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	7,199	105,221	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,661	96,925	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,436	91,611	Ants From Up There (320th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,977	58,557	Javelin (1,323rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,428	7,138	Wall Of Eyes (4,408th)by The Smile
Total	26,701	359,452

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.

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Die Nerven

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

20 charts

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992.

Divisive

Disturbed

Year of Release:

2022

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3 charts

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993.

Good Souls Better Angels

Lucinda Williams

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2020

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50 charts

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994.

The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Sparks

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

38 charts

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995.

That's How Rumors Get Started

Margo Price

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2020

Appears in:

31 charts

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996.

Fearless Movement

Kamasi Washington

Year of Release:

2024

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34 charts

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996

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16,558

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77 (39 votes)

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997.

Endless Detainment

Serpent Column

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2020

Appears in:

8 charts

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998.

Bridge To Quiet

Animal Collective

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2020

Appears in:

14 charts

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999.

Home, Before And After

Regina Spektor

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

25 charts

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1000.

Ghosts V: Together

Nine Inch Nails

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2020

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32 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	280	28%
2022	251	25%
2023	177	18%
2024	20	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Bad Bunny	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	209	21%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	35	3%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	4	0%

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Best Artists of the 2020s
1. Black Country, New Road
2. The Strokes
3. Taylor Swift
4. Little Simz
5. Fiona Apple
6. Phoebe Bridgers
7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
8. Black Midi
9. The Weeknd
10. Sufjan Stevens
11. Big Thief
12. Jessie Ware
13. Kendrick Lamar
14. Lana Del Rey
15. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
16. Kristin Hayter
17. Fontaines D.C.
18. The Smile
19. Charli XCX
20. 파란노을 [Parannoul]