Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
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"They're back! Like, really back!" Reply
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2025
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"I like this album. It's not bad. But personally, it's the Big Thief album that I find the least rich in substance." Reply
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2025
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"A really good step forward from her debut. Much more full sounding. Her songwriting has progressed nicely. The production is pretty good and is a defining feature of the album in contrast to her more bedroom-sounding stuff. All that being said, "c. et. al" is my favorite song on the album and one..." Reply
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2021
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"A solitary, nocturnal bruiser of a record." Reply
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"I've listened to this a handful of times already and I still can't see the appeal, maybe time will change my opinion but right now I don't really like it." Reply
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2022
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467
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"MGMT have gone mellow, and I am all for it. Some of the best lyricism of their carreers merge with an album that to my ears seems to be subtly and cinically narrating the cycle of life and death. Definitely not an immediate listen or one of their poppiest. In fact it will most likely be relegated..." Reply
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2024
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460
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"Halsey produced by Trent Reznor? Pretty sweet!" Reply
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"Interesting for the most part but I get a sense of emotionlessness that I don't particularly enjoy in this context. My favorite parts of the album are when the guitar is broken out. I really like "Kinda Dark"." Reply
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2020
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453
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"Lucy’s third album takes her Bruce Springsteen worship to the next level with the addition to her sonic pallet of Bruce - esqu big bold guitars, keyboards and sound supplementing her trademark acoustic self confessional lyrical narrative" Reply
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2021
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"I Disagree is a fun fusion of pop and metal. Abrasive guitars and synths are combined with cutesty pop hooks to great effect. The album is short and sweet with none of its songs overstaying their welcome. My favorite tracks is "Sit/Stay" its message of resisting subservience and its rapid industr..." Reply
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 199 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 198 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 186 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 147 | 15% | |
| 2024 | 148 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 21 | 2% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 11 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Nas | 5 | 1% | |
| Charli XCX | 5 | 1% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Maruja | 4 | 0% | |
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246 | 25% | |
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47 | 5% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 7 from 77th to 70th |
Up 7 from 70th to 63rd |
Up 7 from 54th to 47th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 7 from 65th to 72nd |
Down 3 from 51st to 54th |
Down 3 from 72nd to 75th |
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