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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2020s decade summary

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	105,223	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,662	96,929	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,437	91,626	Ants From Up There (320th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,977	58,615	Javelin (1,323rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,443	7,202	Wall Of Eyes (4,407th)by The Smile
Total	26,718	359,593

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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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:

3,583

Average Rating:

74 (175 votes)

Comments:

122.

Laurel Hell

Mitski

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

406

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

122

Overall Rank:

3,591

Average Rating:

73 (180 votes)

Comments:

123.

Heavy Heavy

Young Fathers

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

123

Overall Rank:

3,599

Average Rating:

74 (138 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.

Omnium Gatherum

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

399

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

125

Overall Rank:

3,646

Average Rating:

78 (135 votes)

Comments:

126.

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:

126

Overall Rank:

3,656

Average Rating:

75 (110 votes)

Comments:

127.

Butterfly 3000

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

395

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

127

Overall Rank:

3,680

Average Rating:

76 (131 votes)

Comments:

128.

Labyrinthitis

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

128

Overall Rank:

3,700

Average Rating:

74 (112 votes)

Comments:

129.

Let's Start Here

Lil Yachty

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

129

Overall Rank:

3,712

Average Rating:

76 (191 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:

3,747

Average Rating:

77 (120 votes)

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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%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	209	21%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	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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