Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 greatest album charts.

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2020s decade summary
YearAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
20206,60396,579
20216,14186,991
20225,66778,620
20232,34315,316
Total20,754277,506

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Little Simz, Taylor Swift, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi, The Weeknd, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Big Thief.
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313
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217
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2022
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146
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2023
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142
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106
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 344 34%
2021 309 31%
2022 283 28%
2023 64 6%
Country Albums %


United States 490 49%
United Kingdom 212 21%
Canada 55 6%
Australia 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
France 18 2%
Sweden 16 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Live? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Best Albums of the 1990s
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Nevermind by Nirvana (US)
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
5. The Bends by Radiohead
6. Ten by Pearl Jam
7. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. Grace by Jeff Buckley
10. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
11. In Utero by Nirvana (US)
12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
14. Weezer (The Blue Album) by Weezer
15. Dummy by Portishead
16. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
17. Spiderland by Slint
18. Homogenic by Björk
19. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
20. Achtung Baby by U2
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