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	7,193	104,992	The New Abnormal (450th)by The Strokes
2021	6,656	96,728	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (613th)by Little Simz
2022	6,430	91,411	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,968	58,002	Javelin (1,327th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,386	6,834	Wall Of Eyes (4,437th)by The Smile
Total	26,633	357,967

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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The Great Escape

Larry June & The Alchemist

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2023

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23 charts

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992.

The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Sparks

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2023

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38 charts

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993.

Good Souls Better Angels

Lucinda Williams

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2020

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50 charts

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That's How Rumors Get Started

Margo Price

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2020

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31 charts

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995.

Bridge To Quiet

Animal Collective

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2020

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14 charts

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996.

Ghosts V: Together

Nine Inch Nails

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2020

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32 charts

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997.

Last Night In The Bittersweet

Paolo Nutini

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2022

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23 charts

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998.

American Gurl

Kilo Kish

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2022

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25 charts

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999.

Good Luck Everybody

AJJ

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2020

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35 charts

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I Never Liked You

Future (Rap)

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2022

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16 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	281	28%
2022	252	25%
2023	176	18%
2024	20	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	211	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	35	3%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	3	0%

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