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	6,135	92,062	The New Abnormal (480th)by The Strokes
2021	5,493	79,246	For The First Time (758th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	4,686	59,276	Ants From Up There (661st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	203	301	Let's Start Here (24,712th)by Lil Yachty
Total	16,517	230,885

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Fiona Apple, Little Simz, Phoebe Bridgers, The Weeknd, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi and Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra.

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41.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

709

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,280

Average Rating:

81 (215 votes)

Comments:

42.

Song For Our Daughter

Laura Marling

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

704

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,292

Average Rating:

78 (181 votes)

Comments:

43.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

693

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,321

Average Rating:

77 (163 votes)

Comments:

44.

Drunk Tank Pink

Shame

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

664

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,405

Average Rating:

76 (212 votes)

Comments:

45.

An Evening With Silk Sonic

Silk Sonic

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

650

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,442

Average Rating:

77 (182 votes)

Comments:

46.

A Hero’s Death

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

649

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,444

Average Rating:

78 (185 votes)

Comments:

47.

A Beginner's Mind

Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

642

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,466

Average Rating:

79 (166 votes)

Comments:

48.

Cheat Codes

Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

637

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,477

Average Rating:

80 (153 votes)

Comments:

49.

Sinner Get Ready

Lingua Ignota

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

637

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,478

Average Rating:

77 (140 votes)

Comments:

50.

Wet Leg

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

636

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,486

Average Rating:

74 (152 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	386	39%
2021	339	34%
2022	275	28%
2023	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Arca	4	0%
Nas	4	0%
Westside Gunn	3	0%
Conway The Machine	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	490	49%
	220	22%
	58	6%
	40	4%
	33	3%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

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

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

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