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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Little Simz, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines D.C..

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201.

Letter To Self

Sprints

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

342

Rank in 2024:

Rank in 2020s:

201

Overall Rank:

4,182

Average Rating:

74 (101 votes)

Comments:

202.

Time Skiffs

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

339

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

202

Overall Rank:

4,207

Average Rating:

74 (168 votes)

Comments:

203.

Chloë And The Next 20th Century

Father John Misty

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

337

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

203

Overall Rank:

4,233

Average Rating:

72 (129 votes)

Comments:

204.

Making A Door Less Open

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

337

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

204

Overall Rank:

4,237

Average Rating:

71 (206 votes)

Comments:

205.

Dance Fever

Florence + The Machine

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

337

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

205

Overall Rank:

4,240

Average Rating:

73 (108 votes)

Comments:

206.

Cool It Down

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

337

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

206

Overall Rank:

4,241

Average Rating:

74 (96 votes)

Comments:

207.

I Didn't Mean To Haunt You

Quadeca

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

207

Overall Rank:

4,270

Average Rating:

77 (42 votes)

Comments:

208.

The Past Is Still Alive

Hurray For The Riff Raff

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

331

Rank in 2024:

Rank in 2020s:

208

Overall Rank:

4,295

Average Rating:

75 (60 votes)

Comments:

209.

This Stupid World

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

327

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

209

Overall Rank:

4,338

Average Rating:

74 (122 votes)

Comments:

210.

Hellmode

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

326

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

210

Overall Rank:

4,357

Average Rating:

76 (85 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	220	22%
2021	229	23%
2022	228	23%
2023	181	18%
2024	139	14%
2025	3	0%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	5	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Charli XCX	4	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	511	51%
	223	22%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	15	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	2	0%

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