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 50,000 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	6,439	95,230	The New Abnormal (503rd)by The Strokes
2021	5,750	83,986	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (709th)by Little Simz
2022	5,426	74,378	Ants From Up There (429th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	1,489	6,566	After The Magic (7,057th)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	19,104	260,159

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

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

4,315

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Overall Rank:

429

Average Rating:

85 (493 votes)

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,661

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Overall Rank:

503

Average Rating:

82 (748 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

534 charts

Rank Score:

2,906

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

2,791

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Overall Rank:

656

Average Rating:

81 (487 votes)

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

2,606

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Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

84 (345 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

2,401

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Overall Rank:

761

Average Rating:

81 (472 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

381 charts

Rank Score:

1,969

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

1,960

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Overall Rank:

933

Average Rating:

75 (369 votes)

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Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,736

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Overall Rank:

1,054

Average Rating:

79 (274 votes)

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10.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,722

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Overall Rank:

1,060

Average Rating:

82 (361 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	364	36%
2021	318	32%
2022	291	29%
2023	27	3%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
트와이스 [Twice]	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	221	22%
	55	6%
	34	3%
	31	3%
	19	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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