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 44,000 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	5,556	62,995	The New Abnormal (705th)by The Strokes
2021	2,869	15,258	For The First Time (3,668th)by Black Country, New Road
Total	8,425	78,253

The best artists of the 2020s are The Strokes, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, Run The Jewels, Fleet Foxes, The Weeknd, Jessie Ware, Rory Ferreira and Phil Elverum.

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21.

Lianne La Havas

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

445

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,328

Average Rating:

79 (137 votes)

Comments:

22.

A Hero’s Death

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

444

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,334

Average Rating:

78 (152 votes)

Comments:

23.

Circles

Mac Miller

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

425

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,435

Average Rating:

76 (250 votes)

Comments:

24.

Women In Music Pt. III

Haim

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

413

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,517

Average Rating:

76 (150 votes)

Comments:

25.

Song For Our Daughter

Laura Marling

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,597

Average Rating:

78 (163 votes)

Comments:

26.

Songs

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

400

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,605

Average Rating:

79 (113 votes)

Comments:

27.

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,665

Average Rating:

81 (272 votes)

Comments:

28.

American Head

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,812

Average Rating:

76 (145 votes)

Comments:

29.

Microphones In 2020

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

3,968

Average Rating:

78 (118 votes)

Comments:

30.

Visions Of Bodies Being Burned

Clipping.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

351

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,021

Average Rating:

77 (106 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	748	75%
2021	252	25%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	5	1%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
The Mountain Goats	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
Navy Blue	3	0%
Taylor Swift	3	0%
JPEGMAFIA	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	497	50%
	198	20%
	61	6%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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