Best Albums of the 2020s

« View best albums of the 2010s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

2020s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
2020	7,161	104,410	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,633	96,021	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (614th)by Little Simz
2022	6,365	90,178	Ants From Up There (322nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,862	56,356	Javelin (1,333rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,145	4,768	Wall Of Eyes (5,070th)by The Smile
Total	26,166	351,734

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

991.

Man Plays The Horn

Cities Aviv

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

992.

Puta

Zahara

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

993.

Sundowner

Kevin Morby

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

994.

Far In

Helado Negro

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

995.

Endure

Special Interest

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

996.

The Heart Is Strange

xPropaganda

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

997.

Earth To Dora

Eels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

998.

Tailwinds

The Fearless Flyers

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

999.

Limbo

Aminé

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

1000.

Heartmind

Cass McCombs

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
...
98
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	278	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	176	18%
2024	11	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	210	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

« View best albums of the 2010s

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Albums waiting to be added 9 by Johnnyo (2024)
2. Top 45 Music Albums of the 2000s by PAPPITUFO (2024)
3. Top 43 Music Albums of the 2010s by PAPPITUFO (2024)
4. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Johniban (2024)
5. Top 39 Music Albums of the 2020s by PAPPITUFO (2024)
6. Top 88 Music Albums of 2021 by Leonard (2024)
7. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by PAPPITUFO (2024)
8. Top 65 Music Albums of 2011 by ssteve (2024)
9. Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by 1andrea1 (2024)
10. Brum Rocks by Johnnyo (2024)
11. Top albums of all time by female artists by Johnnyo (2024)
12. Top 45 Music Albums of 2023 by Purplepash (2024)
13. Top 29 Music Albums of 2024 by Leonard (2024)
14. Top 14 Music Albums of 2024 by Purplepash (2024)
15. Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 by JamesMowbray (2024)
16. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by amirmishali (2024)
17. Top 80 Music Albums of 1974 by amirmishali (2024)
18. Top 80 Music Albums of 2024 by AranD (2024)
19. Top 99 Greatest Music Albums by Gooz (2024)
20. Top 39 Greatest Music Albums by Haveacigar (2024)