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	7,163	104,732	The New Abnormal (445th)by The Strokes
2021	6,642	96,273	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (618th)by Little Simz
2022	6,370	90,700	Ants From Up There (322nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,885	56,953	Javelin (1,331st)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,185	5,055	Wall Of Eyes (4,917th)by The Smile
Total	26,245	353,713

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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31.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,005

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,692

Average Rating:

75 (276 votes)

Comments:

32.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

996

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,710

Average Rating:

77 (312 votes)

Comments:

33.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

992

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,715

Average Rating:

78 (185 votes)

Comments:

34.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

986

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,725

Average Rating:

79 (219 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

976

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,745

Average Rating:

77 (282 votes)

Comments:

36.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

963

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,768

Average Rating:

76 (195 votes)

Comments:

37.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

961

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,769

Average Rating:

77 (188 votes)

Comments:

38.

The Forever Story

J.I.D

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

954

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,777

Average Rating:

80 (152 votes)

Comments:

39.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

940

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,797

Average Rating:

78 (182 votes)

Comments:

40.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

914

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,840

Average Rating:

76 (286 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	275	28%
2021	282	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	177	18%
2024	12	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	209	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	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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