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.

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.
20207,451111,326
20216,958102,259
20226,753100,359
20235,54270,490
20244,57453,801
Brat (1,179th)by Charli XCX
2025366434
Eusexua (15,150th)by FKA twigs
Total31,644438,669

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Charli XCX, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi and Fontaines D.C..
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2022
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2024
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 227 23%
2021 230 23%
2022 232 23%
2023 184 18%
2024 127 13%
2025 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 509 51%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Ireland 16 2%
Sweden 16 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 998 100%
Yes 2 0%
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