Year-End Lists

Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s, as selected by Billboard staff

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1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
   Kanye West
2. Lemonade
   Beyoncé
3. Channel Orange
   Frank Ocean
4. Red
   Taylor Swift
5. To Pimp A Butterfly
   Kendrick Lamar
6. Golden Hour
   Kacey Musgraves
7. Anti
   Rihanna
8. thank u, next
   Ariana Grande
9. Body Talk
   Robyn
10. 21
    Adele
11. Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
12. Random Access Memories
    Daft Punk
13. Invasion of Privacy
    Cardi B
14. Teenage Dream
    Katy Perry
15. good kid, m.A.A.d city
    Kendrick Lamar
16. Take Care
    Drake
17. A Seat at the Table
    Solange
18. Modern Vampires of the City
    Vampire Weekend
19. 1989
    Taylor Swift
20. House of Balloons
    The Weeknd
21. Born This Way
    Lady Gaga
22. Ctrl
    SZA
23. Pure Heroine
    Lorde
24. Watch the Throne
    Jay-Z and Kanye West
25. El Mal Querer
    Rosalía
26. The Suburbs
    Arcade Fire
27. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
28. Blond
    Frank Ocean
29. Kaleidoscope Dream
    Miguel
30. Purpose
    Justin Bieber
31. Born to Die
    Lana Del Rey
32. Currents
    Tame Impala
33. Dirty Computer
    Janelle Monáe
34. The Idler Wheel…
    Fiona Apple
35. Acid Rap
    Chance The Rapper
36. Black Messiah
    D’Angelo and The Vanguard
37. Paramore
    Paramore
38. Sweetener
    Ariana Grande
39. This Is Happening
    LCD Soundsystem
40. DS2
    Future
41. Art Angels
    Grimes
42. In the Lonely Hour
    Sam Smith
43. Four
    One Direction
44. Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
    Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Original Broadway Cast
45. Nothing Was the Same
    Drake
46. Settle
    Disclosure
47. Vibras
    J Balvin
48. DAMN.
    Kendrick Lamar
49. Blackstar
    David Bowie
50. E•MO•TION
    Carly Rae Jepsen
51. Speak Now
    Taylor Swift
52. Malibu
    Anderson .Paak
53. 4:44
    JAY-Z
54. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
55. Brothers
    The Black Keys
56. Bon Iver
    Bon Iver
57. Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
    Calvin Harris
58. Carrie & Lowell
    Sufjan Stevens
59. Daytona
    Pusha T
60. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
    Florence + The Machine
61. Montevallo
    Sam Hunt
62. Yeezus
    Kanye West
63. Heartthrob
    Tegan and Sara
64. Hero
    Maren Morris
65. Cuz I Love You
    Lizzo
66. No Shape
    Perfume Genius
67. SremmLife
    Rae Sremmurd
68. Days Are Gone
    Haim
69. 24K Magic
    Bruno Mars
70. Swimming
    Mac Miller
71. Heard It In A Past Life
    Maggie Rogers
72. Joyas Prestadas: Pop
    Jenni Rivera
72. Joyas Prestadas: Banda
    Jenni Rivera
73. Rainbow
    Ke$ha
74. Blurryface
    twenty one pilots
75. True Romance
    Charli XCX
76. Luv Is Rage 2
    Lil Uzi Vert
77. AM
    Arctic Monkeys
78. 25
    Adele
79. Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
    Courtney Barnett
80. Camila
    Camila Cabello
81. Sigh No More
    Mumford & Sons
82. I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
    The 1975
83. ASTROWORLD
    Travis Scott
84. Loud
    Rihanna
85. 2014 Forest Hills Drive
    J. Cole
86. Happiness Begins
    Jonas Brothers
87. By The Way, I Forgive You
    Brandi Carlile
88. Night Time, My Time
    Sky Ferreira
89. Awaken, My Love!
    Childish Gambino
90. Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    Against Me!
91. Bangerz
    Miley Cyrus
92. Odisea
    Ozuna
93. The Truth About Love
    Pink
94. Victory Lap
    Nipsey Hussle
95. Traveller
    Chris Stapleton
96. X
    Ed Sheeran
97. Worlds
    Porter Robinson
98. Celebration Rock
    Japandroids
99. Need You Now
    Lady Antebellum
100. A Star Is Born Soundtrack
     Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper