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 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 Big Thief.

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For Executive Meeting

The Paranoid Style

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2022

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4 charts

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Three Dimensions Deep

Amber Mark

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2022

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36 charts

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There Will Be No Super-Slave

Ghais Guevara

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2022

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24 charts

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Supernova

Nova Twins

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2022

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31 charts

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Black Chandelier / Biblical

Biffy Clyro

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2023

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2 charts

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The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Sparks

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2023

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43 charts

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Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Hayley Williams

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2025

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30 charts

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13,699

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Fat Pop, Volume 1

Paul Weller

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2021

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29 charts

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The Shadow I Remember

Cloud Nothings

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2021

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35 charts

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Wallsocket (directors Cut)

Underscores

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2024

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	209	21%
2021	217	22%
2022	209	21%
2023	175	18%
2024	148	15%
2025	42	4%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	12	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Charli XCX	4	0%
Nas	4	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Black Country, New Road	4	0%
Idles	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	521	52%
	235	24%
	44	4%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	16	2%
	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%

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Best Albums of 2002
1. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
2. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
3. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
4. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
5. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
6. You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene
7. Sea Change by Beck
8. ( ) [Svigaplatan] by Sigur Rós
9. By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada
11. In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
12. Up The Bracket by The Libertines
13. The Eminem Show by Eminem
14. American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash
15. Original Pirate Material by The Streets
16. O by Damien Rice
17. Audioslave by Audioslave
18. The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
19. Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
20. Neon Golden by The Notwist