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 (4,469th)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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31.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,043

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,640

Average Rating:

79 (219 votes)

Comments:

32.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,001

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,697

Average Rating:

78 (186 votes)

Comments:

33.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,000

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,700

Average Rating:

75 (278 votes)

Comments:

34.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

999

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,702

Average Rating:

77 (312 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

974

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,743

Average Rating:

77 (282 votes)

Comments:

36.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

961

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,769

Average Rating:

77 (188 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Forever Story

J.I.D

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

956

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,775

Average Rating:

80 (152 votes)

Comments:

38.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

956

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,776

Average Rating:

76 (197 votes)

Comments:

39.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

948

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,781

Average Rating:

78 (184 votes)

Comments:

40.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

926

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,825

Average Rating:

76 (288 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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