Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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.
20105,868233,025
20115,853195,961
20126,158214,411
20136,643208,170
20147,187178,749
20157,248219,764
20167,078200,471
20177,270173,255
20187,328149,136
20197,810131,154
Total68,4431,904,096

The best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Radiohead and Nick Cave.
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2016
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3,438
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2014
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3,435
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2017
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3,381
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2011
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3,256
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2011
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3,254
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2018
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3,198
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2015
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3,193
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2018
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3,142
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2015
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3,118
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2013
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3,058
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 95 10%
2011 120 12%
2012 109 11%
2013 110 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 107 11%
2016 87 9%
2017 109 11%
2018 89 9%
2019 75 8%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 71 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 20 2%
France 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
Live? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 6 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Artists of 1979
1. The Clash
2. Pink Floyd
3. Joy Division
4. Talking Heads
5. Neil Young
6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
7. Michael Jackson
8. Supertramp
9. Gang Of Four
10. AC/DC
11. The Police
12. Fleetwood Mac
13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
14. Tom Petty
15. Gary Numan
16. Public Image Ltd.
17. Buzzcocks
18. The B-52's
19. The Specials
20. Elvis Costello
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