The Grammy Album of the Year winners of the 2010s
The top 3 according to 1,154 votes from people: Fearless — Taylor Swift · The Suburbs — Arcade Fire · 21 — Adele. (Updated Aug 1, 2024.)
The ten albums that won the Grammy for Album of the Year at the ceremonies from 2010 to 2019.
Top 10
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Fearless — Taylor Swift
2010. At 20, the youngest Album of the Year winner at the time.
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The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
2011. An indie surprise about growing up in the suburbs.
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21 — Adele
2012. 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Someone Like You'; six Grammys that night.
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Babel — Mumford & Sons
2013. Stomping British folk-rock.
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1989 — Taylor Swift
2016. Her pop album; her second Album of the Year.
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Morning Phase — Beck
2015. A gentle, acoustic companion to Sea Change.
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Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
2014. 'Get Lucky' and a tribute to 1970s studio music.
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24K Magic — Bruno Mars
2018. Retro funk and R&B.
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25 — Adele
2017. 'Hello'; her second Album of the Year.
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Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
2019. Country with disco and psychedelic touches.
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Comments (5)
Arcade Fire's The Suburbs winning was such an indie moment.
Adele's 21, the best-selling album of the decade.
Random Access Memories winning was well deserved, Get Lucky everywhere.
Taylor Swift won twice in the decade, Fearless and 1989.
Beck beating Beyoncé in 2015, Kanye almost went on stage again.