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 45,000 greatest album charts.

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2020s decade summary

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	5,714	71,093	The New Abnormal (633rd)by The Strokes
2021	4,601	44,517	For The First Time (1,467th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	643	223	Dawn FM (23,061st)by The Weeknd
Total	10,958	115,833

The best artists of the 2020s are The Strokes, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Black Country, New Road, The Weeknd, Run The Jewels, Fleet Foxes and Jessie Ware.

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,987

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Overall Rank:

633

Average Rating:

82 (651 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

442 charts

Rank Score:

2,302

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

381 charts

Rank Score:

1,871

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,318

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Overall Rank:

1,348

Average Rating:

75 (296 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,212

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Overall Rank:

1,468

Average Rating:

81 (325 votes)

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,204

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2020

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,145

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Overall Rank:

1,540

Average Rating:

75 (339 votes)

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RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

315 charts

Rank Score:

1,078

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Overall Rank:

1,619

Average Rating:

80 (342 votes)

Comments:

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

280 charts

Rank Score:

1,012

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Overall Rank:

1,708

Average Rating:

78 (291 votes)

Comments:

10.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

971

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1,771

Average Rating:

80 (256 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	573	57%
2021	423	42%
2022	4	0%

Artist	Albums	%

Arca	5	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	5	1%
Taylor Swift	4	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	501	50%
	207	21%
	62	6%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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