Best Albums of the 2020s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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Year	Albums 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.
2020	7,199	105,122	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,663	96,951	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,437	91,645	Ants From Up There (320th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,979	58,634	Javelin (1,321st)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,458	7,375	Only God Was Above Us (4,376th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	26,736	359,727

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.

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Sun's Signature

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

139

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8,715

Average Rating:

77 (11 votes)

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402.

Watch My Moves

Kurt Vile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

57 charts

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139

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403.

Shade

Grouper

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

138

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404.

Boat Songs

MJ Lenderman

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

138

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真っ黒 [Makkuro]

tricot

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

138

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Healing Is A Miracle

Julianna Barwick

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

34 charts

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138

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407.

The Off-Season

J. Cole

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

48 charts

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137

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408.

Too Much To Ask

Cheekface

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

23 charts

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137

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The Loneliest Time

Carly Rae Jepsen

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

54 charts

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137

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We're All Alone In This Together

Dave

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2021

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53 charts

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137

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	272	27%
2021	280	28%
2022	252	25%
2023	177	18%
2024	19	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	210	21%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
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7. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
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9. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
10. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
11. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
12. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
13. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
14. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
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