The Mercury Prize winners of the 2010s
The top 3 according to 42 votes from people: xx — The xx · Overgrown — James Blake · Let England Shake — PJ Harvey. (Updated Mar 24, 2025.)
The ten albums that won the Mercury Prize, the UK and Ireland's award for album of the year, from 2010 to 2019.
Top 10
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1
xx — The xx
2010. Minimalist debut from the London trio.
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2
Overgrown — James Blake
2013. Electronic soul and his falsetto.
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3
Let England Shake — PJ Harvey
2011. War and England; Harvey's second Mercury, the only artist to win twice.
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4
Process — Sampha
2017. Grief and piano after his mother's death.
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5
At Least for Now — Benjamin Clementine
2015. Piano and voice from a former Paris busker.
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6
An Awesome Wave — alt-J
2012. Leeds art-rock debut with 'Breezeblocks'.
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7
Dead — Young Fathers
2014. The Edinburgh trio's hip-hop and pop hybrid.
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8
Visions of a Life — Wolf Alice
2018. The London band's ambitious second album.
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9
Psychodrama — Dave
2019. A rap album structured like a therapy session.
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10
Konnichiwa — Skepta
2016. The grime album that broke into the mainstream.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (4)
alt-J winning over Plan B and Richard Hawley in 2012 was a shock.
Skepta winning with Konnichiwa, grime's big moment.
Dave's Psychodrama is the best winner of the decade.
Better than PJ Harvey's Let England Shake? Not a chance.