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 49,000 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	6,259	94,056	The New Abnormal (504th)by The Strokes
2021	5,595	82,307	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (739th)by Little Simz
2022	5,075	69,462	Ants From Up There (475th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	691	1,803	After The Magic (9,953rd)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	17,620	247,628

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

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31.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

861

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,949

Average Rating:

76 (210 votes)

Comments:

32.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

859

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,955

Average Rating:

77 (149 votes)

Comments:

33.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,991

Average Rating:

79 (172 votes)

Comments:

34.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

834

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,015

Average Rating:

76 (270 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Turning Wheel

Spellling

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

827

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,029

Average Rating:

79 (197 votes)

Comments:

36.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

820

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,042

Average Rating:

75 (180 votes)

Comments:

37.

I Don't Live Here Anymore

The War On Drugs

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

810

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,059

Average Rating:

77 (171 votes)

Comments:

38.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

808

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,063

Average Rating:

80 (175 votes)

Comments:

39.

Sinner Get Ready

Lingua Ignota

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

800

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,077

Average Rating:

78 (144 votes)

Comments:

40.

We Will Always Love You

The Avalanches

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

791

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,098

Average Rating:

78 (168 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	378	38%
2021	325	33%
2022	291	29%
2023	6	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Arca	3	0%
The Mountain Goats	3	0%
Backxwash	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	477	48%
	221	22%
	56	6%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	18	2%
	16	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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