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 47,000 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	6,008	83,221	The New Abnormal (536th)by The Strokes
2021	5,301	68,428	For The First Time (822nd)by Black Country, New Road
2022	3,530	26,331	Ants From Up There (2,011th)by Black Country, New Road
Total	14,839	177,981

The best artists of the 2020s are The Strokes, Black Country, New Road, Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, Little Simz, The Weeknd, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Black Midi.

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

3,474

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Overall Rank:

536

Average Rating:

82 (712 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

2,617

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

434 charts

Rank Score:

2,339

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Overall Rank:

790

Average Rating:

80 (455 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

2,252

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Overall Rank:

822

Average Rating:

81 (443 votes)

Comments:

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

2,034

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,662

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Overall Rank:

1,097

Average Rating:

75 (339 votes)

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Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,463

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,346

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Overall Rank:

1,320

Average Rating:

75 (378 votes)

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Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

326 charts

Rank Score:

1,326

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Overall Rank:

1,340

Average Rating:

78 (317 votes)

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10.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

1,306

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1,351

Average Rating:

80 (286 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	447	45%
2021	374	37%
2022	179	18%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	9	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Arca	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
The Mountain Goats	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	497	50%
	209	21%
	62	6%
	42	4%
	36	4%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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