Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
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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.
Eric Church The War on Drugs Kesha Vampire Weekend Sia TV on the Radio Brandi Carlile Justin Bieber Gary Clark Jr. Hozier Iron Maiden Solange Bon Iver Miranda Lambert Maroon 5 The Weeknd Katy Perry Janelle Monáe Fall Out Boy Billie Eilish Cardi B Alabama Shakes Tyler, The Creator Ariana Grande Kacey Musgraves Tame Impala Mitski Daft Punk Harry Styles Beyoncé Kendrick Lamar Radiohead Gorillaz Tool Courtney Barnett Sufjan Stevens Chris Stapleton Sam Smith Grimes Foo Fighters Carrie Underwood Judas Priest MGMT Miley Cyrus Muse Dave Matthews Band Angel Olsen Charli XCX Pink Childish Gambino D'Angelo LCD Soundsystem Kelly Clarkson The 1975 Post Malone One Direction Robyn Queens of the Stone Age Carly Rae Jepsen Nine Inch Nails Imagine Dragons Father John Misty Swans Nicki Minaj Lorde Sleater-Kinney Florence and The Machine Twenty One Pilots Lana Del Rey Justin Timberlake Weezer Arcade Fire Jack White Frank Ocean Rihanna Lady Gaga Drake Nick Cave Lizzo Dua Lipa St. Vincent The Black Keys Jay-Z Kamasi Washington Eminem Arctic Monkeys Beck Ed Sheeran Jason Isbell Coldplay Kanye West The Killers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The National Adele Run the Jewels Taylor Swift Elton John David Bowie Bruno Mars Mumford & Sons
Of the 101 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)
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)
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream (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)
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)
Brandy Clark - 12 Stories (2013)
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz (2013)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
Disclosure - Settle (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)
SZA - Ctrl (2017)
Lorde - Melodrama (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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