Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Charli XCX, Little Simz, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Big Thief, Taylor Swift and The Smile.
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Buy album United States
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2023
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2022
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2022
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2025
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Year of Release:
2021
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2021
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2022
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84
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Buy album United States
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2020
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84
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 209 21%
2021 214 21%
2022 202 20%
2023 173 17%
2024 152 15%
2025 70 7%
Country Albums %


United States 524 51%
United Kingdom 233 23%
Canada 46 5%
Australia 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 1,012 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 1,005 99%
Yes 15 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,018 100%
Yes 2 0%
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