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Highest Rated Albums of the 2010s

Decade
Source
Genre
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

1.

Wretch 32 - Upon Reflection
October 18, 2019
Score
100
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2.

Beabadoobee - Space Cadet
October 14, 2019
Indie Rock
Score
100
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3.

Summer Walker - Over It
October 4, 2019
R&B
Score
100
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4.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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5.

Rex Orange County - Pony
October 25, 2019
Indie Pop
Score
100
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6.

Kojey Radical - Cashmere Tears
September 13, 2019
Hip Hop
Score
100
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7.

Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Score
100
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8.

JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
September 13, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
100
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9.

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
Score
100
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10.

Refused - War Music
October 18, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
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11.

Tool - Fear Inoculum
August 30, 2019
Progressive Metal
Score
100
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12.

Bon Iver - i,i
August 9, 2019
Art Pop
Score
100
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13.

Clairo - Immunity
August 2, 2019
Indie Pop
Score
100
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14.

Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind
August 9, 2019
Alternative Metal
Score
100
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15.

FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
Score
100
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16.

Flying Lotus - Flamagra
May 24, 2019
Nu Jazz
Score
100
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17.

Ohtis - Curve of Earth
March 29, 2019
Folk
Score
100
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18.

Baroness - Gold & Grey
June 14, 2019
Stoner Metal
Score
100
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19.

Dave - Psychodrama
March 8, 2019
Hip Hop
Score
100
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20.

Solange - When I Get Home
March 1, 2019
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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21.

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
June 28, 2019
Hip Hop
Score
100
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22.

Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
April 12, 2019
Post-Punk
Score
100
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23.

Marvin Gaye - You're The Man
March 29, 2019
Soul
Score
100
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Alternative R&B
Score
100
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25.

Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
March 29, 2019
Electropop
Score
100
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2010.
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