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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2022
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2021
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2023
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278
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2023
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2021
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2020
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123
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2024
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102
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 215 22%
2021 228 23%
2022 218 22%
2023 180 18%
2024 144 14%
2025 15 2%
Country Albums %


United States 511 51%
United Kingdom 236 24%
Canada 46 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 15 2%
Ireland 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Albums of 2006
1. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
2. Ys by Joanna Newsom
3. Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
4. Black Holes And Revelations by Muse
5. The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
6. The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me by Brand New
7. Donuts by J Dilla
8. 10,000 Days by Tool
9. Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Sam's Town by The Killers
11. Silent Shout by The Knife
12. The Crane Wife by The Decemberists
13. The Eraser by Thom Yorke
14. Return To Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio
15. Continuum by John Mayer
16. The Life Pursuit by Belle And Sebastian
17. The Trials Of Van Occupanther by Midlake
18. Yellow House by Grizzly Bear
19. Modern Times by Bob Dylan
20. FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake
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