The Greatest Rock Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked

Updated August 15, 2025 134 items

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Vote up the 2010s rock albums that stand out among the rest.

Here are the best rock albums of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere. Featuring popular music from some of the biggest rock bands and musicians today, this list of the top 2010s rock albums includes punk rock, indie rock, folk rock, and other subgenres. From Arcade Fire's 2010 Grammy-winning album The Suburbs to David Bowie's 2016 final album Blackstar, the 2010s decade was filled with so many good rock albums.

Vote up the best rock albums of the 2010s, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.

Most divisive: Brothers [2010]

Over 2.3K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of 2010s Rock Albums

This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.

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1
AM [2013]
Arctic Monkeys
303 votes
"No.1 Party Anthem"

"Do I Wanna Know?"

"Arabella"
- Release Date: 2013
- Genres (Music): Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Contemporary R&B, Garage rock, Post-punk revival
2
Blackstar [2016]
David Bowie
189 votes
"Blackstar"

"Lazarus"

"Girl Loves Me"
3
Queen of the Murder Scene (The Warning) 2018
The Warning (2018)
226 votes
- Release Date: November 2018
- Genres (Music): Rock
4
Wasting Light [2011]
Foo Fighters
199 votes
"Walk"

"I Should Have Known"

"Arlandria"
- Release Date: 2011
- Genres (Music): Alternative rock, Hard rock, Post-grunge
5
Paramore [2013]
Paramore
170 votes
"Ain't It Fun"

"Still Into You"

"Now"
6
...Like Clockwork [2013]
Queens of the Stone Age
166 votes
"I Sat by the Ocean"

"Kalopsia"

"Fairweather Friends"
- Release Date: 2013
- Genres (Music): Psychedelic rock, Alternative rock, Rock music, Hard rock, Alternative metal

AM [2013]

Blackstar [2016]

Queen of the Murder Scene (The Warning) 2018

Wasting Light [2011]

Paramore [2013]

...Like Clockwork [2013]