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	6,268	94,351	The New Abnormal (502nd)by The Strokes
2021	5,602	82,610	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (736th)by Little Simz
2022	5,082	69,556	Ants From Up There (467th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	753	2,116	After The Magic (9,738th)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	17,705	248,632

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

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

3,942

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

467

Average Rating:

85 (477 votes)

Comments:

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

1,850

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

998

Average Rating:

83 (331 votes)

Comments:

10.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

1,623

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,124

Average Rating:

82 (353 votes)

Comments:

20.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

326 charts

Rank Score:

1,066

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,628

Average Rating:

80 (303 votes)

Comments:

22.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

998

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,724

Average Rating:

81 (278 votes)

Comments:

28.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

880

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,919

Average Rating:

79 (197 votes)

Comments:

30.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

862

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,946

Average Rating:

81 (226 votes)

Comments:

31.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

861

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,950

Average Rating:

76 (209 votes)

Comments:

32.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

852

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,968

Average Rating:

77 (147 votes)

Comments:

39.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

799

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

2,084

Average Rating:

80 (173 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	378	38%
2021	322	32%
2022	291	29%
2023	9	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Drake	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	476	48%
	220	22%
	56	6%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	18	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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

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

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
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7. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
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9. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
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11. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
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