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	6,268	94,351	The New Abnormal (502nd)by The Strokes
2021	5,602	82,610	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (736th)by Little Simz
2022	5,082	69,556	Ants From Up There (467th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	753	2,116	After The Magic (9,738th)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	17,705	248,632

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

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41.

Heaven To A Tortured Mind

Yves Tumor

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

761

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,168

Average Rating:

76 (274 votes)

Comments:

42.

An Evening With Silk Sonic

Silk Sonic

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

755

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,176

Average Rating:

77 (187 votes)

Comments:

43.

Circles

Mac Miller

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

753

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,183

Average Rating:

77 (280 votes)

Comments:

44.

Song For Our Daughter

Laura Marling

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

724

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,250

Average Rating:

78 (182 votes)

Comments:

45.

Cheat Codes

Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,267

Average Rating:

80 (162 votes)

Comments:

46.

Mercurial World

Magdalena Bay

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

711

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,279

Average Rating:

78 (114 votes)

Comments:

47.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

705

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,295

Average Rating:

77 (166 votes)

Comments:

48.

Microphones In 2020

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

686

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,349

Average Rating:

79 (136 votes)

Comments:

49.

Drunk Tank Pink

Shame

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

684

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,358

Average Rating:

76 (214 votes)

Comments:

50.

Wet Leg

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

672

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

2,397

Average Rating:

74 (162 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	378	38%
2021	322	32%
2022	291	29%
2023	9	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Drake	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	476	48%
	220	22%
	56	6%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	18	2%
	15	2%
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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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