Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Little Simz, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines D.C..
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2025
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2023
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2021
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2020
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80
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2021
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80
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Buy album United States
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2021
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80
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Buy album United States
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2022
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2022
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 219 22%
2021 227 23%
2022 225 23%
2023 182 18%
2024 138 14%
2025 12 1%
Country Albums %


United States 510 51%
United Kingdom 230 23%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 987 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,001 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Albums of 1959
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
5. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
6. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
7. Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone
8. The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
9. Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
10. Chega De Saudade by João Gilberto
11. N° 4 by Jacques Brel
12. What'd I Say by Ray Charles
13. Porgy And Bess by Miles Davis
14. Ritchie Valens by Ritchie Valens
15. Jazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
16. Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
17. Chet by Chet Baker
18. Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
19. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
20. I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker
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