Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
Explore the best albums of the 2020s (so far), based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"Much better than Cats." Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (15 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2020
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"This is a beautiful album. For the first time in a while, I feel like Abel has found his rythym. Starboy was all over the place, and although there were some awesome tracks, the album didn’t feel like it flowed. There were different moods on each song, but there is something about After Hours tha..." [+] Reply
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2020
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"A luxurious odyssey into various soundscapes that explore the most common themes in the duo's history together. What a stellar album with a phenomenal rollout. The past few months really have been a treat." Reply
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Anti | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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2,089
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"May genuinely be my favorite Fleet Foxes record. More accessible than the previous release Crack-Up, but in some ways more mature than their early work. The earlier albums had a lot of genius but occasionally I felt like you could see through the magic, that the group was trying a bit too hard to..." [+] Reply
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poppmusic | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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2,062
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"“It’s your turn to drive.” I hit the brakes and aimed the Great Red Shark toward the shoulder of the highway— No point mentioning those bats, I thought— The poor bastard will see them soon enough. El-P and Killer Mike are running the engine until the tank runs empty. We've been here before, at a ..." [+] Reply
- Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2020
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"For me, this is the best 2022 album. So catchy and emotional. Highlights: Roman Holiday, Jack Down the Line, I Love You." Reply
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2022
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1,909
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"I don't like it as much as Igor, but the blending of styles from track to track is admirable." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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1,907
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"for me best album of 2021, but it's still in august I'll wait and see if a better one comes out" Reply
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2021
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1,852
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"My favorite artist from last decade is back with another psychedelic piece of art. While it’s not the apex of his career, it is certainly far from derailing. As expected, the production is impeccable, and it makes sense that it took him 5 years to release this. I don’t doubt Parker is an extremel..." [+] Reply
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Cargusbralem | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2020
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"Ok, time for a real comment and not just reference to other existing bands. This album, for me, lived fully up to the hype I gave it, which was a lot. Mostly because of how good Narrator was as a single. The Squid boys are masters of combining groovy, melodic sections with experimental walls of s..." [+] Reply
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AvalancheGrips | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 199 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 201 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 190 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 144 | 14% | |
| 2024 | 148 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 102 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 16 | 2% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 11 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Nas | 5 | 1% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 4 | 0% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
| Maruja | 4 | 0% | |
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500 | 50% | |
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245 | 25% | |
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47 | 5% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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15 | 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 76th to 69th |
Up 3 from 98th to 95th |
Up 3 from 22nd to 19th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 85th to 88th |
Down 2 from 19th to 21st |
Down 2 from 28th to 30th |
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