Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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.
20206,26894,351
20215,60282,610
20225,08269,556
20237532,116
Total17,705248,632

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi and Big Thief.
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1,138
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1,102
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 378 38%
2021 322 32%
2022 291 29%
2023 9 1%
Artist Albums %


King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 8 1%
Taylor Swift 5 1%
Nas 4 0%
Mach-Hommy 3 0%
Drake 3 0%
Bad Bunny 3 0%
Sewerslvt 3 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 476 48%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 56 6%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
France 18 2%
Sweden 15 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
Live? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 21 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 3 0%
Recognised  Year Charts (2022)
1. Top 40 Albums of 2022 by Decibel (2022)
2. Top 10 Albums of the Year 2022 by Bleep (2022)
3. The 50 Best Albums of 2022 by Billboard (2022)
4. The Loud And Quiet best albums of 2022 by Loud And Quiet (2022)
5. The best albums of 2022 by Independent (2022)
6. Top 100 Albums of 2022 by Piccadilly Records (2022)
7. Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2022 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2022)
8. Dit zijn de 20 beste albums van 2022 by OOR (2022)
9. Best Albums of 2022 by Norman Records (2022)
10. The Best Albums of 2022 by Complex (2022)
11. Albums Of The Year 2022 by Louder Than War (2022)
12. musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2022 by musicOMH (2022)
13. The Best Albums of 2022 by FLOOD Magazine (2022)
14. The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked by The Line Of Best Fit (2022)
15. Top 20 Albums of 2022 by Spectrum Culture (2022)
16. The 50 Best Albums of 2022 by Pitchfork (2022)
17. The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2022 by The Wire (2022)
18. The 50 Best Albums of 2022 by Treble (2022)
19. The 10 Best Albums of 2022 by The Atlantic (2022)
20. The Best Albums of 2022 by The Ringer (2022)
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