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.
20207,459111,551
20216,964102,551
20226,758100,486
20235,55270,266
20244,62454,703
Brat (1,102nd)by Charli XCX
2025464638
Eusexua (12,128th)by FKA twigs
Total31,821440,193

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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1,484
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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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1,434
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2024
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1,418
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2021
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1,404
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2022
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1,385
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2022
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1,361
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 227 23%
2021 232 23%
2022 231 23%
2023 183 18%
2024 128 13%
2025 4 0%
Country Albums %


United States 510 51%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 48 5%
Australia 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 16 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 998 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 989 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 1,003 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Artists of the 2020s
1. Black Country, New Road
2. The Strokes
3. Taylor Swift
4. Charli XCX
5. Little Simz
6. Fiona Apple
7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
8. Phoebe Bridgers
9. Black Midi
10. Fontaines D.C.
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. The Smile
13. The Weeknd
14. Big Thief
15. Lana Del Rey
16. Sufjan Stevens
17. Jessie Ware
18. Magdalena Bay
19. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
20. 파란노을 [Parannoul]
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