Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)

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541.

Forever In Your Heart 

 Black Dresses

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"(Quite heavy in several senses of that word, and generally pretty intense and loud and ugly. I respect it, but don't quite love it in all its brutal, abrasive charms.) Right from the jump with the opening slab of industrial metal insanity I knew I was in for some intense and sharp and abrasive an...""(Quite heavy in several senses of that word, and generally pretty intense and loud and ugly. I respect it, but don't quite love it in all its brutal, abrasive charms.) Right from the jump with the opening slab of industrial metal insanity I knew I was in for some intense and sharp and abrasive and harsh industrial rock/metal stuff. And that first prediction of sorts was played out. This is indeed a very intense album with some seriously whiplash-inducing changes from some harsh industrial metal to a quirky pop tune and some fun banter back to some filthy wave of discordant intense blowtorch and so on and so forth. And I really respect it. Its cool. I love this type of stuff usually or at least enough to think that this may be a new favorite of mine. However...sadly I didn't totally buy in and dig it as much as I thought I would. Not sure exactly why that is as of yet. Maybe I just wasn't in the right headspace for this wild and LOUD of an album. I'm thinking even Streetcleaner would be a chore to listen to right now cuz, well, I am just not in the exact right mood for having my face absolutely caved in and my essence shattered by these sounds and these lyrics. On a technical level, this was impressive. Like, I think some of the music and sounds here were borderline awe-inspiring. The vocals are so wild and all over the place and when they scream and let lose it sounds like the end times. So, props. I do think I will revisit this throughout the coming months. Cuz my head is saying this is sick and should be in top 10 of the year so far territory, but my heart ain't in it. If you love their other albums and if you like abrasive and super loud and noisy blasts of sound, I highly HIGHLY recommend this. I mean, I liked it. I just need to take a breather and return later."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

164

Rank in 2021:

110

Rank in 2020s:

541

Overall Rank:

7,697

Average Rating:

 67 (47 votes)

Comments:

1

542.

Pain Remains 

 Lorna Shore

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"Pretty intense and passionate. Will Ramos' vocals are insane! He's becoming quite the remarkable performer and tons of people are noticing."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 2022:

100

Rank in 2020s:

542

Overall Rank:

7,715

Average Rating:

 73 (14 votes)

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543.

Never Let Me Go 

 Placebo

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"To me, this is one of their best albums."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 2022:

101

Rank in 2020s:

543

Overall Rank:

7,722

Average Rating:

 69 (40 votes)

Comments:

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544.

CopingMechanism 

 Willow (US)

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"In the Top 10 best album in 2022"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 2022:

102

Rank in 2020s:

544

Overall Rank:

7,730

Average Rating:

 72 (16 votes)

Comments:

2

545.

Triángulo De Amor Bizarro (2020) 

 Triángulo De Amor Bizarro

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

162

Rank in 2020:

112

Rank in 2020s:

545

Overall Rank:

7,771

Average Rating:

 77 (14 votes)

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546.

Of Kingdom And Crown 

 Machine Head

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Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2022:

103

Rank in 2020s:

546

Overall Rank:

7,795

Average Rating:

 76 (13 votes)

Comments:

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547.

Vertigo Days 

 The Notwist

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"(A solid, if somewhat sterile to my ears, Notwist album. Some nice warm and peaceful indie songs with electronic elements.) It's nice to get reacquainted with The Notwist. I had Neon Golden in my CD player a lot back in the day, never delved into their earlier stuff nor their later stuff and just...""(A solid, if somewhat sterile to my ears, Notwist album. Some nice warm and peaceful indie songs with electronic elements.) It's nice to get reacquainted with The Notwist. I had Neon Golden in my CD player a lot back in the day, never delved into their earlier stuff nor their later stuff and just kinda moved away and forgot about them. Now all these years later here I am hearing those same vocals coldly singing over somewhat similar music. There is something nice about the warm yet also detached sound of this album. The tones are generally the warm things, intermingled with some electro beats and sounds, thus the genre description of Indietronica (which like most genre tags is stupid and I hate). The way the album, especially at the start, is bound together and flows from one track to the next seamlessly is quite cool. I didn't know I was hearing "Ship (featuring Saya)" until a minute in. The songs themselves are nice and have some cool compositions that build. The instrumentals are layered and yet dignified and I also quite like that. The vocals are the usual detached near-singing. And I am used to this style and its alright but far from a selling point or highlight. I think generally the album starts nice and then gets kinda draggy tworard the back half or 2/3s. Its a respectable and well recorded album, but its also quite ... plain, I guess. It doesn't fill me with wonder or revelation nor excite me with sharp sounds and moments, its all so delicately crafted to be a nice somewhat dreamy album with no sharp turns or lowlights or highlights. Its just a plain 'ol indietronica Notwist record and I felt a little cold by the end. Song highlights include the aforementioned "Ship", as well as "Exit Strategy to Myself", "Into Love/Stars", the short little instrumental "Ghost" is quite fun, and "Al Sur" injects some more much needed energy into this album toward the end. Oh and the closing track is a nice closing track, quite pretty, peaceful and somewhat forlorn and world-weary. Track lowlights (none of which are really bad, just not as high energy or as charming to me as the others) include "Loose Ends" (although it gets nice toward the back end after a meh start), "Into The Ice Age", "Oh Sweet Fire (kinda had a promising start, but loses its steam and by the end I was bored out my mind), "Sans Soleil", "Night's Too Dark" etc... you get it, I was kinda checked out on the second half with few exceptions. I have a tendency that I've noticed this year to give myself over to new and up-and-coming artists much more than already established artists. If you look at my top 10-20 of this year thus far (its April 29th) its mostly debut albums or sophomore efforts. I'm not sure why this is. I honestly can't put my finger on it. This is a fine indie and electronic album with some good tunes and some really cool tracks but I am overall pretty cold and unmoved by it and not feeling a rise of excitement that I may feel had this been a debut album or by a young group. This isn't fair AT ALL to this group. They are quite impressive in their ability to craft these soundscapes. But, anyway, I just wanted to openly acknowledge my bias. Also this year I have been swerving a lot more to the verges - either super intense and wild or very very slow and methodical, and this album is firmly in that middle zone - occupying a certain professional, vibey indie pop. Good for what it is. But not what I'm gravitating toward these days. I had this album on my "To Listen" list and so here I am, respecting it from a distance with one foot out the door to go listen to some weird Noisy Grindcore album or whatever."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2021:

