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	7,179	104,689	The New Abnormal (447th)by The Strokes
2021	6,652	96,739	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,377	90,898	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,914	56,764	Javelin (1,328th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,240	5,597	Wall Of Eyes (4,788th)by The Smile
Total	26,362	354,688

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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241.

Starting Over

Chris Stapleton

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

241

Overall Rank:

5,763

Average Rating:

75 (56 votes)

Comments:

242.

10,000 Gecs

100 Gecs

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

228

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

242

Overall Rank:

5,777

Average Rating:

71 (100 votes)

Comments:

243.

Átta

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

228

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

243

Overall Rank:

5,783

Average Rating:

73 (88 votes)

Comments:

244.

Brass

Moor Mother & Billy Woods

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

244

Overall Rank:

5,791

Average Rating:

76 (38 votes)

Comments:

245.

Adele

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

245

Overall Rank:

5,794

Average Rating:

67 (102 votes)

Comments:

246.

Death By Rock And Roll

The Pretty Reckless

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

246

Overall Rank:

5,808

Average Rating:

73 (29 votes)

Comments:

247.

3.15.20

Childish Gambino

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

226

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

247

Overall Rank:

5,833

Average Rating:

69 (163 votes)

Comments:

248.

Dogsbody

Model/Actriz

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

248

Overall Rank:

5,851

Average Rating:

76 (85 votes)

Comments:

249.

Pompeii

Cate Le Bon

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

249

Overall Rank:

5,857

Average Rating:

71 (102 votes)

Comments:

250.

Warm Chris

Aldous Harding

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

250

Overall Rank:

5,883

Average Rating:

71 (63 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	274	27%
2021	281	28%
2022	256	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	14	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Zach Bryan	4	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	512	51%
	209	21%
	51	5%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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