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	7,180	104,904	The New Abnormal (447th)by The Strokes
2021	6,653	96,815	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,379	90,994	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,918	56,863	Javelin (1,329th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,249	5,635	Wall Of Eyes (4,781st)by The Smile
Total	26,379	355,211

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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Haram

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

241

Overall Rank:

5,715

Average Rating:

73 (79 votes)

Comments:

242.

Starting Over

Chris Stapleton

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

242

Overall Rank:

5,764

Average Rating:

75 (56 votes)

Comments:

243.

10,000 Gecs

100 Gecs

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

243

Overall Rank:

5,775

Average Rating:

71 (100 votes)

Comments:

244.

Átta

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

228

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

244

Overall Rank:

5,787

Average Rating:

73 (88 votes)

Comments:

245.

Brass

Moor Mother & Billy Woods

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

245

Overall Rank:

5,795

Average Rating:

76 (38 votes)

Comments:

246.

Adele

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

246

Overall Rank:

5,798

Average Rating:

67 (102 votes)

Comments:

247.

Death By Rock And Roll

The Pretty Reckless

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

247

Overall Rank:

5,812

Average Rating:

73 (29 votes)

Comments:

248.

3.15.20

Childish Gambino

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

248

Overall Rank:

5,839

Average Rating:

69 (163 votes)

Comments:

249.

Dogsbody

Model/Actriz

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

249

Overall Rank:

5,851

Average Rating:

76 (85 votes)

Comments:

250.

Pompeii

Cate Le Bon

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

250

Overall Rank:

5,860

Average Rating:

71 (102 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	275	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	13	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Zach Bryan	4	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	509	51%
	208	21%
	51	5%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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