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	98,325	The New Abnormal (489th)by The Strokes
2021	6,304	88,295	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (642nd)by Little Simz
2022	5,809	81,541	Ants From Up There (365th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	3,257	26,260	Javelin (2,850th)by Sufjan Stevens
Total	22,134	294,420

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

1,179

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,472

Average Rating:

80 (337 votes)

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22.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,173

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,481

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:

1,524

Average Rating:

79 (233 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:

1,558

Average Rating:

74 (592 votes)

Comments:

25.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

1,093

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,582

Average Rating:

80 (306 votes)

Comments:

26.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,069

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,620

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:

1,643

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:

1,660

Average Rating:

75 (177 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

958

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,771

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:

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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	297	30%
2022	276	28%
2023	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	5	0%
Nas	5	0%
Zach Bryan	4	0%
Arca	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Drake	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	495	49%
	217	22%
	52	5%
	38	4%
	34	3%
	17	2%
	16	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	4	0%

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