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	7,128	104,057	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,581	95,355	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (614th)by Little Simz
2022	6,333	88,926	Ants From Up There (333rd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,817	54,969	Javelin (1,368th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	969	3,478	Wall Of Eyes (5,971st)by The Smile
Total	25,828	346,785

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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831.

Walls

Louis Tomlinson

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2020

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3 charts

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If I Am Only My Thoughts

Loving

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2020

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1 chart

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833.

Les Égarés

Sissoko / Ségal / Parisien / Peirani

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2023

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7 charts

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834.

Big Conspiracy

J Hus

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2020

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34 charts

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Course In Fable

Ryley Walker

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2021

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46 charts

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Maverick Thinker

William The Conqueror

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2021

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5 charts

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Hit Parade

Róisín Murphy

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2023

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33 charts

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Two Piece Puzzle

Rosalie Cunningham

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2022

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23 charts

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Colder Streams

The Sadies

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2022

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20 charts

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Stare Into Death And Be Still

Ulcerate

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2020

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	279	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	256	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	9	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	214	21%
	49	5%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	8	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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