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	7,323	106,102	The New Abnormal (427th)by The Strokes
2021	6,809	97,848	For The First Time (614th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,584	93,803	Ants From Up There (307th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,200	64,257	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,205th)by Lana Del Rey
2024	2,898	15,640	Only God Was Above Us (2,928th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	28,814	377,650

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:

1,671

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,049

Average Rating:

80 (338 votes)

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12.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

1,599

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,104

Average Rating:

80 (275 votes)

Comments:

13.

After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

1,593

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,109

Average Rating:

75 (424 votes)

Comments:

14.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

1,570

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,125

Average Rating:

78 (356 votes)

Comments:

15.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

392 charts

Rank Score:

1,539

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,147

Average Rating:

79 (372 votes)

Comments:

16.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

300 charts

Rank Score:

1,532

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,155

Average Rating:

79 (258 votes)

Comments:

17.

Safe Mode: On

How I'm Feeling Now

Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

281 charts

Rank Score:

1,490

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,191

Average Rating:

77 (330 votes)

Comments:

18.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

1,484

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,197

Average Rating:

79 (388 votes)

Comments:

19.

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

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

257 charts

Rank Score:

1,474

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,205

Average Rating:

77 (238 votes)

Comments:

20.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

313 charts

Rank Score:

1,428

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,235

Average Rating:

81 (258 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	257	26%
2021	273	27%
2022	247	25%
2023	184	18%
2024	42	4%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Vince Staples	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
Fontaines D.C.	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	511	51%
	212	21%
	53	5%
	40	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	4	0%

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