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 53,000 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	7,138	104,361	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,588	95,584	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,341	89,738	Ants From Up There (324th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,833	55,536	Javelin (1,342nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,017	3,797	Wall Of Eyes (5,600th)by The Smile
Total	25,917	349,016

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.

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After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

1,454

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,219

Average Rating:

75 (421 votes)

Comments:

17.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

1,425

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,241

Average Rating:

79 (250 votes)

Comments:

37.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

943

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,790

Average Rating:

75 (276 votes)

Comments:

60.

G_d's Pee At State's End!

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

767

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,144

Average Rating:

77 (200 votes)

Comments:

67.

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

669

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,388

Average Rating:

71 (305 votes)

Comments:

85.

Miss Anthropocene

Grimes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

577

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,678

Average Rating:

74 (299 votes)

Comments:

89.

Ignorance

The Weather Station

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

537

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,844

Average Rating:

75 (167 votes)

Comments:

99.

Suddenly

Caribou

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,212

Average Rating:

74 (175 votes)

Comments:

123.

Labyrinthitis

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

123

Overall Rank:

3,687

Average Rating:

74 (112 votes)

Comments:

147.

Have We Met

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

340

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

147

Overall Rank:

4,169

Average Rating:

72 (178 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	280	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	175	18%
2024	10	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Arca	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	210	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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