Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade
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2020s decade summary
YearAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
20207,397107,210
20216,86498,759
20226,68095,820
20235,40166,858
20244,01133,926
Total30,353402,573

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.
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2021
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2024
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 244 24%
2021 257 26%
2022 237 24%
2023 180 18%
2024 106 11%
Country Albums %


United States 516 50%
United Kingdom 216 21%
Canada 49 5%
Australia 46 4%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 16 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 1,017 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 1,008 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,020 100%
Yes 4 0%
Recognised  Year Charts (2024)
1. The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 by Billboard (2024)
2. Albums of the year 2024 by Decibel (2024)
3. The Best Albums of 2024 by Time Out (2024)
4. Albums of the Year 2024 by Les Inrocks (2024)
5. The 50 Best Albums of 2024 by Pitchfork (2024)
6. Albums of the Year 2024 by Loud And Quiet (2024)
7. The Best Albums of the Year 2024 by The Line Of Best Fit (2024)
8. Best Albums of 2024 by KCRW (2024)
9. The 20 best albums of 2024 by Dazed (2024)
10. Albums of 2024 by The Skinny (2024)
11. The Best Albums of 2024 by FLOOD Magazine (2024)
12. Albums of the Year 2024 by The Quietus (2024)
13. The Best Albums of 2024 by New Music Express (2024)
14. Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024 by Exclaim! (2024)
15. Best albums of 2024 by Independent (2024)
16. The 80 Best Albums Of 2024 by PopMatters (2024)
17. The 100 Best Albums of 2024 by Rolling Stone (2024)
18. The Top 50 Albums of 2024 by Crack Magazine (2024)
19. Uncut's 80 Best Albums of 2024 by Uncut (2024)
20. Albums of the year 2024 by Piccadilly Records (2024)
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