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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The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Chappell Roan

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

144

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391

Overall Rank:

8,490

Average Rating:

75 (26 votes)

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392.

Late Developers

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

143

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392

Overall Rank:

8,516

Average Rating:

71 (94 votes)

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393.

We Had Good Times Together, Don't Forget That

Sewerslvt

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

143

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394.

All Born Screaming

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

143

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394

Overall Rank:

8,557

Average Rating:

78 (86 votes)

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395.

Utopia

Travis Scott

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

142

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395

Overall Rank:

8,584

Average Rating:

73 (75 votes)

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396.

Vertigo Days

The Notwist

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

142

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397.

Typical Of Me

Laufey

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

141

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398.

Cenizas

Nicolas Jaar

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

141

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399.

Eternal Atake

Lil Uzi Vert

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

140

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400.

Stick Season

Noah Kahan

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

139

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400

Overall Rank:

8,709

Average Rating:

76 (13 votes)

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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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