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 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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	7,138	104,217	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,588	95,536	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,341	89,658	Ants From Up There (326th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,832	55,390	Javelin (1,346th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,005	3,718	Wall Of Eyes (5,758th)by The Smile
Total	25,904	348,519

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 Sufjan Stevens.

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451.

1989 (Taylor's Version)

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

125

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451

Overall Rank:

9,511

Average Rating:

75 (25 votes)

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452.

The Marfa Tapes

Jack Ingram / Miranda Lambert / Jon Randall

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

125

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453.

Petals For Armor

Hayley Williams

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

124

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454.

Kick III

Arca

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

124

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455.

So Much (For) Stardust

Fall Out Boy

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

123

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455

Overall Rank:

9,650

Average Rating:

71 (30 votes)

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456.

The Loveliest Time

Carly Rae Jepsen

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

123

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456

Overall Rank:

9,651

Average Rating:

74 (50 votes)

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457.

72 Seasons

Metallica

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

123

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457

Overall Rank:

9,655

Average Rating:

70 (102 votes)

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458.

The End, So Far

Slipknot

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

122

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459.

EBM

Editors

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

17 charts

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122

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460.

Untourable Album

Men I Trust

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

122

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	280	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	256	26%
2023	174	17%
2024	9	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	506	51%
	211	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

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