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Highest Rated Albums of the 2010s

Decade

2010s
- All Time
- 2010s
- 2000s
- 1990s

Genre

2010s

1. Deerhunter - Fading Frontier

Deerhunter - Fading Frontier

October 16, 2015

Score

100

2. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

March 18, 2016

Alternative Rock

Score

100

3. White Lung - Paradise

White Lung - Paradise

May 6, 2016

Score

100

4. Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death

Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death

June 3, 2016

Score

100

5. Skepta - Konnichiwa

Skepta - Konnichiwa

May 6, 2016

Score

100

6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

September 9, 2016

Score

100

7. Jamie T - Trick

Jamie T - Trick

September 2, 2016

Neo-Psychedelia

Score

100

8. Wiley - Godfather

Wiley - Godfather

January 13, 2017

Score

100

9. Laura Marling - Semper Femina

Laura Marling - Semper Femina

March 10, 2017

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

10. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

December 25, 2016

Score

100

11. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

April 7, 2017

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

12. Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer

Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer

February 24, 2017

Score

100

13. Lorde - Melodrama

Lorde - Melodrama

June 16, 2017

Score

100

14. Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love

Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love

July 14, 2017

Score

100

15. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

June 23, 2017

Score

100

16. Arcade Fire - Everything Now

Arcade Fire - Everything Now

July 28, 2017

Alternative Dance

Score

100

17. Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life

Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life

September 29, 2017

Score

100

18. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

September 1, 2017

Score

100

19. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

November 30, 2018

Score

100

20. Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

February 9, 2018

Score

100

21. Dream Wife - Dream Wife

Dream Wife - Dream Wife

January 26, 2018

Alternative Rock

Score

100

22. Hookworms - Microshift

Hookworms - Microshift

February 2, 2018

Neo-Psychedelia

Score

100

23. Shame - Songs of Praise

Shame - Songs of Praise

January 12, 2018

Score

100

24. Jack White - Boarding House Reach

Jack White - Boarding House Reach

March 23, 2018

Score

100

25. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in Blue

Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in Blue

March 23, 2018

Score

100

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2010.

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