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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31.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,004

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,693

Average Rating:

75 (278 votes)

Comments:

32.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,001

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,703

Average Rating:

78 (185 votes)

Comments:

33.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

997

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,710

Average Rating:

77 (312 votes)

Comments:

34.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

992

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,718

Average Rating:

79 (219 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

976

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,746

Average Rating:

77 (282 votes)

Comments:

36.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

962

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,769

Average Rating:

77 (188 votes)

Comments:

37.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

959

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,773

Average Rating:

76 (197 votes)

Comments:

38.

The Forever Story

J.I.D

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

955

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,776

Average Rating:

80 (152 votes)

Comments:

39.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

945

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,788

Average Rating:

78 (183 votes)

Comments:

40.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

921

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,829

Average Rating:

76 (287 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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