Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2010s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
20105,598234,803
20115,753198,568
20126,049218,101
20136,547210,618
20147,085180,150
20157,114222,789
20166,979202,870
20177,172173,960
20187,212150,002
20197,650130,286
Total67,1591,922,148

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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2015
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35,909
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2010
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25,379
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2012
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25,045
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2010
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21,009
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2015
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17,823
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2016
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16,757
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2012
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16,162
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2016
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14,222
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2016
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12,403
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2013
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11,504
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 96 10%
2011 123 12%
2012 107 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 99 10%
2015 105 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 110 11%
2018 90 9%
2019 73 7%
Country Albums %


United States 551 55%
United Kingdom 226 23%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
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