Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
20206,76698,425
20216,30788,410
20225,82781,569
20233,39328,707
Total22,293297,111

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Little Simz, Taylor Swift, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Weeknd and Big Thief.
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 327 33%
2021 295 30%
2022 273 27%
2023 106 11%
Country Albums %


United States 497 50%
United Kingdom 215 21%
Canada 51 5%
Australia 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
France 17 2%
Sweden 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 4 0%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 4 0%
Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Closer by Joy Division
10. Thriller by Michael Jackson
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush (CA)
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