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 51,000 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	6,764	98,325	The New Abnormal (489th)by The Strokes
2021	6,304	88,295	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (642nd)by Little Simz
2022	5,809	81,541	Ants From Up There (365th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	3,257	26,260	Javelin (2,850th)by Sufjan Stevens
Total	22,134	294,420

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

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

2,830

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

641

Average Rating:

83 (364 votes)

Comments:

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,512

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

723

Average Rating:

81 (485 votes)

Comments:

10.

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

331 charts

Rank Score:

1,782

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,012

Average Rating:

79 (277 votes)

Comments:

15.

Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

313 charts

Rank Score:

1,300

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,342

Average Rating:

78 (275 votes)

Comments:

17.

Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,279

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,370

Average Rating:

79 (322 votes)

Comments:

18.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,236

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,403

Average Rating:

76 (344 votes)

Comments:

20.

Bright Green Field

Squid (2020s)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,190

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,458

Average Rating:

78 (283 votes)

Comments:

22.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,173

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,481

Average Rating:

79 (307 votes)

Comments:

33.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

248 charts

Rank Score:

878

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,910

Average Rating:

79 (178 votes)

Comments:

37.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,986

Average Rating:

78 (176 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	327	33%
2021	297	30%
2022	276	28%
2023	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
Nas	5	0%
Zach Bryan	4	0%
Arca	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Drake	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	495	49%
	217	22%
	52	5%
	38	4%
	34	3%
	17	2%
	16	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	4	0%

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