Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)

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Cowards 

 Squid (2020s)

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"To absolutely no one's surprise, Squid continues to be the premier post punk band churning out great records these days. What a gift Cowards is."  Reply

- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 2025:

29

Rank in 2020s:

361

Overall Rank:

5,147

Average Rating:

 70 (113 votes)

Comments:

2

362.

Stray 

 Bambara

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"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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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 2020:

72

Rank in 2020s:

362

Overall Rank:

5,194

Average Rating:

 71 (35 votes)

Comments:

1

363.

Heart Under 

 Just Mustard

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"I loved it !! Moody and brooding yet fragile and ethereal, there's something bewitching about 'Heart Under'."  Reply

- jbentley3997 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 2022:

73

Rank in 2020s:

363

Overall Rank:

5,198

Average Rating:

 74 (58 votes)

Comments:

2

364.

Something In The Room She Moves 

 Julia Holter

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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....""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. It's been a long wait for a record since then and with that track record it's been tough to get a sense of what kind of direction would be next. We find out on Soemthing in the Room She Moves, a quieter album which follows all of Holter's fascinations into a minimal direction. Tracks are often long and repetitive, building atmosphere instead of playing as direct as prior releases. There's a lot that's familiar but as a collected work there's not much I've heard that's like it. Holter is perhaps only second to MF DOOM in her interest in how the actual sounds of words can create strange shapes in music. As an example, on Spinning she tears apart all of the lyrics into paired up monosylables, giving them the exact same rhythm as the 1-2 of the instrumentation. The effect is that you become totally surrounded by the simple rhythm, it's all you can focus on. This ultra staccato approach is used a number of times across the record but it's far from the only technique Holter uses. Marteria is more classically put together, with words almost blending together, it would fit nicely on Aviary and Sun Girl makes use of repetition to the point that the title loses its sense of meaning and the title track alternates between a similar approach to Spinning and an elongating of certain syllables, I don't think I've heard a voice sound this much like an instrument. The record probably pushes things a bit far on Meyou, a track that sounds like Meredith Monk performing after leaving all her instruments at home, there's some nice harmonies but not nearly enough to fill 6 minutes. The record overall feels a little long for something that requires so much patience and attention, maybe a more slender 8 track release would have worked better?"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 2024:

53

Rank in 2020s:

364

Overall Rank:

5,200

Average Rating:

 74 (97 votes)

Comments:

3

365.

The Tipping Point 

 Tears For Fears

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"Really good for an 80s band releasing in 2022. No Small Thing is my favorite single of the year so far, it's so good and uplifting!"  Reply

- ExTeaSea | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 2022:

74

Rank in 2020s:

365

Overall Rank:

5,202

Average Rating:

 72 (90 votes)

Comments:

7

366.

Unlimited Love 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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"Ya know....I was so stoked to hear Frusciante back in the lineup again, and hence I was really excited about what this legendary band could conjure for this album. I've tried to give this a good listen and not get caught up in the hype. I've gotta say - the musicianship (especially the chemistry ...""Ya know....I was so stoked to hear Frusciante back in the lineup again, and hence I was really excited about what this legendary band could conjure for this album. I've tried to give this a good listen and not get caught up in the hype. I've gotta say - the musicianship (especially the chemistry between Fusciante, Flea and Chad and their individual brilliance) is outstanding at times, but there are a couple of things that prevent this from being a great album. I'd at least say it's a good album, especially in the first half. Firstly, Keidis...previously I loved his gibberish (worked especially well with the funk)...it just fit in perfectly, and even then amongst the random indiscernible nonsense there were metaphors that you would love, and could at least subconciously relate to. Not so much the case here... I think largely in this album the songwriting is just not on the same level as when these guys were on fire (eg. BSSM and Californication) - to be expected at this stage in their career sadly. It started off so promisingly with the first two tracks and I think it fluctuates in quality from there. There's absolutely no doubt the other trio have matured over the journey and have reached new heights with their respective instruments. I think Flea shines the most on this album. Secondly, as some have indicated - this has too many songs and it feels at times like they were stretched for ideas and just jammed on them - really it becomes a bit tiresome listening right through. Having said all that - there are some great moments, the quality of the production is great and the Chili Peppers were clearly having fun, so it keeps you coming back."  [+]  Reply

- KineticEchoes02 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 2022:

75

Rank in 2020s:

366

Overall Rank:

5,203

Average Rating:

 66 (154 votes)

Comments:

19

367.

Black To The Future 

 Sons Of Kemet

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"Shabaka Hutchings has done it again. Black to the Future is further proof that the London jazz scene is THE jazz scene right now (2021)."  Reply

- EyeKanFly | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 2021:

75

Rank in 2020s:

367

Overall Rank:

5,216

Average Rating:

 75 (67 votes)

Comments:

2

368.

Luminescent Creatures 

 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

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"Stunning."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 2025:

30

Rank in 2020s:

368

Overall Rank:

5,221

Average Rating:

 74 (87 votes)

Comments:

3

369.

Introduction, Presence 

 Nation Of Language

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"Enjoyable listen. Fun and dancey. I can hear elements of Joy Division and The Cure but I'm not that well-versed in 80s music."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 2020:

73

Rank in 2020s:

369

Overall Rank:

5,227

Average Rating:

 75 (39 votes)

Comments:

1

370.

Skeletà 

 Ghost (SE)

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"Very infectious album from ghost, leaning heavily on their arena-rock /pop-ish brand of metal. Its novelty is in the addition of 80's inspired synthesizer sounds. It's a lot more "fun" sounding then their previous project. As a comparison, it reminds me a lot of what "turbo" represents in judas p...""Very infectious album from ghost, leaning heavily on their arena-rock /pop-ish brand of metal. Its novelty is in the addition of 80's inspired synthesizer sounds. It's a lot more "fun" sounding then their previous project. As a comparison, it reminds me a lot of what "turbo" represents in judas priest's discography. 4/5. Like it a lot."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 2025:

31

Rank in 2020s:

370

Overall Rank:

5,251

Average Rating:

 73 (41 votes)

Comments:

1

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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2020	199	20%
2021	204	20%
2022	192	19%
2023	158	16%
2024	147	15%
2025	97	10%
2026	3	0%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	12	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	5	1%
Charli XCX	4	0%
Black Country, New Road	4	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Maruja	4	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	501	50%
	240	24%
	46	5%
	40	4%
	31	3%
	19	2%
	15	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%