Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)

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71.

Hit Me Hard And Soft 

 Billie Eilish

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"Billie Eilish's best album. What it lacks in the punch of its predecessors, it makes up for in opening up. Finneas's production is fuller and wider than ever before. The trademark humor and powers of observation that make Eilish so singular are still as sharp as ever, cutting deeper than before, ...""Billie Eilish's best album. What it lacks in the punch of its predecessors, it makes up for in opening up. Finneas's production is fuller and wider than ever before. The trademark humor and powers of observation that make Eilish so singular are still as sharp as ever, cutting deeper than before, while finding affection and joy that previous albums are renascent to touch. By no means is it seismic, but it's a massive leap in maturity and reinvention. "  [+]  Reply

- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (6 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,089

Rank in 2024:

10

Rank in 2020s:

71

Overall Rank:

1,587

Average Rating:

 76 (211 votes)

Comments:

14

72.

A Hero's Death 

 Fontaines D.C.

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"So much of this years music has been a struggle to listen to, not this one, difficult second album it is not, spilling confidently from one track to another. Sounding distinctly more Alternative than last years Dogrel, a more morose tone is struck. Grian’s vocals are once more an oasis of origina...""So much of this years music has been a struggle to listen to, not this one, difficult second album it is not, spilling confidently from one track to another. Sounding distinctly more Alternative than last years Dogrel, a more morose tone is struck. Grian’s vocals are once more an oasis of originality in a desert of fakers. Let me put that again, refreshingly original. A Hero’s Death will see scenesters leave in droves as with most buzz-bands, but it proves Dogrel was no fluke and there’s more in the tank. Fontaines DC are gonna be with us for a while yet, they ain’t going anywhere."  [+]  Reply

- johnner | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,080

Rank in 2020:

19

Rank in 2020s:

72

Overall Rank:

1,598

Average Rating:

 76 (237 votes)

Comments:

22

73.

We Will Always Love You 

 The Avalanches

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"When considered as a whole, this album is a sprawling trip into an otherworldly stream of consciousness. Sometimes lulling you blissfully, other times urging your body to be moved with emotion. The already established featured artists on this record adapt perfectly to the cross-genre blending, ne...""When considered as a whole, this album is a sprawling trip into an otherworldly stream of consciousness. Sometimes lulling you blissfully, other times urging your body to be moved with emotion. The already established featured artists on this record adapt perfectly to the cross-genre blending, never being overstepped by production & never fully taking on too much of the spotlight. Just riding the sonic wave & playing their part within the music."  [+]  Reply

- ctowner34 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,072

Rank in 2020:

20

Rank in 2020s:

73

Overall Rank:

1,608

Average Rating:

 78 (189 votes)

Comments:

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74.

Bright Future 

 Adrianne Lenker

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"I have been listening to the track Ruined since it dropped and it hasn't left my head since. Looked forward to the album dropping and it did not disappoint. Song for song, Adrianne Lenker makes it sound so easy and hard at the same time. I love her voice and the words she puts together. Her new v...""I have been listening to the track Ruined since it dropped and it hasn't left my head since. Looked forward to the album dropping and it did not disappoint. Song for song, Adrianne Lenker makes it sound so easy and hard at the same time. I love her voice and the words she puts together. Her new version of Vampire Empire completely knocked me over and prefer this version. No drums on album and you don't even notice... until you do, and it doesn't matter... early contender for AOTY."  [+]  Reply

- Jaymantheman | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,068

Rank in 2024:

11

Rank in 2020s:

74

Overall Rank:

1,613

Average Rating:

 78 (191 votes)

Comments:

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75.

Song For Our Daughter 

 Laura Marling

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"Laura's gotten better with each album, and so it is here, as this may be her strongest set of songs so far, despite lacking the experimentation of Semper Femina or her side project LUMP. It's a lush, melodic set of songs, on which I personally feel that Laura conveys more vulnerability than she e...""Laura's gotten better with each album, and so it is here, as this may be her strongest set of songs so far, despite lacking the experimentation of Semper Femina or her side project LUMP. It's a lush, melodic set of songs, on which I personally feel that Laura conveys more vulnerability than she ever has before - though there is sass and fire to be found too, particularly on the track Strange Girl. Case in point is the closer, For You, a simple acoustic ballad with a gorgeous, understated melody that takes the album out on a floaty cloud of warm feelings. Great album!"  [+]  Reply

- indieshins | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,064

Rank in 2020:

21

Rank in 2020s:

75

Overall Rank:

1,620

Average Rating:

 77 (202 votes)

Comments:

14

76.

