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 53,000 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	7,162	104,718	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,637	96,243	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (618th)by Little Simz
2022	6,368	90,663	Ants From Up There (322nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,880	56,788	Javelin (1,331st)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,173	4,995	Wall Of Eyes (5,024th)by The Smile
Total	26,220	353,408

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

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21.

Bright Green Field

Squid (2020s)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,345

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,309

Average Rating:

78 (296 votes)

Comments:

22.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,326

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,323

Average Rating:

76 (357 votes)

Comments:

23.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,315

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,331

Average Rating:

81 (247 votes)

Comments:

24.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,250

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,391

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Slow Rush

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

1,223

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,417

Average Rating:

74 (607 votes)

Comments:

26.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,200

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,441

Average Rating:

80 (318 votes)

Comments:

27.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,173

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,478

Average Rating:

74 (192 votes)

Comments:

28.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,102

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,566

Average Rating:

75 (359 votes)

Comments:

29.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,093

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,577

Average Rating:

76 (237 votes)

Comments:

30.

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

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

229 charts

Rank Score:

1,057

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,624

Average Rating:

78 (227 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	275	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	189	19%
2024	12	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	50%
	209	21%
	63	6%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,006	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	996	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,009	100%
Yes	3	0%

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