Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)

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101.

Alfredo 

 Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

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"Listened to it a few times. I like it when it's on, but it just isn't sticking with me."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

859

Rank in 2020:

26

Rank in 2020s:

101

Overall Rank:

1,965

Average Rating:

 77 (200 votes)

Comments:

9

102.

Collapsed In Sunbeams 

 Arlo Parks

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"75 to 80/100 (Beautiful, assured and uplifting debut from this British singer and songwriter. Full of subtle and honest and understanding and warm soulful pop songs. She's now one of the most exciting young artists that I look forward to hearing all her releases going forward for years to come.) ...""75 to 80/100 (Beautiful, assured and uplifting debut from this British singer and songwriter. Full of subtle and honest and understanding and warm soulful pop songs. She's now one of the most exciting young artists that I look forward to hearing all her releases going forward for years to come.) This is a very good debut. Its a really delicate and beautifully composed bedroom pop/singer-songwriter album full of songs that quite directly address the realities of depression and anxiety. Arlo Parks never feels the need to be over-the-top in the slightest in her songwriting or vocal performances, but instead keeps an even keel and quite calmly and directly tackles these subjects and songs with a definite sense of dignity and honesty which I really appreciate. Her voice is good, again, never over the top, but so assured and so real. The instrumentals are also never lavish nor ever austere, they are right there in the middle, with lots of keyboard touches and simple and effective drums and guitars. - Oh and some really REALLY catchy melodies. The lyrics are generally simple and straight-forward but at times really strike a nerve. For me, they may not hit home as hard as I imagine they will for many, many other listeners. I imagine this album will be a hugely positive piece of art for tens of thousands of people, young and old, across the world. Though very young, Arlo Parks does provide a reassuring, understanding, voice that is great to hear. There are standouts here, namely the run of songs that happen in the middle, "Hope", "Caroline", "Black Dog", and "Green Eyes" are excellent! Also I liked "Eugene" "Hurt" and several others. The album as a whole isn't, for me, a total game changer or a new favorite. But perhaps its just that I haven't yet given it enough time to really sink in. However, I will say, at this time there are very few musicians that I am as excited to watch develop through their careers and very few musicians that seem to have the subtle talents and the songwriting chops of Arlo Parks."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

854

Rank in 2021:

30

Rank in 2020s:

102

Overall Rank:

1,977

Average Rating:

 73 (178 votes)

Comments:

9

103.

3D Country 

 Geese

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"Splendid indie. Good variety. Strong vocals."  Reply

- jnmayles | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

849

Rank in 2023:

9

Rank in 2020s:

103

Overall Rank:

1,986

Average Rating:

 77 (131 votes)

Comments:

5

104.

The Car 

 Arctic Monkeys

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"First listen was quite underwhelming, it took me a week to appreciate it as a whole by paying closer attention to the small details of each song. Production is amazing and aesthetic is very strong. Weirdly enough, to me it sounds like a combination of TBHC and AM. Not a bad album, it impressed me...""First listen was quite underwhelming, it took me a week to appreciate it as a whole by paying closer attention to the small details of each song. Production is amazing and aesthetic is very strong. Weirdly enough, to me it sounds like a combination of TBHC and AM. Not a bad album, it impressed me less than TBHC: I expected more highs but there is no genuinely bad song on it."  [+]  Reply

- RoamingDinosaur | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

847

Rank in 2022:

19

Rank in 2020s:

104

Overall Rank:

1,993

Average Rating:

 71 (237 votes)

Comments:

18

105.

Afrique Victime 

 Mdou Moctar

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"Afrique Victime is so much fun it transcends language (however if time to translate the listener discover poetic meditations on love, religion and the exploitation of and inequalities within Western Africa.) I could see why this album has been so loved the world over. Yes, Mdou's astounding elect...""Afrique Victime is so much fun it transcends language (however if time to translate the listener discover poetic meditations on love, religion and the exploitation of and inequalities within Western Africa.) I could see why this album has been so loved the world over. Yes, Mdou's astounding electric guitar playing is a highlight but the rhythm section is hypnotic. A really solid rock album. "  [+]  Reply

- shanelovesyou1111 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

846

Rank in 2021:

31

Rank in 2020s:

105

Overall Rank:

1,994

Average Rating:

 76 (117 votes)

Comments:

6

106.

