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	7,170	104,700	The New Abnormal (447th)by The Strokes
2021	6,652	96,668	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,374	90,897	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,911	56,737	Javelin (1,328th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,224	5,465	Wall Of Eyes (4,790th)by The Smile
Total	26,331	354,468

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

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21.

Bright Green Field

Squid (2020s)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,353

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,301

Average Rating:

78 (296 votes)

Comments:

22.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,339

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,315

Average Rating:

76 (357 votes)

Comments:

23.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,321

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,328

Average Rating:

81 (248 votes)

Comments:

24.

The Slow Rush

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

1,232

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,411

Average Rating:

74 (607 votes)

Comments:

25.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,221

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,423

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

Comments:

26.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,205

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,434

Average Rating:

80 (319 votes)

Comments:

27.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,172

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,483

Average Rating:

74 (192 votes)

Comments:

28.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,100

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,567

Average Rating:

75 (359 votes)

Comments:

29.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,092

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,580

Average Rating:

76 (237 votes)

Comments:

30.

Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,067

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,616

Average Rating:

78 (227 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	276	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	256	26%
2023	176	18%
2024	15	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Zach Bryan	4	0%
Idles	3	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	512	51%
	210	21%
	51	5%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	15	1%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,001	100%
Yes	3	0%

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