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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.

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

Of the 100 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)

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)

Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream (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)

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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