Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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.
20207,368107,227
20216,82998,750
20226,65195,896
20235,29965,650
20243,37721,959
Total29,524389,482

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Black Midi, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Weeknd and Lana Del Rey.
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2022
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6,047
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2021
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2,962
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2021
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2,864
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2020
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1,669
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2022
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1,665
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2020
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1,549
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2022
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1,546
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2021
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1,380
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2021
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1,301
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 254 25%
2021 263 26%
2022 249 25%
2023 183 18%
2024 51 5%
Country Albums %


United States 510 51%
United Kingdom 215 22%
Canada 48 5%
Australia 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 15 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Popular  Charts
1. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
2. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
3. 100 Best Albums - 2024 Edition by Apple Music (2024)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
5. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
9. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
10. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
11. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
12. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
13. The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100) by Paste (2024)
14. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
15. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
16. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
17. Los 48 mejores discos de la historia by Esquire España (2022)
18. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
19. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
20. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
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