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 55,000 greatest album charts.

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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	7,424	111,451	The New Abnormal (390th)by The Strokes
2021	6,902	102,383	For The First Time (573rd)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,732	100,131	Ants From Up There (268th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,496	70,580	Javelin (1,037th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	4,418	49,953	Brat (1,231st)by Charli XCX
2025	177	131	Look Up (50,324th)by Ringo Starr
Total	31,149	434,628

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Charli XCX, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi and Fontaines D.C..

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

554 charts

Rank Score:

6,368

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Overall Rank:

268

Average Rating:

85 (574 votes)

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

550 charts

Rank Score:

4,466

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Overall Rank:

390

Average Rating:

82 (806 votes)

Comments:

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

586 charts

Rank Score:

3,363

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

532 charts

Rank Score:

3,233

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Overall Rank:

549

Average Rating:

81 (518 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

443 charts

Rank Score:

3,076

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Overall Rank:

573

Average Rating:

81 (509 votes)

Comments:

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

3,029

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Overall Rank:

581

Average Rating:

83 (389 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

454 charts

Rank Score:

2,805

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Overall Rank:

626

Average Rating:

83 (397 votes)

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

445 charts

Rank Score:

2,316

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Overall Rank:

775

Average Rating:

81 (430 votes)

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Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

2,194

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Overall Rank:

807

Average Rating:

80 (293 votes)

Comments:

10.

Folklore

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

1,961

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Overall Rank:

906

Average Rating:

75 (426 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	230	23%
2021	247	25%
2022	235	24%
2023	183	18%
2024	107	11%
2025	2	0%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	5	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Jack White	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	516	51%
	218	22%
	47	5%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,002	100%
Yes	2	0%

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