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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71.

Donda

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

654

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Overall Rank:

2,432

Average Rating:

72 (307 votes)

Comments:

72.

Carnage

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

634

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,493

Average Rating:

77 (188 votes)

Comments:

73.

Sour

Olivia Rodrigo

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

632

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Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,501

Average Rating:

70 (174 votes)

Comments:

74.

I Love You Jennifer B

Jockstrap

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

623

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,522

Average Rating:

77 (124 votes)

Comments:

75.

Collapsed In Sunbeams

Arlo Parks

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

619

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,533

Average Rating:

74 (170 votes)

Comments:

76.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

613

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,548

Average Rating:

75 (256 votes)

Comments:

77.

Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Denzel Curry

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

612

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,554

Average Rating:

79 (178 votes)

Comments:

78.

Lianne La Havas

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

606

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,568

Average Rating:

78 (163 votes)

Comments:

79.

That! Feels Good!

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

602

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,580

Average Rating:

78 (171 votes)

Comments:

80.

New Long Leg

Dry Cleaning

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

598

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,599

Average Rating:

76 (151 votes)

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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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