Best Albums of the 2020s (so far)
Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s (so far) as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"Spoon practically always delivers. There are some really thoughtful tracks here. I love the shout out to Austin Texas singer-songwriter Dale Watson in the title track. Recommended. Condensed to a 7" Single: A-Side: The Hardest Cut B-Side: The Devil & Mister Jones" Reply
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2022
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931
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"To be honest I truly thought she would go even further into the classical sound and that's the only non-positive thing I will say about this album. When she released Motomami I thought to myself wow how is she gonna top that? She'll have to divert to a totally different direction and still delive..." [+] Reply
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2025
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929
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"Crazy stuff, very reminiscent of Daughter's "You Won't Get What You Want," but in a hip hop version. Ominous atmosphere, with plenty of runtime comprised of suspenseful rapping over minimalist or noisy (even all-out screechy at times) background beats. My opinion is that this form of music is not..." [+] Reply
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Cargusbralem | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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"Too much water. Never enough. Except on the tracks that don't quite have as much water, but Ichiko probably has the best vocal chops for 2020 singer/songwriters, by an ocean-wide margin." Reply
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2020
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885
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"A gorgeous record that makes me so mad that my Spanish is, on a good day, at the level of a three-year-old." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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"It's taken about a half-dozen listens (of the offline version), but it finally clicked. There really just isn't anything quite like this. It's a dark, hard-hitting, no-holds-barred gauntlet of killer bars and mind-bending beats. Yeah, maybe you could trim this down, but why would you want to when..." [+] Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"Yep, he’s done it again - another masterful release. This time full of life-affirming positive mantras and a transcendent connection to a higher meaning." Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2024
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874
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"85 to 95/100 (Continuing a trend of punk albums absolutely kicking my ass in 2021, this album goes ahead and kicks ((perhaps)) the very hardest. Post punk, dance punk, noisey rock, artsy heaviness, oh my! Oh and go listen to "Snow Day" if you wanna see what is so great about Shame.) This album fu..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (14 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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"Listened to it a few times. I like it when it's on, but it just isn't sticking with me." Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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"Post Punk and Art Punk. Oh and REALLY GREAT Post Punk and Art Punk. Oh and this band and album is fucing awesome. And the lead speaker is already a first ballot hall of fame vocalist. Florence "Flo" Shaw, remember that name.) You ever hear one of those albums that, for some reason, makes you smil..." [+] Reply
- Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 10 of 100
Best Albums of the 2020s (so far) composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2020 | 199 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 202 | 20% | |
| 2022 | 192 | 19% | |
| 2023 | 155 | 16% | |
| 2024 | 148 | 15% | |
| 2025 | 99 | 10% | |
| 2026 | 5 | 1% |
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 12 | 1% | |
| Taylor Swift | 7 | 1% | |
| Nas | 5 | 1% | |
| Black Country, New Road | 4 | 0% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 4 | 0% | |
| Maruja | 4 | 0% | |
| Bad Bunny | 4 | 0% | |
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501 | 50% | |
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241 | 24% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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15 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 1996 | |
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| 1. Belle And Sebastian | |
| 2. Weezer | |
| 3. DJ Shadow | |
| 4. Tool | |
| 5. Beck | |
| 6. フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | |
| 7. Swans | |
| 8. Manic Street Preachers | |
| 9. OutKast | |
| 10. 2Pac |
