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 51,000 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	6,764	98,425	The New Abnormal (488th)by The Strokes
2021	6,305	88,400	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (640th)by Little Simz
2022	5,812	81,563	Ants From Up There (362nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	3,350	28,126	Javelin (2,728th)by Sufjan Stevens
Total	22,231	296,515

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

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21.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

360 charts

Rank Score:

1,180

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,473

Average Rating:

80 (337 votes)

Comments:

22.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,173

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,483

Average Rating:

79 (307 votes)

Comments:

23.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,142

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,526

Average Rating:

79 (234 votes)

Comments:

24.

The Slow Rush

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

370 charts

Rank Score:

1,108

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,559

Average Rating:

74 (592 votes)

Comments:

25.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

1,094

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,579

Average Rating:

80 (306 votes)

Comments:

26.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,070

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,617

Average Rating:

76 (225 votes)

Comments:

27.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,048

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,645

Average Rating:

75 (351 votes)

Comments:

28.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

241 charts

Rank Score:

1,037

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,658

Average Rating:

75 (177 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

959

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,772

Average Rating:

77 (268 votes)

Comments:

30.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

949

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,782

Average Rating:

77 (308 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	327	33%
2021	296	30%
2022	273	27%
2023	109	11%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
Nas	5	0%
Zach Bryan	4	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
The Mountain Goats	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	498	50%
	216	21%
	53	5%
	35	3%
	34	3%
	17	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,001	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,001	100%
Yes	4	0%

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