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	7,186	104,813	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,653	96,749	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (614th)by Little Simz
2022	6,384	91,151	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,924	57,068	Javelin (1,327th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,273	5,903	Wall Of Eyes (4,713th)by The Smile
Total	26,420	355,684

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 Sufjan Stevens.

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Mystic Familiar

Dan Deacon

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

146

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382.

Kick I

Arca

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

146

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383.

Bright Future

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

145

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383

Overall Rank:

8,444

Average Rating:

80 (105 votes)

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384.

Magic 2

Nas

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

145

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384

Overall Rank:

8,450

Average Rating:

73 (33 votes)

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385.

Things Are Great

Band Of Horses

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

145

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385

Overall Rank:

8,464

Average Rating:

72 (59 votes)

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386.

Heavy Light

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

145

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387.

The Ruby Cord

Richard Dawson

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

145

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387

Overall Rank:

8,472

Average Rating:

75 (38 votes)

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388.

We Had Good Times Together, Don't Forget That

Sewerslvt

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

144

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389.

Emotional Creature

Beach Bunny

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

144

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389

Overall Rank:

8,507

Average Rating:

70 (23 votes)

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390.

Late Developers

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

143

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390

Overall Rank:

8,543

Average Rating:

71 (94 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	274	27%
2021	282	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	14	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	209	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	14	1%
	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	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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Best Albums of the 2020s
1. Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road
2. The New Abnormal by The Strokes
3. Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
4. Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers
5. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz
6. For The First Time by Black Country, New Road
7. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief
8. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
9. Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
10. Folklore by Taylor Swift
11. What's Your Pleasure? by Jessie Ware
12. Shore by Fleet Foxes
13. Blue Rev by Alvvays
14. A Light For Attracting Attention by The Smile
15. How I'm Feeling Now by Charli XCX
16. Hellfire by Black Midi
17. RTJ4 by Run The Jewels
18. After Hours by The Weeknd
19. Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast
20. Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, The Creator