This was damn hard as I tend to listen to a LOT of genres, and several of these artists put out multiple albums that were incredible (I didn't want to repeat artists, however). I'd be curious to see what albums other people choose for their highlights from the last 10 years.
(in alphabetical order):
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here…Thank You 4 Your Service (2016)
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen (2011)
Alina Baraz – Urban Flora (2015)
Anderson .Paak – Malibu (2016)
Bad Rabbits – American Love (2013)
Barney Artist - Painting Sounds (Mixtape) (2016)
Benaddict – A New Leaf (2018)
Björk – Biophilia (2011)
Charles Bradley ft. The Menahan Street Band – No Time for Dreaming (2011)
D’Angelo & the Vanguard: Black Messiah (2014)
Damu the Fudgemunk – How It Should Sound, Vol. 1 & 2 (2010)
Darius – Velour (2014)
Deftones – Diamond Eyes (2010)
Disclosure – Caracal (2015)
Electric Wire Hustle – The 11th Sky (2016)
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh (2010)
Figub Brazlevič – Expedition Vol. 1: From Ghettos to Galaxies (2015)
Flamingosis – Bright Moments (2016)
Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes (2012)
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (2012)
Freddie Joachim – Beyond the Sea of Trees (2019)
Garrett (aka, Dam Funk) - Private Life (2017)
Isaiah Rashad – Cilvia Demo (2014)
Ivan Ave – Every Eye (2017)
James Blake – Overgrown (2013)
Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back (2013)
Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth (2018)
Kartell – Riviera EP (2015)
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
Leon Bridges - Coming Home (2015)
Loscil – Endless Falls (2010)
Medline & Stéphane Carricondo – A Quest Called Tribe (2019)
Menahan Street Band – The Crossing (2012)
Mndsgn – Body Wash (2016)
Mode Moderne - Occult Delight (2014)
My Bloody Valentine - m b v (2013)
MZ Boom Bap x Ryler Smith – Wakilisha (2018)
Niia – I (2017)
Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio (2011)
Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Sabrina Claudio – About Time (2017)
Sango – North (2014)
SiR – Her and Her Too (2017)
Slowdive - Slowdive (2017)
Soia - Mood Swings (2013)
Ta-Ku – Songs to Break Up To (2013)
The Internet – Ego Death (2015)
Thundercat - Drunk (2017)
Tuxedo – Tuxedo (2015)
Washed Out – Paracosm (2013)
