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.

Of the 99 artists listed above, 9% have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The Defining Albums of the 2010s

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)

Caribou - Swim (2010)

Robyn - Body Talk (2010)

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (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)

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)

Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream (2012)

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

Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (2013)

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)

The 1975 - The 1975 (2013)

Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2013)

Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)

Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)

Miley Cyrus - Bangerz (2013)

Brandy Clark - 12 Stories (2013)

Disclosure - Settle (2013)

Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)

Beyoncé - Beyoncé (2013)

Paramore - Paramore (2013)

Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob (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)

Rosalía - El Mal Querer (2018)

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy (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)

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)