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 53,000 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	5,441	240,077	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,624	201,031	Helplessness Blues (166th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,916	221,522	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (35th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,405	213,105	Modern Vampires Of The City (120th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,922	182,203	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,975	225,104	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,806	204,053	A Moon Shaped Pool (74th)by Radiohead
2017	7,002	173,586	Damn. (249th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,093	150,413	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (277th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,494	129,240	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)by Lana Del Rey
Total	65,678	1,940,333

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

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451.

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty

Big Boi

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

451

Overall Rank:

2,717

Average Rating:

75 (194 votes)

Comments:

452.

Cuz I Love You

Lizzo

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

452

Overall Rank:

2,719

Average Rating:

73 (160 votes)

Comments:

453.

Until The Quiet Comes

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

453

Overall Rank:

2,720

Average Rating:

77 (167 votes)

Comments:

454.

Pang

Caroline Polachek

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

454

Overall Rank:

2,729

Average Rating:

77 (100 votes)

Comments:

455.

Infest The Rats' Nest

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

565

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,741

Average Rating:

77 (229 votes)

Comments:

456.

Public Strain

Women

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

564

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

456

Overall Rank:

2,742

Average Rating:

76 (143 votes)

Comments:

457.

I'm All Ears

Let's Eat Grandma

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

563

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

457

Overall Rank:

2,746

Average Rating:

75 (150 votes)

Comments:

458.

Dead Magic

Anna Von Hausswolff

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

562

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

458

Overall Rank:

2,750

Average Rating:

76 (173 votes)

Comments:

459.

Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

561

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

459

Overall Rank:

2,756

Average Rating:

69 (195 votes)

Comments:

460.

Bish Bosch

Scott Walker

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

559

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

460

Overall Rank:

2,766

Average Rating:

75 (108 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year	Albums	%

2010	95	10%
2011	123	12%
2012	107	11%
2013	113	11%
2014	99	10%
2015	107	11%
2016	88	9%
2017	105	11%
2018	91	9%
2019	72	7%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	557	56%
	224	22%
	70	7%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	17	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	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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