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	7,155	104,372	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,612	95,965	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (616th)by Little Simz
2022	6,358	89,858	Ants From Up There (323rd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,855	56,281	Javelin (1,334th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,098	4,458	Wall Of Eyes (5,146th)by The Smile
Total	26,078	350,933

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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321.

Pain Remains

Lorna Shore

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

172

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

321

Overall Rank:

7,313

Average Rating:

73 (10 votes)

Comments:

322.

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips

Armand Hammer

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

172

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

322

Overall Rank:

7,327

Average Rating:

75 (43 votes)

Comments:

323.

Forever In Your Heart

Black Dresses

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

171

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

323

Overall Rank:

7,371

Average Rating:

68 (44 votes)

Comments:

324.

Spiral

Darkside

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

169

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

324

Overall Rank:

7,413

Average Rating:

72 (69 votes)

Comments:

325.

Whoosh!

Deep Purple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

169

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

325

Overall Rank:

7,415

Average Rating:

71 (46 votes)

Comments:

326.

On Sunset

Paul Weller

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

167

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

326

Overall Rank:

7,492

Average Rating:

76 (28 votes)

Comments:

327.

I Know I'm Funny Haha

Faye Webster

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

167

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

327

Overall Rank:

7,502

Average Rating:

72 (64 votes)

Comments:

328.

Glitch Princess

Yeule

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

167

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

328

Overall Rank:

7,511

Average Rating:

70 (61 votes)

Comments:

329.

Struggler

Genesis Owusu

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

167

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

329

Overall Rank:

7,521

Average Rating:

76 (54 votes)

Comments:

330.

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never

Oneohtrix Point Never

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

166

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

330

Overall Rank:

7,534

Average Rating:

71 (64 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	278	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	176	18%
2024	12	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	210	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	3	0%

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