Best Albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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.
20105,061250,410
20115,236207,297
20125,520230,982
20136,012219,414
20146,475184,634
20156,431230,002
20166,386206,652
20176,535173,451
20186,456149,954
20196,931125,435
Total61,0431,978,232

The best artists of the 2010s were Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Frank Ocean, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, The National and Vampire Weekend.
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2015
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39,545
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2010
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28,733
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2012
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27,715
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2010
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24,179
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2015
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18,871
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2012
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18,363
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2016
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18,060
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2016
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15,108
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2016
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13,125
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2013
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12,622
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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Year Albums %


2010 96 10%
2011 126 13%
2012 108 11%
2013 112 11%
2014 100 10%
2015 110 11%
2016 84 8%
2017 105 11%
2018 90 9%
2019 69 7%
Country Albums %


United States 558 56%
United Kingdom 221 22%
Canada 69 7%
Australia 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 17 2%
France 9 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Live? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
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