Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
Explore the best albums of the 2020s (so far), based on over 2 million album rankings across 61,000 charts
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"Easily his best since the White Stripes ended, and maybe his best since Elephant." Reply
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2024
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"I fell for this album instantly, "Robber" is a excellent opener. I haven't heard anything else by this band, but so far I'm quite impressed with this release, it's consistently great and the production is blissful." Reply
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2021
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"Unbridled punk energy" Reply
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2021
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"Loved the recent singles 'Summer Girl' and 'Hallelujah'. Unfortunately they are relegated to the end of the album as bonus tracks. To me, the rest of the album is basically pop with all the currently fashionable production tricks thrown in, but somewhat lacking in substance." Reply
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2020
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732
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"Album Rating: 77.75 (933/12) Bon Iver (SF - USA - Apr 25) - Sable, Fable 11.04.2025 A bit glitchy at times, it’s still probably my favourite of Justin Vernon’s output, other than perhaps 2011s ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’. Could imagine drifting along the fast lane of the autobahn, thinking of spent sun ..." Reply
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2025
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727
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"Wow, this was unexpected! In a shocking twist, Lil Yachty completely switches up his sound and makes a great psych rock album that takes clear influence from acts like Tame Impala and Pink Floyd. Not every track is amazing, but overall this is an incredibly solid effort." Reply
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2023
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"A wintry take on shoegaze’s trademark blanket of fuzz, a frosty breeze numbs your cheeks and water-coats your eye before unfolding into a milky glittery cushion of stardust. Reading through the lyrics confirmed what the music itself, as well as the cover art, suggested: a high emphasis on images;..." Reply
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2023
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"The Quietus don’t like IDLES, so eager were the noise-drone-loving-blur-hating online UK equivalent of Pitchfork that they published their review of the new record a month early. They hated it. The most exciting band in the UK and they were found with their pants round their ankles. It seems the ..." Reply
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2020
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"so after a few months listening to this album, i have upped my ratings,i keep comin back to this album.i really do think this is as good as soft bulletin" Reply
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2020
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"I thought 'This Is Why' was pretty honest. I thought it was pretty upfront. And I thought it was the sound of a band continually progressing and challenging expectations. Only time will tell if it ends up being hailed as a modern classic..." Reply
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2023
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 198 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 197 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 186 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 146 | 15% | |
| 2024 | 145 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 100 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 28 | 3% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 11 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Charli XCX | 5 | 1% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 4 | 0% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Nas | 4 | 0% | |
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 12 from 89th to 77th |
Up 8 from 76th to 68th |
Up 5 from 19th to 14th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 70th to 73rd |
Down 3 from 72nd to 75th |
Down 3 from 97th to 100th |
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