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, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Fiona Apple.
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2022
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Buy album United States
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2021
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83
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 213 21%
2021 219 22%
2022 212 21%
2023 176 18%
2024 148 15%
2025 32 3%
Country Albums %


United States 517 52%
United Kingdom 233 23%
Canada 46 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
7. The Joshua Tree by U2
8. Thriller by Michael Jackson
9. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
10. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
11. Closer by Joy Division
12. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
13. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Murmur by R.E.M.
19. Back In Black by AC/DC
20. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
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