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	7,192	104,855	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,656	96,719	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (613th)by Little Simz
2022	6,418	91,293	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,943	57,430	Javelin (1,327th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,362	6,616	Wall Of Eyes (4,469th)by The Smile
Total	26,571	356,912

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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El Último Tour Del Mundo

Bad Bunny

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

132

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432.

Isles

Bicep

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

131

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433.

Pluperfect Mind

Dear Laika

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

131

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434.

Every Loser

Iggy Pop

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

130

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434

Overall Rank:

9,199

Average Rating:

69 (77 votes)

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435.

Will Of The People

Muse

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

130

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436.

Angel In Realtime

Gang Of Youths

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

38 charts

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130

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437.

Certified Lover Boy

Drake

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

36 charts

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130

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438.

Live At Red Rocks '22
Live compilation

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

130

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438

Overall Rank:

9,245

Average Rating:

78 (16 votes)

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439.

All Born Screaming

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

130

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439

Overall Rank:

9,250

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78 (80 votes)

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Quand La Nuit Tombe

Louis-Jean Cormier

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

21 charts

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129

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	281	28%
2022	261	26%
2023	174	17%
2024	25	3%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Nation Of Language	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	510	50%
	212	21%
	52	5%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	1,008	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	998	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,011	100%
Yes	3	0%

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