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	7,162	104,735	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,636	96,177	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (618th)by Little Simz
2022	6,367	90,678	Ants From Up There (322nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,868	56,654	Javelin (1,331st)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,172	4,982	Wall Of Eyes (5,024th)by The Smile
Total	26,205	353,227

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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91.

Ignorance

The Weather Station

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

536

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,860

Average Rating:

74 (167 votes)

Comments:

92.

The Car

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

178 charts

Rank Score:

532

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,875

Average Rating:

72 (210 votes)

Comments:

93.

American Head

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

520

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,919

Average Rating:

76 (175 votes)

Comments:

94.

Aethiopes

Billy Woods

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,021

Average Rating:

76 (131 votes)

Comments:

95.

The Ballad Of Darren

Blur

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

479

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,128

Average Rating:

74 (145 votes)

Comments:

96.

An Overview On Phenomenal Nature

Cassandra Jenkins

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

479

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,130

Average Rating:

74 (120 votes)

Comments:

97.

Ultra Mono

Idles

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

475

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,146

Average Rating:

75 (205 votes)

Comments:

98.

It's Almost Dry

Pusha T

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

472

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,169

Average Rating:

77 (150 votes)

Comments:

99.

Un Verano Sin Ti

Bad Bunny

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

471

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,173

Average Rating:

68 (77 votes)

Comments:

100.

Græ

Moses Sumney

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

464

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

100

Overall Rank:

3,200

Average Rating:

75 (150 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	275	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	177	18%
2024	13	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	509	51%
	209	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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