (277th) by The War On Drugs
2015	4,575	154,863	To Pimp A Butterfly (80th) by Kendrick Lamar
2016	4,170	102,237	A Moon Shaped Pool (202nd) by Radiohead
2017	2,186	15,834	DAMN. (2,545th) by Kendrick Lamar
Total	31,438	1,376,053

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

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Album

Artist

41.

Have One On Me

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	294 charts
Rank in 2010:	12	Rank Score:	4,695
Rank in 2010s	41	Overall Rank:	485
Average Rating: 81/100 (329 votes)
Comments: 29 comments

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42.

Run The Jewels 2

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:	2014	Appears in:	337 charts
Rank in 2014:	3	Rank Score:	4,633
Rank in 2010s	42	Overall Rank:	492
Average Rating: 82/100 (490 votes)
Comments: 27 comments

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43.

I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

Year of Release:	2015	Appears in:	379 charts
Rank in 2015:	4	Rank Score:	4,493
Rank in 2010s	43	Overall Rank:	508
Average Rating: 80/100 (576 votes)
Comments: 49 comments

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44.

Adele

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	301 charts
Rank in 2011:	7	Rank Score:	4,471
Rank in 2010s	44	Overall Rank:	510
Average Rating: 71/100 (627 votes)
Comments: 66 comments

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45.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	287 charts
Rank in 2011:	8	Rank Score:	4,457
Rank in 2010s	45	Overall Rank:	511
Average Rating: 76/100 (567 votes)
Comments: 39 comments

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46.

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	319 charts
Rank in 2011:	9	Rank Score:	4,365
Rank in 2010s	46	Overall Rank:	519
Average Rating: 78/100 (447 votes)
Comments: 39 comments

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47.

Benji

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:	2014	Appears in:	358 charts
Rank in 2014:	4	Rank Score:	4,360
Rank in 2010s	47	Overall Rank:	521
Average Rating: 79/100 (564 votes)
Comments: 73 comments

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48.

Teens Of Denial

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:	2016	Appears in:	312 charts
Rank in 2016:	4	Rank Score:	4,134
Rank in 2010s	48	Overall Rank:	544
Average Rating: 82/100 (396 votes)
Comments: 36 comments

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49.

The Wild Hunt

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:	2010	Appears in:	278 charts
Rank in 2010:	13	Rank Score:	4,100
Rank in 2010s	49	Overall Rank:	548
Average Rating: 78/100 (360 votes)
Comments: 31 comments

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50.

Born To Die

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	237 charts
Rank in 2012:	9	Rank Score:	4,021
Rank in 2010s	50	Overall Rank:	555
Average Rating: 68/100 (520 votes)
Comments: 74 comments

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	175	18%
2011	183	18%
2012	159	16%
2013	158	16%
2014	122	12%
2015	119	12%
2016	70	7%
2017	14	1%

Artist	Albums	%

Death Grips	6	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
The Weeknd	5	1%
Lana Del Rey	4	0%
Perfume Genius	4	0%
Julia Holter	4	0%
Mac DeMarco	4	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	555	56%
	212	21%
	75	8%
	28	3%
	18	2%
	16	2%
	12	1%
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