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 45,000 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	5,639	66,067	The New Abnormal (684th)by The Strokes
2021	3,889	26,744	For The First Time (2,710th)by Black Country, New Road
Total	9,528	92,811

The best artists of the 2020s are The Strokes, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Run The Jewels, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Rory Ferreira and Sufjan Stevens.

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41.

No Dream

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,392

Average Rating:

76 (110 votes)

Comments:

42.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,439

Average Rating:

78 (292 votes)

Comments:

43.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

288

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,674

Average Rating:

76 (205 votes)

Comments:

44.

G_d's Pee At State's End!

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

285

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,707

Average Rating:

77 (154 votes)

Comments:

45.

Ultra Mono

Idles

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

278

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,825

Average Rating:

75 (167 votes)

Comments:

46.

Untitled (Black Is)

Sault

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

277

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,841

Average Rating:

76 (76 votes)

Comments:

47.

Color Theory

Soccer Mommy

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,870

Average Rating:

74 (157 votes)

Comments:

48.

Ultimate Success Today

Protomartyr

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

4,993

Average Rating:

74 (101 votes)

Comments:

49.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

5,003

Average Rating:

79 (88 votes)

Comments:

50.

Suddenly

Caribou

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

5,047

Average Rating:

74 (163 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	641	64%
2021	359	36%

Artist	Albums	%

Arca	5	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	5	1%
Taylor Swift	4	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
Halsey	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	499	50%
	203	20%
	59	6%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	19	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	1	0%

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