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, Charli XCX, Little Simz, Taylor Swift, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Fontaines D.C. and Kendrick Lamar.
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 215 22%
2021 227 23%
2022 219 22%
2023 180 18%
2024 144 14%
2025 17 2%
Country Albums %


United States 513 51%
United Kingdom 235 23%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 15 1%
Ireland 13 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 985 98%
Yes 17 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,000 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Muse
7. Arctic Monkeys
8. Animal Collective
9. Wilco
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. LCD Soundsystem
18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips
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