Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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.
20207,456111,262
20216,964102,253
20226,756100,263
20235,54770,144
20244,59154,014
Brat (1,167th)by Charli XCX
2025391533
Eusexua (13,103rd)by FKA twigs
Total31,705438,469

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Charli XCX, Fiona Apple, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi and Fontaines D.C..
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2021
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3,084
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3,023
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2021
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2,201
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1,480
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2021
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1,462
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1,434
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1,406
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1,351
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1,317
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 228 23%
2021 233 23%
2022 233 23%
2023 183 18%
2024 128 13%
2025 1 0%
Country Albums %


United States 512 51%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 48 5%
Australia 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Ireland 16 2%
Sweden 16 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 999 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,004 100%
Yes 2 0%
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