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 54,000 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	7,359	106,434	The New Abnormal (427th)by The Strokes
2021	6,821	98,211	For The First Time (598th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,624	94,592	Ants From Up There (297th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,256	65,030	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,189th)by Lana Del Rey
2024	3,190	18,915	Only God Was Above Us (2,662nd)by Vampire Weekend
Total	29,250	383,183

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 Lana Del Rey.

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

539 charts

Rank Score:

4,146

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Overall Rank:

427

Average Rating:

82 (793 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

3,167

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

520 charts

Rank Score:

3,138

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Overall Rank:

566

Average Rating:

80 (513 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

2,447

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Overall Rank:

729

Average Rating:

83 (388 votes)

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

428 charts

Rank Score:

2,151

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Overall Rank:

825

Average Rating:

81 (413 votes)

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10.

Folklore

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

1,870

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Overall Rank:

963

Average Rating:

75 (420 votes)

Comments:

15.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,549

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Overall Rank:

1,141

Average Rating:

78 (357 votes)

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17.

Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,493

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Overall Rank:

1,189

Average Rating:

77 (240 votes)

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18.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

1,481

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Overall Rank:

1,196

Average Rating:

79 (392 votes)

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20.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,443

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Overall Rank:

1,225

Average Rating:

81 (261 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	254	25%
2021	267	27%
2022	251	25%
2023	182	18%
2024	46	5%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
The Smile	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	215	22%
	50	5%
	40	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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