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 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"Album Rating: 71.45 (786/11) Viagra Boys (VA - SWE - Apr 25) - Viagr Aboys 25.04.2025 Has its moments and lyrically, it's funny and scathing in equal measures at times. It can get a bit Uppsala frat party on a musical level, and particularly on the trudge to the end after the album's highlight 'M..." [+] Reply
"(On one hand this is just another King Gizzard album and the third in their series of albums exploring their brilliant microtonal experimentations, on the other hand more of a good to great thing is, well, good to great!) I remember a few years back when Flying Microtonal Banana dropped King Gizz..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is an album that starts a little slow but once it gets going it is difficult to not be mesmerised by the musical quality that is present on here. The true quality of the record starts on the title track which is a stunning song that captivated me right from the first time I heard it. Instrum..." [+] Reply
"I was first put onto Gilla Band a few years ago, but had never listened to a full album of theirs until now. ‘Most Normal’ was along the lines of what I expected, offering up a satiating blend of sardonic humour and post punk indie type tracks, interspersed with crushing noise and heavy distorted..." [+] Reply
"Cate Le Bon just needs to get louder and grittier, but for what it's worth this is her best mixed project yet and probably will (deservedly) finally win her a Welsh Music Prize after arguably multiple snubs. Will be fun to hear these songs live in a month's time." Reply
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Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"Her best record by far in my opinion, Adele takes a few risks that really pay off, especially with the more jazz influenced sounds. Her songwriting skills have really sharpened on here too, with an album that sounds a lot less formulaic than perhaps what I was expecting. Definitely an improvement..." [+] Reply
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2021
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"Dependable as ever . In more than 30 years now , this band has not released a bad album , Their newest output is full of gut-punching riffs and emotional vocals . Negative point : Five years after ``Ohms`` we only get 43 minutes of music ." Reply
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doombringer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is a great follow up to the excellent Afrique Victime, the tracks flow together really well and Mdou's lyrics are on point. Plus it goes without saying that his guitar playing is phenomenal" Reply
"I'm extremely confused. I didn't expect this album to be this good, especially when some of the singles didn't really click with me the first time I heard them. This is the band's best output since Sam's Town indeed, and it probably reaches Hot Fuss' levels of good. The Killers is a band I've enj..." [+] Reply
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lleon79 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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"(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
- Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 197 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 200 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 194 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 169 | 17% | |
| 2024 | 143 | 14% | |
| 2025 | 97 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 12 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Charli XCX | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Nas | 4 | 0% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 4 | 0% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
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516 | 51% | |
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234 | 23% | |
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45 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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15 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2020s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Country, New Road | |
| 2. The Strokes | |
| 3. Charli XCX | |
| 4. Little Simz | |
| 5. Magdalena Bay | |
| 6. Fontaines D.C. | |
| 7. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 8. Big Thief | |
| 9. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | |
| 10. The Smile | |
| 11. Taylor Swift | |
| 12. Phoebe Bridgers | |
| 13. Fiona Apple | |
| 14. Black Midi | |
| 15. Lana Del Rey | |
| 16. The Weeknd | |
| 17. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 18. Tyler, The Creator | |
| 19. Jessie Ware | |
| 20. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra |
