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	7,195	104,990	The New Abnormal (450th)by The Strokes
2021	6,659	96,715	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,435	91,417	Ants From Up There (320th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,974	58,303	Javelin (1,326th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,413	7,023	Wall Of Eyes (4,423rd)by The Smile
Total	26,676	358,448

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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121.

Color Theory

Soccer Mommy

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

407

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

121

Overall Rank:

3,584

Average Rating:

74 (175 votes)

Comments:

122.

Heavy Heavy

Young Fathers

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

122

Overall Rank:

3,603

Average Rating:

74 (138 votes)

Comments:

123.

Laurel Hell

Mitski

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

123

Overall Rank:

3,609

Average Rating:

73 (180 votes)

Comments:

124.

Untitled (Black Is)

Sault

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

124

Overall Rank:

3,610

Average Rating:

75 (98 votes)

Comments:

125.

I Inside The Old Year Dying

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

125

Overall Rank:

3,663

Average Rating:

75 (110 votes)

Comments:

126.

Omnium Gatherum

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

126

Overall Rank:

3,702

Average Rating:

78 (135 votes)

Comments:

127.

Labyrinthitis

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

127

Overall Rank:

3,705

Average Rating:

74 (112 votes)

Comments:

128.

Let's Start Here

Lil Yachty

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

128

Overall Rank:

3,715

Average Rating:

76 (191 votes)

Comments:

129.

Butterfly 3000

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

391

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

129

Overall Rank:

3,725

Average Rating:

76 (131 votes)

Comments:

130.

No Thank You

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

388

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

130

Overall Rank:

3,746

Average Rating:

77 (120 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	272	27%
2021	281	28%
2022	252	25%
2023	177	18%
2024	20	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Brockhampton	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Mach-Hommy	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	210	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	35	3%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	4	0%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
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4. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
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6. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
7. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
8. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
9. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
10. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
11. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
12. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
13. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
14. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
15. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
16. BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts by laut (2020)
17. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
18. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
19. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
20. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)