111

Rank in 2020s:

547

Overall Rank:

7,796

Average Rating:

 71 (50 votes)

Comments:

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548.

Flock 

 Jane Weaver

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"(As someone who is late to the Jane Weaver experience, this is a very intriguing introduction to her music. This album is a lil pop gem full of excellent ideas executed beautifully. It dips its toes in psych pop and art pop and synth pop and more dreamy bits etc and it almost all works very nicel...""(As someone who is late to the Jane Weaver experience, this is a very intriguing introduction to her music. This album is a lil pop gem full of excellent ideas executed beautifully. It dips its toes in psych pop and art pop and synth pop and more dreamy bits etc and it almost all works very nicely.) Jane Weaver has released 11 albums since 2002. Yet she is news to me. Not sure how she has so completely and utterly alluded my attention. Well, I am glad 2021 is the year I finally have heard OF her and listened to her music. This, her 11th studio album (per a very cursory glance at her RYM) is a beautiful simpler platter of various sounds and pop ideas that Jane dips her toes into. It sounds and feels like she has become enough of a veteran that almost any idea she gets for a melody or a sound or effect she can pull off. The whole album has an easy flow that just rolls along and is never remotely awkward or unpleasant. The consistency and the tendency of the sometimes gorgeous sounds being so short-lived makes this album almost feel insubstantial. That may be my only critique if ya wanna call it that. After a couple listens I find myself fond of every second but head over heels for none of it (outside of the infectious closing track "Solarised" which I admittedly love). I am intrigued by the talent on display here, the songwriting, arranging, vocals, and almost every detail here is so effortlessly infectious and beautiful and fun. Certainly one of the better Art Pop/Psych Pop album I've heard this year."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2021:

112

Rank in 2020s:

548

Overall Rank:

7,803

Average Rating:

 74 (52 votes)

Comments:

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549.

Invincible Shield 

 Judas Priest

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"Richie Faulkner's guitar playing really shines on this album. It gives you that 1970's and 1980's Judas Priest feel to it. Rob Halford, as usual is the Metal God. Great vocals as always. The drumming by Scott Travis is also superb and helps to drive every song deep into metal madness. If you are ...""Richie Faulkner's guitar playing really shines on this album. It gives you that 1970's and 1980's Judas Priest feel to it. Rob Halford, as usual is the Metal God. Great vocals as always. The drumming by Scott Travis is also superb and helps to drive every song deep into metal madness. If you are an old fan and haven't heard this line-up of the band you should definitely do so. This albums grade is a solid A."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2024:

80

Rank in 2020s:

549

Overall Rank:

7,807

Average Rating:

 77 (62 votes)

Comments:

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550.

American Heartbreak 

 Zach Bryan

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"I was genuinely pleasantly surprised by Zach Bryan on ‘American Heartbreak’ after a first listen, with its’ extensive range of songs, emotive lyrics and heartfelt performances. Reminded me of Ryan Adams mixed with country era John Mayer and mostly in a good way!"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2022:

104

Rank in 2020s:

550

Overall Rank:

7,811

Average Rating:

 76 (28 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2020	197	20%
2021	200	20%
2022	194	19%
2023	169	17%
2024	143	14%
2025	97	10%
2026	2	0%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	12	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Charli XCX	4	0%
Bad Bunny	4	0%
Nas	4	0%
Black Country, New Road	4	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	516	51%
	234	23%
	45	4%
	39	4%
	29	3%
	19	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	14	1%

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