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	105,221	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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141.

Sling

Clairo

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

367

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

141

Overall Rank:

3,917

Average Rating:

72 (84 votes)

Comments:

142.

Little Oblivions

Julien Baker

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

366

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

142

Overall Rank:

3,932

Average Rating:

71 (96 votes)

Comments:

143.

Inside (The Songs)
Live soundtrack

Bo Burnham

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

359

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

143

Overall Rank:

3,982

Average Rating:

76 (59 votes)

Comments:

144.

It Is What It Is

Thundercat

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

144

Overall Rank:

3,997

Average Rating:

72 (140 votes)

Comments:

145.

Fossora

Björk

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

354

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

145

Overall Rank:

4,034

Average Rating:

72 (119 votes)

Comments:

146.

SOS

SZA

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

353

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

146

Overall Rank:

4,043

Average Rating:

73 (97 votes)

Comments:

147.

Solar Power

Lorde

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

147

Overall Rank:

4,058

Average Rating:

66 (145 votes)

Comments:

148.

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

Anohni And The Johnsons

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

148

Overall Rank:

4,065

Average Rating:

77 (94 votes)

Comments:

149.

Harry's House

Harry Styles

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

346

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

149

Overall Rank:

4,117

Average Rating:

67 (125 votes)

Comments:

150.

Montero

Lil Nas X

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

345

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

150

Overall Rank:

4,125

Average Rating:

71 (89 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%
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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