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	7,324	106,102	The New Abnormal (427th)by The Strokes
2021	6,810	97,905	For The First Time (615th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,594	93,956	Ants From Up There (309th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,203	64,352	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,204th)by Lana Del Rey
2024	2,946	16,224	Only God Was Above Us (2,895th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	28,877	378,539

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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261.

Expert In A Dying Field

The Beths

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

261

Overall Rank:

5,882

Average Rating:

74 (59 votes)

Comments:

262.

Red (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

262

Overall Rank:

5,894

Average Rating:

74 (59 votes)

Comments:

263.

3.15.20

Childish Gambino

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

263

Overall Rank:

5,912

Average Rating:

69 (165 votes)

Comments:

264.

Live Drugs
Live

The War On Drugs

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

222

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

264

Overall Rank:

5,936

Average Rating:

79 (36 votes)

Comments:

265.

Notes On A Conditional Form

The 1975

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

265

Overall Rank:

5,977

Average Rating:

68 (138 votes)

Comments:

266.

Seek Shelter

Iceage

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

266

Overall Rank:

5,983

Average Rating:

74 (95 votes)

Comments:

267.

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Billie Eilish

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 2024:

Rank in 2020s:

267

Overall Rank:

5,991

Average Rating:

76 (136 votes)

Comments:

268.

Giving The World Away

Hatchie

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

268

Overall Rank:

6,001

Average Rating:

73 (63 votes)

Comments:

269.

Sick!

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

269

Overall Rank:

6,007

Average Rating:

71 (143 votes)

Comments:

270.

Man On The Moon III: The Chosen

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

270

Overall Rank:

6,018

Average Rating:

73 (79 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	255	26%
2021	273	27%
2022	247	25%
2023	185	19%
2024	40	4%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	510	51%
	212	21%
	51	5%
	40	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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