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).
"The slow burn buzz around this band continues to grow and with this album number 4 for good reason If you are enjoying this album check out their 2018 ‘Shadow on Everything’ release it’s just as good with that rich gothic vibe in spades" Reply
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"billy woods is one busy guy." Reply
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"After the wonderful Room 25, Sundial leaves me feeling flat. The hooks come and go and the music doesn’t go very many exciting places even with much of it being solid and rooted in styles that dazzle me with very little effort. Lyrically, Noname no doubt spits impressively all over the album, but..." [+] Reply
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"(Really cool mix of Soul, R&B, Gospel, Blues, Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Jazz etc etc. And maybe most remarkable is how Batiste and Co. are able to make these varied sounds and textures meld into a coherent album. Not just a coherent album, but a joyous, celebratory, powerful, bright, inspiring album. On..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Julia Holter's had quite a strange career. After slowly working towards a more accessible sound and building mainstream critical approval, culminating in 2015's Have You In My Wilderness, she followed this up with the sprawling and uncompromising (and also totally brilliant) Aviary 3 years later...." [+] Reply
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"I've never been a massive Foo Fighters fan - their debut being underrated and excellent and the Colour and the Shape being their best work, a smattering of great singles since and a great creative spark of innovation with Wasting Light - I wouldn't really call them an "albums" band. I saw them li..." [+] Reply
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2021
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234
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"I found this album to be one that was straight out the blocks with a really strong start and then seemed to maybe lose its momentum a lil towards the end... still a very pleasant listen overall however, containing some real gems in the form of 'Quicksand', 'This Enchanted', 'Lights On' and 'The R..." [+] Reply
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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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