Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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.
20206,25193,801
20215,59482,043
20225,07469,376
20236781,772
Total17,597246,991

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, The Weeknd, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi and Big Thief.
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573
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569
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562
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550
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100

Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 377 38%
2021 325 33%
2022 292 29%
2023 6 1%
Country Albums %


United States 477 48%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 56 6%
Australia 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
France 18 2%
Sweden 16 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 6 1%
Live? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 21 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 997 100%
Yes 3 0%
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5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. Weezer
9. R.E.M.
10. Richard David James
11. Björk
12. Pavement
13. Jeff Buckley
14. Blur
15. Nas
16. Portishead
17. Elliott Smith
18. Sigur Rós
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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