Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
Explore the best albums of the 2020s (so far), based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"An undeniably powerful collection of songs, but god, do you feel that length." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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"Brandon Flowers love letter to and portrait of small town America. Honest and heartbreaking, Pressure Machine shows the daily lives of people doing their best, dealing with addiction, identity, love and family. Their most restrained and emotional album. This is The Killers finding their soul and ..." [+] Reply
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2021
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"it's ok , don't really enjoy the singers voice or lyrics , but musicianship is great" Reply
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2024
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557
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"Intense and searing project that blends frantic hardcore with avant hip-hop and passes comment on the state of contemporary US society with unflinching honesty." Reply
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2022
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"Hot take, but this is the better album between this and Folklore. Dessner's production and writing grounds the album, lots of fantastic collaborators, and just more fulfilling. The final track, Evermore, is Swift at her all-time best." Reply
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ledaero | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An extremely solid album from start to finish; with interesting songwriting, killer playing and delivered as a consummate sonic package." Reply
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2023
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542
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"this album is anything but consistent in sound, but every track is really solid in its own right and that makes this quite an enjoyable listen" Reply
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seb7 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"The real highlight of "My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross" is ANOHNI's vocal performance. She sings with such passion, packing every syllable with emotion. The opening track "It Must Change" is powerful with how the chorus is used to switch from empowerment to desperation to righteous anger. T..." [+] Reply
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2023
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"A very varied album which tackles several genres. A very fun and sunny listening experience." Reply
"Doesn’t perhaps surpass the lofty heights of ‘Process’, but ‘Lahai’ is nevertheless a strong follow up and one that constantly kept catching my ear." Reply
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2023
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 17 of 100
Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 199 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 204 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 190 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 148 | 15% | |
| 2024 | 148 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 14 | 1% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 11 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Nas | 5 | 0% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Maruja | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Charli XCX | 4 | 0% | |
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503 | 50% | |
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244 | 24% | |
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45 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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15 | 1% | |
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