Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s (so far) as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"I don't know how they can put out so much quality but they do and this is no exception. Slap after slap with no filler. The sounds of a band with a complete mastery of their output and an ability to do pretty much whatever they want." Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Unbelievably sad but unbelievably beautiful. Lots of good tracks here. Be ready for a MOOD" Reply
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corenfro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Just as good if not better than 2012-2017. Fantasy, Penny, and With an Addict are the standouts but there isn't a single bad track on here." Reply
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2020
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"(It's a Julien Baker album, it's a good album. One of the contenders for the championship belt of badass sad sack songwriters comes back with a whole lot more production punch than she had on her last couple albums. The result is a lush, at times overly so, but mostly gorgeous album that will abs..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"'PAINLESS' is spare and brooding, with crunching electronic drums and fizzing alkali guitar and synths. I enjoyed myself overall, as I thought Yanya's writing had a harsh beauty to it, Wilma Archer's exec production was very consistent and I have a soft spot for the flourishes Bullion added to th..." [+] Reply
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"For such a major event, I’m surprised I have not listened to more music about the pandemic. Certainly some surface level references but nothing really conflicting with the event. That was until I heard “Dance Fever”. Florence paints such a vivid picture of the removal of live music by the plague...." [+] Reply
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"This is the best album I have heard in 2020 with three months to go. I can't turn it off." Reply
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"Raye demonstrates a complete and total command of R&B, Soul, Blues, Rap, and EDM. What makes her stand apart from legions of other A-level performers is the way she blends these styles with a deeper understanding of what the music is saying, then combining it with her own original perspective, fu..." [+] Reply
"70-80/100 (Really solid dance punk album. Has some killer tracks to dance to and some that may make you feel very sad - whilst still dancing - and sadly some songs/interlude tracks that seem a bit pointless.) This was actually a very, very sad listen. I feel like this is an incredibly desperate, ..." [+] Reply
- Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I adore Car Seat Headrest. Teens of Denial was one of the best indie albums of the '10s, but after an unimaginative re-record of Twin Fantasy in 2018 and five years passing since a bizarre DIY synthpop record, I and many others feared that the prolific Will Toledo and co. had finally run out of s..." [+] Reply
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ForegroundNoise | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 198 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 202 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 191 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 155 | 16% | |
| 2024 | 148 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 99 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 7 | 1% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 12 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Nas | 5 | 1% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Maruja | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Charli XCX | 4 | 0% | |
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242 | 24% | |
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45 | 5% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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