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	7,255	105,548	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,746	97,412	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (611th)by Little Simz
2022	6,499	92,739	Ants From Up There (313th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,087	61,958	Javelin (1,268th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	2,281	10,893	Only God Was Above Us (3,488th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	27,868	368,550

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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31.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,114

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Overall Rank:

1,552

Average Rating:

78 (186 votes)

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32.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,057

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Overall Rank:

1,624

Average Rating:

79 (221 votes)

Comments:

33.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

294 charts

Rank Score:

1,013

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,679

Average Rating:

77 (314 votes)

Comments:

34.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,006

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,688

Average Rating:

74 (279 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

986

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,721

Average Rating:

77 (283 votes)

Comments:

36.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

971

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,740

Average Rating:

76 (200 votes)

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37.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

962

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

1,761

Average Rating:

77 (189 votes)

Comments:

38.

The Forever Story

J.I.D

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

956

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,770

Average Rating:

80 (153 votes)

Comments:

39.

Scaring The Hoes

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

948

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,778

Average Rating:

80 (232 votes)

Comments:

40.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

947

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

1,779

Average Rating:

78 (185 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	51	5%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
Charli XCX	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	520	51%
	218	21%
	56	5%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	16	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,020	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	1,010	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,023	100%
Yes	4	0%

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