Since bursting onto the international music scene in 2013 at the age of 16, Lorde has released two albums, topped the Billboard charts, and picked up two Grammy Awards.

So it's little surprise the Kiwi singer is appearing on music magazines' "best of" lists as they look back on the top music of the 2010s.

NME put Lorde's 2017 album Melodrama in second place on its list of the 100 greatest albums of the decade, behind the Arctic Monkeys' 2013 album AM and ahead of Kanye West's 2013 album Yeezus.

Rob Jefferies Lorde has been named alongside the likes of Kanye West and Drake as one of the decade's top artists.

"As you'd expect from someone whose debut album showcased a deep thinker and a dreamer full of wisdom and sharp observations, Melodrama was the kind of album that dissected the end of a relationship in precise, gut-wrenching pen strokes," wrote music journalist Rhian Daly.

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Melodrama was ranked 14th on Pitchfork's list of the 200 best albums of the 2010s, topped by Frank Ocean's 2016 album Blonde. She also pipped Yeezus on that list, coming in behind Drake's 2011 album Take Care.

Lorde appeared on the cover of Billboard magazine in 2013.

Pitchfork writer Amy Phillips described it as "to date, this century's greatest album-length exploration of the messy transition from teendom to adulthood".

Melodrama also featured among Stereogum's 100 best albums of the 2010s, coming in 17th place on a list topped by Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp A Butterfly, while the Independent put Melodrama at number eight on its list of the 50 best albums of the decade, which also had Lamar at number one.

Billboard thought Lorde's debut, Pure Heroine, was more worthy of inclusion, putting the 2013 record in 23rd place on its list of 100 greatest albums of the 2010s.

Lorde performing Royals at the 2014 Grammys.

Writer Jason Lipshutz said it was "one of the most impressive debut LPs in pop history".

The single Royals also featured on Billboard's list of 100 songs that defined the decade. ​

Lorde has confirmed she has spent most of this year at home in New Zealand writing her third album, set for a 2020 release.

However, last month she warned fans the album could be delayed due to the death of her dog Pearl in October.