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	7,189	104,858	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,656	96,721	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (614th)by Little Simz
2022	6,390	91,291	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,939	57,386	Javelin (1,329th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,332	6,408	Wall Of Eyes (4,521st)by The Smile
Total	26,506	356,664

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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261.

1989 (Taylor's Version)

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

261

Overall Rank:

5,997

Average Rating:

75 (27 votes)

Comments:

262.

My 21st Century Blues

Raye

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

262

Overall Rank:

6,009

Average Rating:

75 (32 votes)

Comments:

263.

Live Forever

Bartees Strange

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

263

Overall Rank:

6,078

Average Rating:

74 (43 votes)

Comments:

264.

You Belong There

Daniel Rossen

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

264

Overall Rank:

6,081

Average Rating:

74 (69 votes)

Comments:

265.

King's Disease II

Nas

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

214

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

265

Overall Rank:

6,089

Average Rating:

74 (76 votes)

Comments:

266.

Things Take Time, Take Time

Courtney Barnett

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

266

Overall Rank:

6,107

Average Rating:

72 (62 votes)

Comments:

267.

Caroline

Caroline (UK)

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

267

Overall Rank:

6,123

Average Rating:

71 (53 votes)

Comments:

268.

A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals

Sweet Trip

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

268

Overall Rank:

6,131

Average Rating:

75 (98 votes)

Comments:

269.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

269

Overall Rank:

6,136

Average Rating:

70 (81 votes)

Comments:

270.

Black To The Future

Sons Of Kemet

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

270

Overall Rank:

6,144

Average Rating:

75 (65 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	282	28%
2022	256	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	17	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Sault	3	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	509	51%
	211	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,000	100%
Yes	3	0%

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