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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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	7,192	104,861	The New Abnormal (450th)by The Strokes
2021	6,656	96,725	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (613th)by Little Simz
2022	6,430	91,405	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,967	57,878	Javelin (1,327th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,375	6,780	Wall Of Eyes (4,446th)by The Smile
Total	26,620	357,649

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.

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American Heartbreak

Zach Bryan

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

155

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361

Overall Rank:

7,973

Average Rating:

77 (23 votes)

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362.

Return Of The Dream Canteen

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

154

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362

Overall Rank:

8,014

Average Rating:

69 (59 votes)

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363.

We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven

Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya McCraven

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

153

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364.

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If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

Halsey

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

153

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365.

The Golden Casket

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

151

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366.

Charmed

DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

151

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367.

Jump Rope Gazers

The Beths

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

150

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368.

Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

150

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369.

¡Ay!

Lucrecia Dalt

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

150

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369

Overall Rank:

8,236

Average Rating:

70 (19 votes)

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370.

Oh Me Oh My

Lonnie Holley

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

150

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370

Overall Rank:

8,239

Average Rating:

75 (47 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	272	27%
2021	281	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	175	18%
2024	19	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	211	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	35	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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