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.
20207,480111,372
20216,983102,695
20226,784100,764
20235,57970,456
20244,67956,793
Brat (1,092nd)by Charli XCX
20257411,499
Eusexua (9,527th)by FKA twigs
Total32,246443,579

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 1 0%
Country Albums %


United States 510 51%
United Kingdom 222 22%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 15 2%
Ireland 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Artists of 1981
1. Rush
2. Kraftwerk
3. King Crimson
4. Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Electric Light Orchestra
7. The Cure
8. The Human League
9. Black Flag
10. This Heat
11. The Rolling Stones
12. Wipers
13. The Gun Club
14. The Police
15. Glenn Branca
16. Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Phil Collins
18. Iron Maiden
19. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
20. New Order
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