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 50,000 greatest album charts.

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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	6,437	95,213	The New Abnormal (509th)by The Strokes
2021	5,749	83,898	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (709th)by Little Simz
2022	5,384	74,359	Ants From Up There (431st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	1,459	6,332	After The Magic (7,225th)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	19,029	259,803

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

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

452 charts

Rank Score:

4,293

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Overall Rank:

431

Average Rating:

85 (492 votes)

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,640

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Overall Rank:

509

Average Rating:

82 (748 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

534 charts

Rank Score:

2,905

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

2,809

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Overall Rank:

655

Average Rating:

81 (487 votes)

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

2,605

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Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

84 (344 votes)

Comments:

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

2,400

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Overall Rank:

763

Average Rating:

81 (472 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

1,968

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

1,960

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Overall Rank:

933

Average Rating:

75 (369 votes)

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,749

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Overall Rank:

1,051

Average Rating:

82 (360 votes)

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10.

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

315 charts

Rank Score:

1,722

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Overall Rank:

1,060

Average Rating:

79 (274 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	364	36%
2021	317	32%
2022	293	29%
2023	26	3%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
Drake	3	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
Arca	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	479	48%
	221	22%
	55	6%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	19	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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

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