Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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.
20207,480111,348
20216,985102,661
20226,784100,725
20235,57970,441
20244,68356,834
Brat (1,092nd)by Charli XCX
20257461,533
Eusexua (9,499th)by FKA twigs
Total32,257443,542

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Little Simz, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar and Black Midi.
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 224 22%
2021 228 23%
2022 228 23%
2023 183 18%
2024 136 14%
2025 3 0%
Country Albums %


United States 511 51%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 15 1%
Ireland 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 986 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,000 100%
Yes 2 0%
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