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 54,000 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	7,358	106,306	The New Abnormal (429th)by The Strokes
2021	6,812	98,003	For The First Time (597th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,616	94,301	Ants From Up There (305th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,231	64,642	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,202nd)by Lana Del Rey
2024	3,141	18,053	Only God Was Above Us (2,703rd)by Vampire Weekend
Total	29,158	381,306

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 Lana Del Rey.

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31.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

1,152

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,496

Average Rating:

75 (363 votes)

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32.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,101

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,574

Average Rating:

74 (282 votes)

Comments:

33.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,069

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Overall Rank:

1,614

Average Rating:

79 (225 votes)

Comments:

34.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

1,052

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Overall Rank:

1,632

Average Rating:

78 (188 votes)

Comments:

35.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

294 charts

Rank Score:

1,012

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,681

Average Rating:

77 (314 votes)

Comments:

36.

The Forever Story

J.I.D

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

987

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Overall Rank:

1,718

Average Rating:

80 (157 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

979

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,733

Average Rating:

77 (286 votes)

Comments:

38.

Scaring The Hoes

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

977

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,736

Average Rating:

80 (237 votes)

Comments:

39.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

973

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,743

Average Rating:

76 (202 votes)

Comments:

40.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

327 charts

Rank Score:

964

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,751

Average Rating:

76 (290 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	256	26%
2021	270	27%
2022	249	25%
2023	181	18%
2024	45	5%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Sakis Gouzonis	3	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	506	51%
	215	21%
	52	5%
	40	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	4	0%

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