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 49,000 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	6,159	92,983	The New Abnormal (482nd)by The Strokes
2021	5,508	79,943	For The First Time (754th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	4,708	61,234	Ants From Up There (620th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	275	450	Let's Start Here (17,903rd)by Lil Yachty
Total	16,650	234,610

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

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,841

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Overall Rank:

482

Average Rating:

82 (731 votes)

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,985

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Overall Rank:

620

Average Rating:

85 (469 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

525 charts

Rank Score:

2,872

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

2,566

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Overall Rank:

719

Average Rating:

80 (469 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,435

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Overall Rank:

754

Average Rating:

81 (460 votes)

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

2,324

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

320 charts

Rank Score:

1,869

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Overall Rank:

988

Average Rating:

75 (355 votes)

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Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

1,724

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Overall Rank:

1,066

Average Rating:

80 (267 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

1,564

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Overall Rank:

1,163

Average Rating:

83 (321 votes)

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10.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

338 charts

Rank Score:

1,536

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1,180

Average Rating:

82 (342 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	384	38%
2021	334	33%
2022	280	28%
2023	2	0%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Arca	4	0%
Drake	3	0%
Westside Gunn	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	488	49%
	217	22%
	55	6%
	39	4%
	35	4%
	19	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

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

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