Tigers Blood 

 Waxahatchee

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"Solid album. She has talked about how she is challenging herself to write great music about ordinary, content, undramatic, life. I would say she is succeeding."  Reply

- craab | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,058

Rank in 2024:

12

Rank in 2020s:

76

Overall Rank:

1,630

Average Rating:

 76 (162 votes)

Comments:

8

77.

Diamond Jubilee 

 Cindy Lee

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"Diamond Jubilee is an epic of longing, sadness and joy. Across its 32 tracks it manages not only to hold such a high quality track for track, but also establishes and sticks to a clear musical identity. Tracks might vary in tone, instrumentation, vocal delivery or even whether there are instrumen...""Diamond Jubilee is an epic of longing, sadness and joy. Across its 32 tracks it manages not only to hold such a high quality track for track, but also establishes and sticks to a clear musical identity. Tracks might vary in tone, instrumentation, vocal delivery or even whether there are instruments at all, but it all seems to come from its own place, separate to anywhere else. I've always been fascinated by the ability some artists have in creating music that seems to come from a separate world, I'm thinking of artists like Joanna Newsom or the Microphones/Mount Eerie here. The latter stands out as an example of an artist who can significantly change their sound (think of the differences between The Glow Pt 2, Wind's Poem and Dawn) whilst maintaining a clear musical identity, it all evokes a rainy and wild pacific north west with a kind of mythological streak. The same thing happens on Diamond Jubilee. Stone Faces into Gayblevision into Dracula should be jarring in how the tracks vary, instead the common feel of these tracks coming from a gentle but sad place holds them together. A lot is down to the production, nothing's allowed to dominate too much, least of all the vocals, which still manage to be the centrepiece of each track. I found the record a bit much to take on when it first released, often listening to the first dozen tracks or so and then zoning out a bit more with time. Since the bandcamp release I've got more in the habit of starting at different points and familiarising myself with each of the songs. I really recommend this approach to anyone who's finding the runtime an issue. Some of the real treasures here are the instrumentals and it took me a while to really appreciate them. Olive Drab is bold and energetic, it feeds beautifully into Always Dreaming's harps; Darling of the Diskoteque evokes empty spaces and past times; 24/7 Heaven lives up to its name, it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard (it's interesting how this record focusses more on heaven where What's Tonight to Eternity, a record which makes this sound like the top 40, was more concerned with hell). A lot's been made of the record's sadder elements, which it does evoke powerfully, but I also find it very romantic. There's a sense of love unfulfilled, by separation or otherwise, but the feelings of emotional closeness are still there. Tracks like All I Want is You or Kingdom Come are really good examples of this, they are ostensibly sad songs, but there's a warmth that comes through, either from Pat's vocals or the instrumental sections, which are often just as revealing. I've recently had to move away from my partner for work and there's a sadness to it, but in those moments of longing you have the time to really appreciate someone for who they are and there's a weird kind of joy in that. It's this type of conflicting emotion that Cindy Lee manage to evoke in so many different ways across Diamond Jubilee, a record that seems to take you to another place."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

1,053

Rank in 2024:

13

Rank in 2020s:

77

Overall Rank:

1,636

Average Rating:

 80 (112 votes)

Comments:

8

78.

Heaven To A Tortured Mind 

 Yves Tumor

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"There are a ton of really cool ideas and textures here, but boy, for a record that's less than 40 minutes long, it's strangely exhausting. I've listened to it three times by this point, and I still can't say I totally understand what's going on here."  Reply

- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,040

Rank in 2020:

22

Rank in 2020s:

78

Overall Rank:

1,648

Average Rating:

 76 (293 votes)

Comments:

14

79.

Mahashmashana 

 Father John Misty

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"This album was an experience. It's not an album to be listened to passively, but one to give your full attention to. The night I first listened to it, not once through, but three times, will forever be burned into my brain. At times the music overwhelms you, and that's exactly the point."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

1,022

Rank in 2024:

14

Rank in 2020s:

79

Overall Rank:

1,684

Average Rating:

 80 (133 votes)

Comments:

4

80.

That! Feels Good! 

 Jessie Ware

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"Enjoyably listenable pop. Tons of disco and soul influence on the writing and sound. Just a good modern take on that whole genre. Not innovative or avant garde, just really listenable."  Reply

- meltchett | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

1,016

Rank in 2023:

7

Rank in 2020s:

80

Overall Rank:

1,689

Average Rating:

 77 (197 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2020	199	20%
2021	203	20%
2022	188	19%
2023	152	15%
2024	148	15%
2025	101	10%
2026	10	1%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	12	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	5	0%
Black Country, New Road	4	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Maruja	4	0%
Bad Bunny	4	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	503	50%
	242	24%
	45	4%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	19	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	5	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	4	0%