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.

Best albums by year or decade
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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.
20207,459111,427
20216,964102,404
20226,756100,431
20235,54970,255
20244,60054,375
Brat (1,101st)by Charli XCX
2025420581
Eusexua (12,908th)by FKA twigs
Total31,748439,475

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi and Fontaines D.C..
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2020
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1,594
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2021
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1,483
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2021
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1,462
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2021
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1,438
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2022
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1,431
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2024
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1,417
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2021
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1,404
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2022
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1,386
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2022
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1,362
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 227 23%
2021 231 23%
2022 232 23%
2023 182 18%
2024 128 13%
2025 3 0%
Country Albums %


United States 510 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 996 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 987 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,001 100%
Yes 2 0%
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6. Brian Eno
7. Robert Wyatt
8. Joni Mitchell
9. David Bowie
10. Jorge Ben
11. Camel
12. Sparks
13. Big Star
14. Steely Dan
15. Kraftwerk
16. Van Morrison
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18. Stevie Wonder
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20. Gene Clark
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