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	7,164	104,752	The New Abnormal (446th)by The Strokes
2021	6,642	96,321	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (618th)by Little Simz
2022	6,370	90,777	Ants From Up There (322nd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,907	56,350	Javelin (1,336th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,197	5,211	Wall Of Eyes (4,906th)by The Smile
Total	26,280	353,411

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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Everything Everything

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2022

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32 charts

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Magic Mirror

Pearl Charles

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2021

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44 charts

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Darklife

Death's Dynamic Shroud

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2022

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31 charts

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Sit Down For Dinner

Blonde Redhead

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2023

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33 charts

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Post-American

MSPAINT

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2023

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16 charts

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若いながらも歴史あり 96.3.2@新宿Liquid Room
Live

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

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2021

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5 charts

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Middling Age

Tim Kasher

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2022

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3 charts

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The Harmony Codex

Steven Wilson

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2023

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29 charts

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Skitzofrenia Simulation

Sewerslvt

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2021

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9 charts

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Spirit World Field Guide

Aesop Rock

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2020

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36 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	275	28%
2021	283	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	174	17%
2024	15	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	511	51%
	208	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	999	100%
Yes	3	0%

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
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