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: 1 hour 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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2021
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"Misfit country songwriter Sturgill Simpson may have changed his performing name, but he continues the lush country-soul he pioneered back on his Sailor's Guide to Earth album. Excellent! Track: What If the Sun Never Rises Again"  Reply
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2024
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"Usually my response to "my new album is '80s inspired" is "oh really, how refreshing" in a very sarcastic tone. The disaster of Muse's last album and the infinite blandness of Dua Lipa's latest release (however the opinions are divided on that) are proof of that. But someone who even dares to bri..."  [+]  Reply
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"A fun dance album. A lot of the tunes sound very similar, so it does get a bit tired after a while. But enjoyable if you're into latin club music. Bad Bunny seems to be a very big rising name in the genre."  Reply
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"It feels oddly oxymoronic to call "The Symbol Remains" a "return to form" for a band that hadn't released an album anyway in nearly 20 years, but that's exactly what this is for Blue Oyster Cult: a modern take on their classic rock roots without the bloat of the mid-to-late 80s releases, and with..."  [+]  Reply
- spigelwii | 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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"Album Rating: 78.29 (548/7 - assuming Rope (Away) is one track rated 71 Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Birthing 30.05.25 Never the easiest of listens, the first three tracks (the best three tracks) top out at over one hour. Gira claims this is the last "big sound" Swan album, which could see th..."  [+]  Reply
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