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.

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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.
20207,381106,904
20216,84198,557
20226,66196,139
20235,33166,187
20243,54025,344
Total29,754393,132

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 Lana Del Rey.
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 250 25%
2021 260 26%
2022 247 25%
2023 184 18%
2024 60 6%
Country Albums %


United States 515 51%
United Kingdom 214 21%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 15 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 985 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 4 0%
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