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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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	7,140	104,424	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,598	95,592	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (617th)by Little Simz
2022	6,347	89,748	Ants From Up There (324th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,835	55,559	Javelin (1,338th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,031	3,949	Wall Of Eyes (5,532nd)by The Smile
Total	25,951	349,271

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 Sufjan Stevens.

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811.

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Soundtrack

Junkie XL

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2021

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1 chart

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Milk Inside A Bag Of Milk Inside A Bag Of Milk OST
Soundtrack

Nikita Kryukov

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2021

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813.

Tana Talk 4

Benny The Butcher

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2022

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47 charts

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814.

Blue Hearts

Bob Mould

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2020

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42 charts

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815.

I've Seen A Way

Mandy, Indiana

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2023

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34 charts

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816.

Lucky For You

Bully

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2023

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32 charts

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817.

DISCO4 :: Part II

Health

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2022

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11 charts

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818.

The Last Exit

Still Corners

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2021

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32 charts

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819.

Underneath

Code Orange

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2020

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37 charts

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820.

Tango De Invierno (En Vivo)
Live

Solo Tango Orquesta

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2022

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	281	28%
2021	288	29%
2022	255	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	10	1%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	509	50%
	213	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,003	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	993	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,006	100%
Yes	3	0%

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