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 50,000 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	6,417	95,179	The New Abnormal (509th)by The Strokes
2021	5,731	83,855	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (709th)by Little Simz
2022	5,314	73,929	Ants From Up There (432nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	1,376	5,694	After The Magic (7,459th)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	18,838	258,656

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

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11.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

1,518

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,188

Average Rating:

78 (332 votes)

Comments:

12.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,494

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,217

Average Rating:

80 (310 votes)

Comments:

13.

After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,478

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,223

Average Rating:

75 (399 votes)

Comments:

14.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

1,377

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,291

Average Rating:

79 (375 votes)

Comments:

15.

Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

1,276

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,388

Average Rating:

78 (263 votes)

Comments:

16.

Bright Green Field

Squid

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

1,243

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,416

Average Rating:

78 (278 votes)

Comments:

17.

Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

1,215

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,445

Average Rating:

79 (309 votes)

Comments:

18.

Safe Mode: On

How I'm Feeling Now

Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

1,171

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,498

Average Rating:

77 (304 votes)

Comments:

19.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,127

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,545

Average Rating:

79 (300 votes)

Comments:

20.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

336 charts

Rank Score:

1,101

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,574

Average Rating:

80 (318 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	365	37%
2021	318	32%
2022	293	29%
2023	24	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Backxwash	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
The Mountain Goats	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	221	22%
	55	6%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	19	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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