Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s (so far) as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
"(A new, slower, more world-weary and soulful Iceage has immerged with this one. And...its stunning and brilliant. Some of the best rock music of the year of any style or sub-genre. Faint hints of that youthful Iceage post-punk-y-ness that we have come to know so well melds with a blues punk, root..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Stumpwork sees Dry Cleaning cleaning up their act – all the grit from their post-punk debut is pretty much gone. As much as I too wanna go see the otters and the water caterpillars, this subdued, instrumentally eclectic follow-up doesn't hold my attention. It lacks the visceral insistence on its ..." [+] Reply
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Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2022
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"This is a great album. So good to see a band well into their career finding form and releasing an album that is worth listening to. Ordered the CD after streaming this. It has the classic Metallica sound, James has found his voice again. the album is a little long, bloating it a little. But I hav..." [+] Reply
"This should be much higher rated on this site. This is actually the music from today that people from this site will enjoy. Especially you radiohead fans, this is sad girl music." Reply
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corenfro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2024
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"Quite the mixed bag on this album and not all of it good. The singles “Walking at a Downtown Pace”, “Black Widow Spider” and “Homo Sapien” as well as closer “Pulcinella” stand out as excellent album highlights, whilst the remaining 7 tracks are a little underwhelming even though I give the band c..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Musically, S.V.E is almost unrecognisable in 2022. Gone are the heartfelt folk stylings circa ‘Tramp’ (2012) and 2014’s masterpiece ‘Are We There’ and instead replaced with big bold songs all sharply polished and produced to within an inch of their lives. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, b..." [+] Reply
- Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Opinions differ on this album and it is discussed controversial. Some love it and some hate it. I'm one of those who love it. Rather LoFi, maybe even demo-like, as chart and mainstream suitable. I like the sound and I love the feelings which are transmitted. I like it very much." Reply
"A bounceback effort from (the admittedly still remarkably consistent) Cave World, viagr aboys is everything you love about the band: Oddball, anti-establishment lyrics, filthy dance grooves, and a preponderance (read: shit ton) of debaucherous, sweaty, club drug vibes." Reply
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spigelwii | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is actually a very good comeback album, which comes as a surprise as while I'm a fan of both the OG band and Steven Wilson's solo material, I have not liked the guys recent solo releases at all. Singles Harridan and Of The New Day open the album up strongly, and later songs like Walk the Pla..." [+] Reply
- Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I wasn't too sure about "Deep deep feeling" at first. But serious listening in the dark changed my mind: a superb musical ride, the equivalent of a cubist painting to my ears. And totally on his own! The rest of the album? Very enjoyable, and likely to be a serious grower with time. We're lucky t..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 199 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 204 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 192 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 157 | 16% | |
| 2024 | 147 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 98 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 12 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Nas | 5 | 1% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Maruja | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Charli XCX | 4 | 0% | |
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501 | 50% | |
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240 | 24% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 2020 | |
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| 1. The Strokes | |
| 2. Fiona Apple | |
| 3. Phoebe Bridgers | |
| 4. Taylor Swift | |
| 5. Charli XCX | |
| 6. Jessie Ware | |
| 7. Fleet Foxes | |
| 8. The Weeknd | |
| 9. Run The Jewels | |
| 10. Tame Impala |
