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	7,190	104,862	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,656	96,718	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	4,942	57,394	Javelin (1,328th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,339	6,462	Wall Of Eyes (4,515th)by The Smile
Total	26,517	356,727

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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Gami Gang

Origami Angel

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2021

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12 charts

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Special

Lizzo

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2022

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37 charts

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Infinitely Ordinary

The Wrecks

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2020

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3 charts

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Lucky For You

Bully

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2023

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33 charts

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Oni

Darko US

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2022

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2 charts

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856.

Nectar

Joji

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2020

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17 charts

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Big Conspiracy

J Hus

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2020

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33 charts

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Heart's Ease

Shirley Collins

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2020

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31 charts

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Ola Ksanarhizoune M' Emena

Despina Vandi

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2022

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When We Were That What Wept For The Sea

Colin Stetson

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2023

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28 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	273	27%
2021	282	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	16	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Idles	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	211	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	14	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	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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