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	7,155	104,360	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,613	95,954	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (613th)by Little Simz
2022	6,360	89,834	Ants From Up There (324th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,857	56,322	Javelin (1,334th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,127	4,585	Wall Of Eyes (5,104th)by The Smile
Total	26,112	351,054

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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Sundowner

Kevin Morby

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2020

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25 charts

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Far In

Helado Negro

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2021

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29 charts

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The Heart Is Strange

xPropaganda

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2022

Appears in:

9 charts

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Endure

Special Interest

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2022

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25 charts

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Earth To Dora

Eels

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2020

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28 charts

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996.

Tailwinds

The Fearless Flyers

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2020

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2 charts

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997.

Limbo

Aminé

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2020

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19 charts

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998.

Kick IIIII

Arca

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2021

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24 charts

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Over And Out

Collage (PL)

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2022

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7 charts

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Heartmind

Cass McCombs

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2022

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26 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	278	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	176	18%
2024	11	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
Arca	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	211	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	3	0%

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