Best Albums of the 2020s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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.
20207,371107,130
20216,83398,728
20226,65195,984
20235,30565,802
20243,42822,930
Total29,588390,575

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 Lana Del Rey.
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 254 25%
2021 261 26%
2022 249 25%
2023 182 18%
2024 54 5%
Country Albums %


United States 510 51%
United Kingdom 216 22%
Canada 48 5%
Australia 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
Sweden 16 2%
Ireland 15 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Live? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
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