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	240,134	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,624	201,065	Helplessness Blues (166th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,916	221,570	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (35th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,405	213,153	Modern Vampires Of The City (120th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,922	182,230	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,974	225,152	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,805	204,083	A Moon Shaped Pool (74th)by Radiohead
2017	7,002	173,611	Damn. (249th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,093	150,433	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (277th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,494	129,236	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)by Lana Del Rey
Total	65,676	1,940,667

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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521.

Forced Witness

Alex Cameron

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

490

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

521

Overall Rank:

3,068

Average Rating:

79 (87 votes)

Comments:

522.

Harmony Of Difference

Kamasi Washington

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

490

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

522

Overall Rank:

3,069

Average Rating:

79 (125 votes)

Comments:

523.

Humanz

Gorillaz

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

488

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

523

Overall Rank:

3,077

Average Rating:

64 (435 votes)

Comments:

524.

New

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

488

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

524

Overall Rank:

3,083

Average Rating:

72 (207 votes)

Comments:

525.

The Underside Of Power

Algiers

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

488

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

525

Overall Rank:

3,086

Average Rating:

76 (130 votes)

Comments:

526.

Boarding House Reach

Jack White

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

487

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

526

Overall Rank:

3,089

Average Rating:

71 (308 votes)

Comments:

527.

Melody's Echo Chamber

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

487

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

527

Overall Rank:

3,093

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

528.

Minecraft - Volume Alpha
Soundtrack

C418

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

485

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

528

Overall Rank:

3,097

Average Rating:

79 (80 votes)

Comments:

529.

The Way Out

The Books

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

484

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

529

Overall Rank:

3,098

Average Rating:

75 (81 votes)

Comments:

530.

Clockwork Angels

Rush

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

484

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

530

Overall Rank:

3,103

Average Rating:

76 (188 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%
The Weeknd	6	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Julia Holter	5	1%
Taylor Swift	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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