2020s: Top 100 Albums

2020-2029: Top 100 Albums

These are the top albums from 2010-2019 according to Dave’s Music Database, which factors in sales, chart data, awards, album ratings, and appearances on best-of lists. Compilations, archival recordings, and reissues are not factored into this list. You can check out the top albums of all time or for other decades by clicking here. Olivia Rodrigo Sour (2021) Taylor Swift Midnights (2022) SZA SOS (2022) Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time (2023) Taylor Swift Folklore (2020) Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album (2021) Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020) Harry Styles Harry’s House (2022) Beyoncé Cowboy Carter (2024) Adele 30 (2021) Chris Stapleton Starting Over (2020) Beyoncé Renaissance (2022) The Weeknd After Hours (2020) Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department (2024) Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia (2020) Noah Kahan Stick Season (2022) Sabrina Carpenter Short N’ Sweet (2024) Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022) Taylor Swift Evermore (2020) Phoebe Bridgers Punisher (2020) Zach Bryan American Heartbreak (2022) Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl (2025) Bruce Springsteen Letter to You (2020) Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020) Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever (2021) Kacey Musgraves Star-Crossed (2021) Kendrick Lamar GNX (2024) Tyler, the Creator Call Me if You Get Lost (2021) Olivia Rodrigo Guts (2023) Charli XCX Brat (2024) Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020) Lil Nas X Montero (2021) Drake Certified Lover Boy (2021) Zach Bryan Zach Bryan (2023) Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024) Doja Cat Planet Her (2021) Morgan Wallen I’m the Problem (2025) Boygenius The Record (2023) BTS Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) Brandi Carlile In These Silent Days (2021) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof (2021) The Weeknd Dawn FM (2022) Wet Leg Wet Leg (2022) Tame Impala The Slow Rush (2020) Bad Bunny Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Reunions (2020) Tyler, the Creator Chromakopia (2024) various artists Encanto (soundtrack) (2021) Chris Stapleton Higher (2023) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database “Top Albums by Decade” Dave’s Music Database: “Year-End Album Awards” Dave’s Music Database “Top 100 Albums of All Time” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 1000 Albums of All Time” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Songs of Each Decade” First posted 2/4/2026.