Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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.
20206,43995,230
20215,75083,986
20225,42674,378
20231,4896,566
Total19,104260,159

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, The Weeknd, Black Midi, Big Thief and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
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4,315
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2020
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3,661
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2,906
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2020
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2,791
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2021
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2,606
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2021
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2,401
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2022
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1,969
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1,960
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1,736
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 364 36%
2021 318 32%
2022 291 29%
2023 27 3%
Country Albums %


United States 480 48%
United Kingdom 221 22%
Canada 55 6%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
France 19 2%
Sweden 17 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Popular  Charts
1. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
2. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
3. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
9. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
10. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
11. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
12. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
13. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
14. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
15. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
16. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Channel 4 (2005)
17. All Time Top 100 Albums by Sounds (1985)
18. Top 100 Albums by Rolling Stone Deutschland (1997)
19. 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by The Sound (2018)
20. Os 100 Melhores Discos de Todos Os Tempos by Sinewave (2012)
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