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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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	7,191	104,861	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,656	96,722	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (613th)by Little Simz
2022	6,405	91,291	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,943	57,420	Javelin (1,327th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,342	6,532	Wall Of Eyes (4,470th)by The Smile
Total	26,537	356,826

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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211.

God Don't Make Mistakes

Conway the Machine

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

211

Overall Rank:

5,116

Average Rating:

76 (101 votes)

Comments:

212.

Hellmode

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

212

Overall Rank:

5,128

Average Rating:

76 (78 votes)

Comments:

213.

Blómi

Susanne Sundfør

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

262

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

213

Overall Rank:

5,136

Average Rating:

76 (69 votes)

Comments:

214.

We've Been Going About This All Wrong

Sharon Van Etten

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

260

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

214

Overall Rank:

5,172

Average Rating:

73 (91 votes)

Comments:

215.

3D Country

Geese

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

260

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

215

Overall Rank:

5,176

Average Rating:

74 (67 votes)

Comments:

216.

Stand For Myself

Yola

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

259

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

216

Overall Rank:

5,186

Average Rating:

72 (40 votes)

Comments:

217.

Brave Faces Everyone

Spanish Love Songs

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

217

Overall Rank:

5,217

Average Rating:

77 (31 votes)

Comments:

218.

Peaceful As Hell

Black Dresses

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

253

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

218

Overall Rank:

5,294

Average Rating:

75 (52 votes)

Comments:

219.

Cruel Country

Wilco

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

252

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

219

Overall Rank:

5,316

Average Rating:

72 (77 votes)

Comments:

220.

Cracker Island

Gorillaz

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

251

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

220

Overall Rank:

5,321

Average Rating:

70 (164 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	282	28%
2022	269	27%
2023	174	17%
2024	18	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	506	50%
	212	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,010	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	1,000	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,013	100%
Yes	3	0%

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