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.
20206,41895,234
20215,74983,883
20225,32474,263
20231,4326,091
Total18,923259,470

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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2022
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4,286
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2020
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3,642
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2,906
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2,809
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2021
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2,598
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2021
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2,399
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1,959
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1,921
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1,748
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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year Albums %


2020 364 36%
2021 317 32%
2022 294 29%
2023 25 3%
Country Albums %


United States 480 48%
United Kingdom 221 22%
Canada 55 6%
Australia 35 4%
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%
Recognised  Year Charts (2022)
1. Top 10 Albums of the Year 2022 by Bleep (2022)
2. The 50 Best Albums of 2022 by Billboard (2022)
3. Top 40 Albums of 2022 by Decibel (2022)
4. Top 50 Albums of 2022 by The Needle Drop (2022)
5. The 10 Best Albums of 2022 by The Atlantic (2022)
6. The 50 Best Albums of 2022 by NPR (2022)
7. NME Albums Of The Year 2022 by New Music Express (2022)
8. Top 50 Albums of 2022 by The Alternative (2022)
9. The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2022 by The Wire (2022)
10. Top 50 Albums of 2022 by Vive Le Rock! (2022)
11. Albums Of The Year 2022 by Rough Trade (2022)
12. The best albums of 2022 by Independent (2022)
13. BPM’s Top 50 Albums Of 2022 by Beats Per Minute (2022)
14. Quietus Albums Of The Year 2022 by The Quietus (2022)
15. The 50 best albums of 2022 by Double J (2022)
16. Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2022 by Kerrang! (2022)
17. Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2022 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2022)
18. Dit zijn de 20 beste albums van 2022 by OOR (2022)
19. Albums Of The Year 2022 by Louder Than War (2022)
20. Best Albums of 2022 by Northern Transmissions (2022)
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