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.
20207,384106,931
20216,84398,642
20226,66796,454
20235,33466,277
20243,58126,298
Total29,809394,602

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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2022
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 249 25%
2021 259 26%
2022 247 25%
2023 184 18%
2024 63 6%
Country Albums %


United States 515 51%
United Kingdom 215 21%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 15 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 986 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 4 0%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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