Tuesday, December 31, 2019

2010s: Top 100 Albums

2010-2019:

The Top 100 Albums

These are the top albums from 2010-2019 according to Dave’s Music Database, which factors in sales, chart data, awards, album ratings, and appearances on best-of lists. Compilations, archival recordings, and reissues are not factored into this list.

You can check out the top albums of all time or for other decades by clicking here.

1. Adele 21 (2011)
2. Taylor Swift 1989 (2014)
3. Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
4. Kendrick Lamar Damn. (2017)
5. Adele 25 (2015)
6. Beyoncé Lemonade (2016)
7. Frank Ocean Channel Orange (2012)
8. Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
9. Kendrick Lamar Good Kid m.A.A.d. City (2012)
10. Chris Stapleton Traveller (2015)

11. Ed Sheeran ÷ (Divide) (2017)
12. Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour (2018)
13. Drake Views (2016)
14. Taylor Swift Red (2012)
15. David Bowie Blackstar (2016)
16. Arcade Fire The Suburbs (2010)
17. Bilie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
18. Eminem Recovery (2010)
19. Katy Perry Teenage Dream (2010)
20. Mumford & Sons Babel (2012)

21. Frozen (soundtrack, 2013)
22. Beyoncé Beyoncé (2013)
23. Drake Take Care (2011)
24. Rihanna Anti (2016)
25. Frank Ocean Blond (2016)
26. Lana Del Rey Born to Die (2012)
27. D’Angelo & the Vanguard Black Messiah (2015)
28. Ed Sheeran X (Multiply) (2014)
29. Lorde Melodrama (2017)
30. Lin-Manuel Miranda (composer) Hamilton (cast: 2015)

31. Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
32. Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019)
33. PJ Harvey Let England Shake (2011)
34. Taylor Swift Speak Now (2010)
35. Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour (2014)
36. Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans (2010)
37. Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (2016)
38. Lady Gaga Born This Way (2011)
39. The Black Keys Brothers (2010)
40. Solange A Seat at the Table (2016)

41. Janelle Monáe The Arch Android (2010)
42. Drake Scorpion (2018)
43. Lady Antebellum Need You Now (2010)
44. The National High Violet (2010)
45. Arctic Monkeys AM (2013)
46. The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)
47. Kanye West Yeezus (2013)
48. Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell (2015)
49. U2 Songs of Innocence (2014)
50. Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)

51. The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream (2014)
52. Bon Iver Bon Iver (2011)
53. Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer, Different Park (2013)
54. Michael Bublé Christmas (2011)
55. Daft Punk Random Access Memories (2013)
56. Ariana Grande Thank U, Next (2019)
57. The Greatest Showman (soundtrack, 2018)
58. Beck Morning Phase (2014)
59. Fiona Apple The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012)
60. LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening (2010)

61. Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer (2018)
62. Imagine Dragons Night Visions (2012)
63. Rihanna Loud (2010)
64. Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)
65. Cardi B Invasion of Privacy (2018)
66. Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience (2013)
67. Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
68. Taylor Swift Lover (2019)
69. Lorde Pure Heroine (2013)
70. Bruno Mars 24K Magic (2016)

71. Ed Sheeran Plus (+) (2011)
72. The Lumineers The Lumineers (2012)
73. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues (2011)
74. Taylor Swift Reputation (2017)
75. Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018)
76. St. Vincent St. Vincent (2014)
77. Alabama Shakes Sound & Color (2015)
78. Tame Impala Currents (2015)
79. Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
80. Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)

81. Vampire Weekend Father of the Bride (2019)
82. Drake If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015)
83. Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker (2016)
84. Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear (2015)
85. Brandi Carlile By the Way, I Forgive You (2018)
86. Miranda Lambert Platinum (2014)
87. Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013)
88. Jack White Blunderbuss (2012)
89. Robyn Body Talk (2010)
90. Travis Scott Astroworld (2018)

91. The Highwomen The Highwomen (2019)
92. Foo Fighters Wasting Light (2011)
93. Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball (2012)
94. Nicki Minaj Pink Friday (2010)
95. Tyler, the Creator Igor (2019)
96. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born (soundtrack, 2018)
97. FKA Twigs LP1 (2014)
98. Justin Bieber Purpose (2015)
99. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit The Nashville Sound (2017)
100. Florence + the Machine Ceremonials (2011)


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First posted 5/25/2015; last updated 3/13/2024.

4 comments:

  1. Where the HELL is igor

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  2. A decade that, if the world ended, it would be better...

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    1. An unfortunate attitude. I'm a big believer that there is music to appreciate in every era. That's the very reason for this site's existence.

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