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.

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.
Year 2020Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 7,483Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 111,332Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2021Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 6,986Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 102,654Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2022Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 6,785Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 100,715Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2023Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 5,583Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 70,490Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2024Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,695Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 56,842Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Brat (1,091st)by Charli XCX
Year 2025Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 758Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 1,580Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Eusexua (9,393rd)by FKA twigs
Year TotalAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 32,290Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 443,612Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.

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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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 224 22%
2021 228 23%
2022 228 23%
2023 183 18%
2024 139 14%
2025 1 0%
Country Albums %


United States 511 51%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 15 1%
Ireland 15 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 996 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 986 98%
Yes 17 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,001 100%
Yes 2 0%
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