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	7,315	106,240	The New Abnormal (426th)by The Strokes
2021	6,797	97,676	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (616th)by Little Simz
2022	6,575	93,490	Ants From Up There (312th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,170	63,289	Javelin (1,248th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	2,750	14,503	Only God Was Above Us (3,032nd)by Vampire Weekend
Total	28,607	375,198

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 Big Thief.

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

534 charts

Rank Score:

5,794

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Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

85 (558 votes)

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

538 charts

Rank Score:

4,153

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Overall Rank:

426

Average Rating:

82 (791 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

3,182

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

3,124

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Overall Rank:

566

Average Rating:

80 (508 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

2,884

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Overall Rank:

615

Average Rating:

81 (501 votes)

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

2,873

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Overall Rank:

616

Average Rating:

83 (382 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

2,447

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Overall Rank:

726

Average Rating:

83 (386 votes)

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

424 charts

Rank Score:

2,141

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Overall Rank:

829

Average Rating:

81 (407 votes)

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Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,029

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Overall Rank:

879

Average Rating:

80 (288 votes)

Comments:

10.

Folklore

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

1,889

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Overall Rank:

954

Average Rating:

75 (415 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	260	26%
2021	273	27%
2022	248	25%
2023	183	18%
2024	43	4%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	515	51%
	213	21%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,000	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,003	100%
Yes	4	0%

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