Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Charli XCX, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar and Black Midi.
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2020
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1,587
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2024
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1,566
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2021
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1,464
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2022
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1,447
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2021
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1,438
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2024
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1,406
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2022
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1,387
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2021
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1,383
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 217 22%
2021 228 23%
2022 222 22%
2023 181 18%
2024 140 14%
2025 12 1%
Country Albums %


United States 510 51%
United Kingdom 234 23%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 13 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 8 1%
Live? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 2 0%
Best Artists of 1962
1. Ray Charles
2. Bill Evans
3. Bill Evans Trio
4. Howlin' Wolf
5. Charles Mingus
6. Bob Dylan
7. John Coltrane
8. Dexter Gordon
9. Booker T. & The M.G.'s
10. Françoise Hardy
11. Sonny Rollins
12. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
13. Art Blakey
14. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
15. Roy Orbison
16. Herbie Hancock
17. Peter, Paul And Mary
18. The Beach Boys
19. Jacques Brel
20. Sam Cooke
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