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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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	7,162	104,405	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,636	96,061	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (618th)by Little Simz
2022	6,367	90,508	Ants From Up There (322nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,868	56,531	Javelin (1,333rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,152	4,867	Wall Of Eyes (5,075th)by The Smile
Total	26,185	352,371

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

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Songs And Instrumentals
Compilation

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

122

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462.

The Neon Skyline

Andy Shauf

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

47 charts

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122

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463.

The End, So Far

Slipknot

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

122

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464.

Flying Dream 1

Elbow

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

44 charts

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122

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465.

Working Men's Club

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

55 charts

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122

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466.

Magic

Nas

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

38 charts

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121

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467.

Chrome Dreams

Neil Young

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

121

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467

Overall Rank:

9,768

Average Rating:

78 (31 votes)

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468.

Fantasy

M83

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

50 charts

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121

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468

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9,773

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74 (63 votes)

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469.

Untourable Album

Men I Trust

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

19 charts

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121

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470.

I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses

Backxwash

Year of Release:

2021

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45 charts

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121

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	275	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	177	18%
2024	13	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	209	21%
	52	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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