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.
20206,60796,700
20216,14887,205
20225,67079,151
20232,42816,039
Total20,853279,095

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Little Simz, Taylor Swift, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi, The Weeknd, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Big Thief.
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4,905
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2020
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3,685
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2020
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2,873
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2,859
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2021
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2,838
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2021
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2,454
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2022
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2,071
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2020
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1,874
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1,822
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 340 34%
2021 310 31%
2022 282 28%
2023 68 7%
Country Albums %


United States 492 49%
United Kingdom 213 21%
Canada 54 5%
Australia 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
France 17 2%
Sweden 15 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Live? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Best Artists of the 2010s
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Kanye West
3. Tame Impala
4. Arcade Fire
5. Frank Ocean
6. Beach House
7. Sufjan Stevens
8. Radiohead
9. The National
10. Nick Cave
11. Vampire Weekend
12. Car Seat Headrest
13. Lana Del Rey
14. Death Grips
15. David Bowie
16. Bon Iver
17. The War On Drugs
18. Arctic Monkeys
19. Swans
20. Tyler, The Creator
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