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 46,000 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	5,847	75,404	The New Abnormal (605th)by The Strokes
2021	4,970	55,725	For The First Time (951st)by Black Country, New Road
2022	1,751	6,313	Ants From Up There (3,686th)by Black Country, New Road
Total	12,568	137,442

The best artists of the 2020s are The Strokes, Fiona Apple, Black Country, New Road, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, The Weeknd, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra and Run The Jewels.

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

3,100

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605

Average Rating:

82 (675 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

2,443

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

2,203

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Overall Rank:

845

Average Rating:

80 (427 votes)

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For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

1,961

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951

Average Rating:

82 (400 votes)

Comments:

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,471

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

1,356

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

1,234

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Overall Rank:

1,431

Average Rating:

75 (359 votes)

Comments:

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

1,183

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Overall Rank:

1,491

Average Rating:

78 (302 votes)

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Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

231 charts

Rank Score:

1,131

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Overall Rank:

1,552

Average Rating:

80 (238 votes)

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10.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

327 charts

Rank Score:

1,088

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1,594

Average Rating:

80 (353 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	527	53%
2021	412	41%
2022	61	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Arca	6	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	6	1%
Taylor Swift	4	0%
Conway The Machine	3	0%
Nas	3	0%
Pinegrove	3	0%
Sewerslvt	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	499	50%
	215	22%
	56	6%
	40	4%
	38	4%
	15	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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