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	7,151	104,443	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,607	96,004	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (616th)by Little Simz
2022	6,356	89,882	Ants From Up There (324th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,851	56,120	Javelin (1,336th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,071	4,271	Wall Of Eyes (5,195th)by The Smile
Total	26,036	350,720

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

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11.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,571

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,126

Average Rating:

79 (331 votes)

Comments:

12.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

1,545

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,150

Average Rating:

78 (355 votes)

Comments:

13.

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How I'm Feeling Now

Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

1,476

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,197

Average Rating:

77 (320 votes)

Comments:

14.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

1,463

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,210

Average Rating:

79 (386 votes)

Comments:

15.

After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

1,458

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,213

Average Rating:

75 (421 votes)

Comments:

16.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

383 charts

Rank Score:

1,430

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,240

Average Rating:

79 (361 votes)

Comments:

17.

Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

1,428

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,241

Average Rating:

78 (285 votes)

Comments:

18.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

1,427

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,242

Average Rating:

79 (250 votes)

Comments:

19.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

240 charts

Rank Score:

1,389

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,266

Average Rating:

80 (268 votes)

Comments:

20.

Bright Green Field

Squid (2020s)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,343

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,306

Average Rating:

78 (295 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	279	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	176	18%
2024	11	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Sault	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	211	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	4	0%

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