Best Albums of the 2020s

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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, Charli XCX, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines D.C..

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Projector

Geese

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2021

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29 charts

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Volcano

Jungle (UK)

Year of Release:

2023

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32 charts

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Big Conspiracy

J Hus

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2020

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35 charts

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Ganger

Veeze

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2023

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7 charts

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Set It Off

Year of Release:

2022

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1 chart

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Sweet Boy

SONS

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2022

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4 charts

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Patient Number 9

Ozzy Osbourne

Year of Release:

2022

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30 charts

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The Battle At Garden's Gate

Greta Van Fleet

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2021

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39 charts

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A La Sala

Khruangbin

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2024

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29 charts

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Juno

Remi Wolf

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2021

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38 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	221	22%
2021	228	23%
2022	224	22%
2023	179	18%
2024	140	14%
2025	12	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	4	0%
Charli XCX	4	0%
Black Country, New Road	4	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Four Tet	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	509	51%
	235	23%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,002	100%
Yes	2	0%

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