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 54,000 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	7,321	106,198	The New Abnormal (427th)by The Strokes
2021	6,804	97,583	For The First Time (614th)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,581	93,583	Ants From Up There (313th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,192	63,852	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,206th)by Lana Del Rey
2024	2,864	15,291	Only God Was Above Us (2,953rd)by Vampire Weekend
Total	28,762	376,507

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 Lana Del Rey.

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61.

A Beginner's Mind

Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

760

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,151

Average Rating:

79 (183 votes)

Comments:

62.

G_d's Pee At State's End!

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

755

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,163

Average Rating:

77 (203 votes)

Comments:

63.

Songs

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

732

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

2,226

Average Rating:

79 (150 votes)

Comments:

64.

Microphones In 2020

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

718

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,253

Average Rating:

79 (152 votes)

Comments:

65.

Drunk Tank Pink

Shame

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

707

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,282

Average Rating:

75 (222 votes)

Comments:

66.

Sour

Olivia Rodrigo

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

697

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,311

Average Rating:

70 (178 votes)

Comments:

67.

Sawayama

Rina Sawayama

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

690

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,329

Average Rating:

77 (212 votes)

Comments:

68.

Daddy's Home

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

689

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,336

Average Rating:

75 (215 votes)

Comments:

69.

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

675

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,385

Average Rating:

71 (312 votes)

Comments:

70.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

668

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

2,402

Average Rating:

75 (259 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	259	26%
2021	273	27%
2022	246	25%
2023	183	18%
2024	41	4%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	512	51%
	211	21%
	53	5%
	39	4%
	30	3%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	4	0%

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