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 48,000 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	6,135	91,869	The New Abnormal (481st)by The Strokes
2021	5,485	78,926	For The First Time (754th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	4,655	57,801	Ants From Up There (687th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	182	195	Late Developers (36,366th)by Belle And Sebastian
Total	16,457	228,791

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Fiona Apple, Little Simz, Phoebe Bridgers, The Weeknd, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi and Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra.

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21.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

979

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,753

Average Rating:

75 (335 votes)

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22.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

947

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,800

Average Rating:

77 (331 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,807

Average Rating:

77 (251 votes)

Comments:

24.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

917

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,844

Average Rating:

78 (294 votes)

Comments:

25.

Song Machine: Season One

Gorillaz

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

903

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,875

Average Rating:

78 (221 votes)

Comments:

26.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

891

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,905

Average Rating:

81 (263 votes)

Comments:

27.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

879

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,920

Average Rating:

80 (280 votes)

Comments:

28.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

822

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,025

Average Rating:

76 (178 votes)

Comments:

29.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

818

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,036

Average Rating:

79 (181 votes)

Comments:

30.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

812

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,056

Average Rating:

79 (166 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	388	39%
2021	344	34%
2022	268	27%
2023	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Arca	4	0%
Nas	4	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
Westside Gunn	3	0%
Backxwash	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	491	49%
	218	22%
	58	6%
	40	4%
	33	3%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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

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