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 50,000 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	6,418	95,234	The New Abnormal (509th)by The Strokes
2021	5,749	83,883	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (709th)by Little Simz
2022	5,324	74,263	Ants From Up There (432nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	1,432	6,091	After The Magic (7,287th)by 파란노을 [Parannoul]
Total	18,923	259,470

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, The Weeknd, Black Midi, Big Thief and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

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Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

451 charts

Rank Score:

4,286

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Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

85 (491 votes)

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The New Abnormal

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,642

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Overall Rank:

509

Average Rating:

82 (748 votes)

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

535 charts

Rank Score:

2,906

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

2,809

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Overall Rank:

655

Average Rating:

81 (487 votes)

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Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

2,598

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Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

84 (344 votes)

Comments:

For The First Time

Black Country, New Road

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

2,399

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

1,959

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Overall Rank:

933

Average Rating:

75 (369 votes)

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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

Big Thief

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

1,921

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Overall Rank:

955

Average Rating:

83 (339 votes)

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

1,748

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Overall Rank:

1,052

Average Rating:

82 (359 votes)

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10.

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

315 charts

Rank Score:

1,723

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Overall Rank:

1,060

Average Rating:

79 (274 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	364	36%
2021	317	32%
2022	294	29%
2023	25	3%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
Nas	4	0%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
트와이스 [Twice]	3	0%
The Mountain Goats	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	221	22%
	55	6%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	19	2%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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

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