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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.

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

Of the 107 artists listed above, 8% 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)

Adele - 21 (2011)

The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions (2011)

The Weeknd - House of Balloons (2011)

Eric Church - Chief (2011)

Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011)

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

Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls (2012)

Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream (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)

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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