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 54,000 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	7,357	106,297	The New Abnormal (429th)by The Strokes
2021	6,813	98,045	For The First Time (597th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,613	94,276	Ants From Up There (304th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,225	64,718	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,202nd)by Lana Del Rey
2024	3,117	17,598	Only God Was Above Us (2,746th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	29,125	380,934

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 Lana Del Rey.

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11.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,666

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,052

Average Rating:

80 (339 votes)

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12.

After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

1,629

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,079

Average Rating:

75 (426 votes)

Comments:

13.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,603

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,100

Average Rating:

80 (275 votes)

Comments:

14.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

1,567

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,130

Average Rating:

78 (357 votes)

Comments:

15.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

1,544

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,143

Average Rating:

79 (375 votes)

Comments:

16.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,533

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,157

Average Rating:

79 (260 votes)

Comments:

17.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

1,482

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,196

Average Rating:

79 (391 votes)

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18.

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

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,477

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,202

Average Rating:

77 (240 votes)

Comments:

19.

Safe Mode: On

How I'm Feeling Now

Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

1,471

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,207

Average Rating:

77 (331 votes)

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20.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

315 charts

Rank Score:

1,431

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,231

Average Rating:

81 (260 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	256	26%
2021	270	27%
2022	249	25%
2023	183	18%
2024	43	4%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Sakis Gouzonis	3	0%
Fontaines D.C.	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	506	51%
	215	21%
	52	5%
	40	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	4	0%

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