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	7,146	104,498	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,605	95,984	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (616th)by Little Simz
2022	6,352	89,784	Ants From Up There (325th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,840	55,785	Javelin (1,337th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,059	4,173	Wall Of Eyes (5,274th)by The Smile
Total	26,002	350,225

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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Working Men's Club

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

122

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462.

Flying Dream 1

Elbow

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

122

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463.

Magic

Nas

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

121

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464.

Untourable Album

Men I Trust

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

121

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465.

Fantasy

M83

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

121

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465

Overall Rank:

9,756

Average Rating:

74 (63 votes)

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466.

I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses

Backxwash

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

45 charts

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121

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467.

Together

Duster

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

121

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468.

Bright Future

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

120

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468

Overall Rank:

9,818

Average Rating:

80 (87 votes)

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469.

冀西南林路行 (Inside The Cable Temple)

Omnipotent Youth Society

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

10 charts

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119

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The Neon Skyline

Andy Shauf

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

46 charts

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119

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	278	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	176	18%
2024	10	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	506	51%
	211	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	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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