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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The Scholars

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

39 charts

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991

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14,143

Average Rating:

77 (58 votes)

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992.

Volcano

Jungle (UK)

Year of Release:

2023

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32 charts

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993.

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Set It Off

Year of Release:

2022

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1 chart

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Sweet Boy

SONS

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

4 charts

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Big Conspiracy

J Hus

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

35 charts

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996.

Projector

Geese

Year of Release:

2021

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29 charts

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997.

Two Piece Puzzle

Rosalie Cunningham

Year of Release:

2022

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22 charts

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The Bitter Truth

Evanescence

Year of Release:

2021

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26 charts

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L'eila

Joey Weisenberg

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2022

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7 charts

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1000.

Aleah

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2020

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	218	22%
2021	226	23%
2022	225	23%
2023	182	18%
2024	140	14%
2025	14	1%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	511	51%
	232	23%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,003	100%
Yes	2	0%

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