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 53,000 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	7,259	105,558	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,748	97,464	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (611th)by Little Simz
2022	6,501	92,755	Ants From Up There (313th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,088	62,089	Javelin (1,268th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	2,333	11,022	Only God Was Above Us (3,487th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	27,929	368,888

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 Sufjan Stevens.

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21.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

1,389

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,268

Average Rating:

81 (252 votes)

Comments:

22.

Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

1,381

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,271

Average Rating:

79 (333 votes)

Comments:

23.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,336

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,309

Average Rating:

76 (359 votes)

Comments:

24.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,269

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,370

Average Rating:

74 (195 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Slow Rush

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

1,265

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,375

Average Rating:

74 (611 votes)

Comments:

26.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,214

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,424

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

Comments:

27.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,209

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,429

Average Rating:

80 (319 votes)

Comments:

28.

Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,205

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,433

Average Rating:

77 (237 votes)

Comments:

29.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

315 charts

Rank Score:

1,122

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,540

Average Rating:

75 (361 votes)

Comments:

30.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,118

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,549

Average Rating:

75 (240 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	265	27%
2021	277	28%
2022	251	25%
2023	183	18%
2024	34	3%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
Brockhampton	3	0%
Paul Weller	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Sakis Gouzonis	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	50%
	217	21%
	54	5%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	15	1%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,003	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,006	100%
Yes	4	0%

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