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.
20105,585236,147
20115,728198,741
20126,018218,973
20136,532211,538
20147,048180,579
20157,100223,606
20166,961203,157
20177,156173,997
20187,196149,734
20197,631130,123
Total66,9551,926,595

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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2012
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3,036
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2013
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3,033
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2015
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2,991
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2017
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2,968
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2018
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2,928
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2011
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2,917
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2010
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2,867
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2012
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2,864
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2015
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2,841
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2013
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 95 10%
2011 124 12%
2012 106 11%
2013 114 11%
2014 104 10%
2015 104 10%
2016 89 9%
2017 109 11%
2018 90 9%
2019 72 7%
Country Albums %


United States 552 55%
United Kingdom 231 23%
Canada 70 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Sweden 19 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 12 1%
Live? Albums %
No 1,000 99%
Yes 7 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,001 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Artists of 2009
1. Animal Collective
2. The Antlers
3. The xx
4. Grizzly Bear
5. Phoenix
6. Muse
7. Florence + The Machine
8. Arctic Monkeys
9. Dirty Projectors
10. Kid Cudi
11. Mumford & Sons
12. Fever Ray
13. Mastodon
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
15. Kasabian
16. St. Vincent
17. The Flaming Lips
18. The Horrors (UK)
19. Them Crooked Vultures
20. The Decemberists
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