I Love You Jennifer B 

 Jockstrap

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"One of my favourite things about music as an artform is the weird way in which forces that seem contradictory can be made to work together. This is definitely the case with Jockstrap's beautiful, twisted and unnerving brand of avant-pop. It took a little while for this to completely sit right wit...""One of my favourite things about music as an artform is the weird way in which forces that seem contradictory can be made to work together. This is definitely the case with Jockstrap's beautiful, twisted and unnerving brand of avant-pop. It took a little while for this to completely sit right with me, which is kind of surprising because I'd loved the duo's 'Wicked City' EP for some time before this. Maybe that record had given me slightly the wrong idea of what to expect, there was a euphoric smoothness to some of the tracks, but nothing that comes close to indie rock, when I first heard this and a track like 'Glasgow' came up I really wasn't sure what to make of it. A bit over a year on most of the pieces have fallen into place for me. The more guitar led tracks on the record allow a freedom from Georgia's vocals which is kept boxed in by the more rhythmic electronic tracks. It leads to an ebb and flow across the record as these almost disparate tracks just about hold together. The soaring vocals at the end of 'Neon' suddenly fall flat and the beats of the title track cut them off and warp them. The unsettling rush of lines that conclude 'Angst' give way to the open soundscape at the start of 'Debra' before that too becomes a structured pop tune with some incredibly wonky electronics. It's genuinely exhilarating stuff, especially when it all takes place on one track, like with 'Greatest Hits' which sounds like pop music from the future. Ideas just completely overflow from this track, the kind of thin sounding synths allow for massive vocal flourishes but work just as well for spoken word sections, the warped vocal constantly repeating the same two unintelligible syllables should be annoying but instead it's a key part of the track's rhythm, the backing vocals sound just that bit off as they reinforce the chorus before disappearing. It's the best of a number of highlight tracks which sometimes manage to be so good that they make decent tracks seem boring. There's nothing that wrong with 'Lancaster Court', but sandwiched between 'Glasgow' and '50/50' it just feels like it kills the momentum. With 'I Love You Jennifer B', Jockstrap set the bar so high, that anything short of a revolutionary pop track feels like a let down, it's not a bad problem for a record to have."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

845

Rank in 2022:

20

Rank in 2020s:

106

Overall Rank:

1,998

Average Rating:

 77 (142 votes)

Comments:

7

107.

Maps 

 Billy Woods & Kenny Segal

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"Pure poetry from Woods, matched by the illest beats cooked up by Segal"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 2023:

10

Rank in 2020s:

107

Overall Rank:

2,001

Average Rating:

 76 (134 votes)

Comments:

3

108.

Manning Fireworks 

 MJ Lenderman

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"Really cool laid back album."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 2024:

18

Rank in 2020s:

108

Overall Rank:

2,038

Average Rating:

 77 (132 votes)

Comments:

5

109.

Sawayama 

 Rina Sawayama

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"My rating comes with the note that I do enjoy some songs on here (Comme Des Garçons and Akasaka Sad in particular), but there's some very grating pop-grunge cuts on here that I don't think help clarify what direction Rina wants to go in at all. Doesn't help that smushed within the tracklist are s...""My rating comes with the note that I do enjoy some songs on here (Comme Des Garçons and Akasaka Sad in particular), but there's some very grating pop-grunge cuts on here that I don't think help clarify what direction Rina wants to go in at all. Doesn't help that smushed within the tracklist are some flat-out immature songs I'm sure she'll regret in time. It's a weird album. There's this uncomfortable push to sound human that makes Rina sound more robotic than anything else. Still going to keep an eye on her, but hoping she swings a different way on her next project."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

818

Rank in 2020:

27

Rank in 2020s:

109

Overall Rank:

2,048

Average Rating:

 76 (224 votes)

Comments:

16

110.

The Ballad Of Darren 

 Blur

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"Nice to see blur returning , the album is short but sweet with the narcissist being probably the best track, hope it's not the last blur album we see 7/10"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

818

Rank in 2023:

11

Rank in 2020s:

110

Overall Rank:

2,050

Average Rating:

 74 (187 votes)

Comments:

9

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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2020	198	20%
2021	198	20%
2022	189	19%
2023	147	15%
2024	148	15%
2025	99	10%
2026	21	2%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	5	1%
Charli XCX	5	1%
Black Country, New Road	4	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Bad Bunny	4	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	501	50%
	246	25%
	47	5%
	40	4%
	34	3%
	18	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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

Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) chart changes