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: 2 hours ago).
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2020s decade summaryThe best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Charli XCX, Little Simz, Magdalena Bay, Fontaines D.C., Kendrick Lamar, Big Thief, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and The Smile.
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"I didn't expect Cudi to jump onto trap so eagerly, but it makes much sense - seeing long time fan Travis Scott surpassing him in success - and it complements his rapping style fine. I have to respectfully disagree with OstrichGoat below; I think besides extending the measures of the beats to 8 be..."  [+]  Reply
- Boltzmann | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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2020
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"Album Rating: 76.09 (837/11) Perfume Genius (Glory - USA - Mar 25) - Glory 28.03.2025 Another very good Perfume Genius album, albeit one that once again hits the mid-70s without ever endangering the decade chart. Rubber boots on an escalator. Album highlight 'Dion' tells the story of that broken ..."  [+]  Reply
- ThuramThugood | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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2025
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"One of the most joyful breezy listens I’ve had the pleasure to experience in recent times. Just the tonic for the recent global affect. This is the follow-up sound to Person Pitch that was seemingly never going to come. The harmonies and meditative melodic repetition that defined that fantastic a..."  [+]  Reply
- Strangel | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help 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.
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2022
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"First listen thoughts: The Beggar is a lot less "epic" than the likes of The Seer or To Be Kind, and I can tell it's going to be a slow-burn, but I did really enjoy it even on my first listen. The Beggar Lover (Three) is the disjointed and manic centrepiece of the album, on Spotify anyway, as it'..."  [+]  Reply
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