Best Music of the 2010s – Albums

I collected over 14 lists of the best albums of the 2010s decade from various sources and compiled them into one meta-list. Here are the results: every album on three or more of the original source lists, organized by rank (that is, with the albums on the most lists at the top). Please note: these are not my personal opinions and I have not listened to all this music. An asterisk indicates that I own the album.

On 14 lists
Kendrick Lamar
– To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)*

On 13 lists
Beyoncé
Lemonade (2016)
Solange – A Seat at the Table (2016)

On 12 lists
Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)*

On 11 lists
Robyn
Body Talk (2010)
Frank OceanChannel Orange (2012)*
David BowieBlackstar (2016)*
Rihanna ANTI (2016)

On 10 lists
Arcade Fire
The Suburbs (2010)*
Frank OceanBlonde (2016)
Kendrick LamarDAMN. (2017)
Kacey MusgravesGolden Hour (2018)*

On 9 lists
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel… (2012)*
Vampire WeekendModern Vampires of the City (2013)*
D’Angelo & the VanguardBlack Messiah (2014)*
Sufjan StevensCarrie & Lowell (2015)*

On 8 lists
LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening (2010)*
Kendrick Lamargood kid, m.A.A.d. city (2012)*
Kanye WestYeezus (2013)
SZACTRL (2017)*
LordeMelodrama (2017)*

On 7 lists
Joanna Newsom
Have One on Me (2010)*
Drake Take Care (2011)
Bon IverBon Iver (2011)*
Chance the RapperAcid Rap (2013)
Beyoncé Beyoncé (2013)
Taylor Swift1989 (2014)
Carly Rae JepsenEmotion (2015)
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)*
Cardi BInvasion of Privacy (2018)

On 6 lists
Adele
21 (2011)
Sky FerreiraNight Time, My Time (2013)
Jamie xxIn Colour (2015)
Janelle MonáeDirty Computer (2018)*
Lana Del ReyNorman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)

On 5 lists
Beach House
Teen Dream (2010)*
James Blake – James Blake (2011)*
Taylor SwiftRed (2012)
Japandroids Celebration Rock (2012)*
Lana Del Rey – Born To Die (2012)
GrimesVisions (2012)*
Tame ImpalaLonerism (2012)*
Haim Days Are Gone (2013)
Deafheaven – Sunbather (2013)
Daft PunkRandom Access Memories (2013)
The War on DrugsLost in the Dream (2014)*
FKA TwigsLP1 (2014)*
St. VincentSt. Vincent (2014)*
GrimesArt Angels (2015)*
Father John MistyI Love You, Honeybear (2015)*
BjörkVulnicura (2015)*
A Tribe Called QuestWe Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (2016)*
RadioheadA Moon Shaped Pool (2016)*
Tierra WhackWhack World (2018)

On 4 lists
The Black Keys
Brothers (2010)
Lady Gaga – Born This Way (2011)
St. Vincent
Strange Mercy (2011)*
Parquet CourtsLight Up Gold (2012)*
Blood OrangeCupid Deluxe (2013)
Lorde – Pure Heroine (2013)
Angel OlsenBurn Your Fire for No Witness (2014)*
Kamasi WashingtonThe Epic (2015)*
Tame ImpalaCurrents (2015)*
FutureDirty Sprite 2 (2015)
Bon Iver22, A Million (2016)*
Mitski Puberty 2 (2016)*
Chance the RapperColoring Book (2016)
Charli XCXPop 2 (2017)
Rosalía El Mal Querer (2018)*
Pusha TDaytona (2018)
Leonard CohenYou Want It Darker (2018)*
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsGhosteen (2019)

On 3 lists
Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest (2010)*
Flying LotusCosmogramma (2010)*
Titus Andronicus – The Monitor (2010)
PJ HarveyLet England Shake (2011)*
JAY-Z/Kanye WestWatch the Throne (2011)
The WeekndHouse of Balloons (2011)
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (2011)
Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream (2012)
Alabama ShakesBoys & Girls (2012)*
Arctic MonkeysAM (2013)*
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2 (2014)
Rich GangTha Tour Part 1 (2014)
Sharon Van EttenAre We There (2014)*
DrakeIf You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late (2015)
Vince StaplesSummertime ’06 (2015)
Various ArtistsHamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording (2015)
ANOHNIHopelessness (2016)
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsSkeleton Tree (2016)
The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It (2016)
Perfume GeniusNo Shape (2017)*
Mount EerieA Crow Looked at Me (2017)
ArcaArca (2017)
Tyler, The CreatorFlower Boy (2017)
Anderson .PaakMalibu (2017)*
Ariana GrandeSweetener (2018)
Bad BunnyX 100PRE (2018)
MitskiBe the Cowboy (2018)*
J BalvinVibras (2018)
Travis Scott – Astroworld (2018)
Billie EilishWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
Solange When I Get Home (2019)
Weyes BloodTitanic Rising (2019)