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	5,440	240,139	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33rd)by Kanye West
2011	5,623	201,097	Helplessness Blues (166th)by Fleet Foxes
2012	5,914	221,612	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (35th)by Kendrick Lamar
2013	6,401	213,273	Modern Vampires Of The City (120th)by Vampire Weekend
2014	6,895	182,051	Lost In The Dream (159th)by The War On Drugs
2015	6,974	225,292	To Pimp A Butterfly (19th)by Kendrick Lamar
2016	6,804	204,128	A Moon Shaped Pool (74th)by Radiohead
2017	7,002	173,615	Damn. (249th)by Kendrick Lamar
2018	7,091	150,459	Twin Fantasy (Face To Face) (277th)by Car Seat Headrest
2019	7,494	129,230	Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)by Lana Del Rey
Total	65,638	1,940,896

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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581.

American Slang

The Gaslight Anthem

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

581

Overall Rank:

3,364

Average Rating:

76 (119 votes)

Comments:

582.

Masterpiece

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

582

Overall Rank:

3,366

Average Rating:

78 (101 votes)

Comments:

583.

青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

583

Overall Rank:

3,373

Average Rating:

80 (47 votes)

Comments:

584.

Within And Without

Washed Out

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

436

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

584

Overall Rank:

3,374

Average Rating:

74 (145 votes)

Comments:

585.

Wolf

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

436

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

585

Overall Rank:

3,375

Average Rating:

72 (265 votes)

Comments:

586.

Blue & Lonesome

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

435

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

586

Overall Rank:

3,381

Average Rating:

74 (175 votes)

Comments:

587.

Something More Than Free

Jason Isbell

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

435

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

587

Overall Rank:

3,382

Average Rating:

76 (114 votes)

Comments:

588.

Sweetener

Ariana Grande

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

434

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

588

Overall Rank:

3,384

Average Rating:

68 (156 votes)

Comments:

589.

Superorganism

Superorganism

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

433

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

589

Overall Rank:

3,390

Average Rating:

73 (112 votes)

Comments:

590.

More Life

Drake

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

433

Rank in 2017:

Rank in 2010s:

590

Overall Rank:

3,391

Average Rating:

59 (171 votes)

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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%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Kendrick Lamar	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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