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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2020s decade summary

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	105,215	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,663	96,940	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,437	91,623	Ants From Up There (320th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,979	58,624	Javelin (1,322nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,451	7,268	Wall Of Eyes (4,391st)by The Smile
Total	26,729	359,669

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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151.

No Dream

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

344

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

151

Overall Rank:

4,133

Average Rating:

75 (130 votes)

Comments:

152.

Every Bad

Porridge Radio

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

342

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

152

Overall Rank:

4,152

Average Rating:

73 (115 votes)

Comments:

153.

Have We Met

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

341

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

153

Overall Rank:

4,168

Average Rating:

72 (178 votes)

Comments:

154.

Reunions

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

338

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

154

Overall Rank:

4,200

Average Rating:

76 (81 votes)

Comments:

155.

Home Video

Lucy Dacus

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

335

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

155

Overall Rank:

4,224

Average Rating:

74 (92 votes)

Comments:

156.

Making A Door Less Open

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

335

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

156

Overall Rank:

4,227

Average Rating:

72 (204 votes)

Comments:

157.

As The Love Continues

Mogwai

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

157

Overall Rank:

4,237

Average Rating:

76 (114 votes)

Comments:

158.

K.G.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

333

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

158

Overall Rank:

4,242

Average Rating:

74 (117 votes)

Comments:

159.

PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

333

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

159

Overall Rank:

4,244

Average Rating:

78 (119 votes)

Comments:

160.

Senjutsu

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

160

Overall Rank:

4,346

Average Rating:

73 (87 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	280	28%
2022	251	25%
2023	177	18%
2024	19	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	209	21%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	15	2%
	13	1%
Show all

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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