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The Defining Artists of the 2010s

The following artists released some of the best music of the 2010s. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

Judas Priest   Dua Lipa   Coldplay   Panic At The Disco   Vampire Weekend   Carly Rae Jepsen   Charli XCX   Kamasi Washington   The 1975   Jack White   Gary Clark Jr.   Brandi Carlile   TV on the Radio   D'Angelo   Cardi B   Queens of the Stone Age   Arctic Monkeys   Solange   Imagine Dragons   Weezer   Justin Bieber   Justin Timberlake   Kesha   Kelly Clarkson   Ariana Grande   The Killers   Katy Perry   Ed Sheeran   Childish Gambino   Grimes   Tyler, The Creator   Rihanna   The War on Drugs   Robyn   Alabama Shakes   St. Vincent   Adele   Hozier   Chris Stapleton   Father John Misty   Twenty One Pilots   Carrie Underwood   Maroon 5   Sleater-Kinney   Sam Smith   Miranda Lambert   Kendrick Lamar   Sufjan Stevens   Frank Ocean   Eric Church   One Direction   Sia   Foo Fighters   Fall Out Boy   Pink   Florence and The Machine   MGMT   Taylor Swift   Gorillaz   Mitski   Bon Iver   Calvin Harris   Harry Styles   Lana Del Rey   Swans   Jay-Z   Nicki Minaj   Iron Maiden   Macklemore & Ryan Lewis   Lorde   The Weeknd   The Black Keys   Lizzo   Dave Matthews Band   Courtney Barnett   Jason Isbell   Bruno Mars   The National   Miley Cyrus   Angel Olsen   Radiohead   LCD Soundsystem   Drake   Daft Punk   Beck   Arcade Fire   Eminem   Run the Jewels   Kanye West   Kacey Musgraves   Tool   Billie Eilish   Lady Gaga   Janelle Monáe   David Bowie   Tame Impala   Nick Cave   Beyoncé   Nine Inch Nails   Muse   Post Malone   Mumford & Sons  

Of the 102 artists listed above, 9% have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Defining Albums of the 2010s

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)

Caribou - Swim (2010)

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (2010)

Robyn - Body Talk (2010)

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday (2010)

The National - High Violet (2010)

The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)

Taylor Swift - Speak Now (2010)

Drake - Take Care (2011)

The Weeknd - House of Balloons (2011)

Adele - 21 (2011)

The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions (2011)

Eric Church - Chief (2011)

Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011)

Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream (2012)

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)

Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls (2012)

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)

Taylor Swift - Red (2012)

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)

Japandroids - Celebration Rock (2012)

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)

Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (2013)

The 1975 - The 1975 (2013)

Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2013)

Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)

Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)

Brandy Clark - 12 Stories (2013)

Miley Cyrus - Bangerz (2013)

Disclosure - Settle (2013)

Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)

Paramore - Paramore (2013)

Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob (2013)

Beyoncé - Beyoncé (2013)

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)

Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)

Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)

D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)

St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)

The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)

Tame Impala - Currents (2015)

Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion (2015)

Adele - 25 (2015)

Jamie xx - In Colour (2015)

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)

Chris Stapleton - Traveller (2015)

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear (2015)

Beyoncé - Lemonade (2016)

Solange - A Seat at the Table (2016)

David Bowie - Blackstar (2016)

Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings (2016)

Frank Ocean - Blonde (2016)

Rihanna - ANTI (2016)

Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial (2016)

Mitski - Puberty 2 (2016)

Kendrick Lamar - Damn. (2017)

Lorde - Melodrama (2017)

SZA - Ctrl (2017)

Migos - Culture (2017)

Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy (2017)

Brandi Carlile - By the Way, I Forgive You (2018)

Mac Miller - Swimming (2018)

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour (2018)

Travis Scott - Astroworld (2018)

Playboi Carti - Die Lit (2018)

Bad Bunny - X 100pre (2018)

Sophie - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (2018)

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy (2018)

Rosalía - El Mal Querer (2018)

Ariana Grande - thank u, next (2019)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated (2019)

Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)

Harry Styles - Fine Line (2019)

Lana Del Rey - Norman F***ing Rockwell! (2019)

Burna Boy - African Giant (2019)

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The Defining Songs of the 2010s

Adele - Rolling In The Deep (2010)

Robyn - Dancing On My Own (2010)

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (2010)

Lorde - Royals (2011)

Drake - Take Care (2011)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (2011)

Eric Church - Springsteen (2011)

Taylor Swift - All Too Well (2012)

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (2012)

Daft Punk - Get Lucky (2013)

Taylor Swift - Blank Space (2014)

Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (2014)

Drake - Hotline Bling (2015)

Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better (2015)

Kendrick Lamar - Alright (2015)

Childish Gambino - Redbone (2016)

Beyoncé - Formation (2016)

Solange - Cranes in the Sky (2016)

Lizzo - Truth Hurts (2017)

Harry Styles - Sign of the Times (2017)

Cardi B - I Like It (2018)

Ariana Grande - thank u, next (2018)

Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (2019)

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