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 54,000 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	7,379	107,055	The New Abnormal (409th)by The Strokes
2021	6,841	98,786	For The First Time (593rd)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,661	96,122	Ants From Up There (286th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,328	66,196	Did You Know That There's A Tunn... (1,145th)by Lana Del Rey
2024	3,518	24,748	Only God Was Above Us (2,361st)by Vampire Weekend
Total	29,727	392,906

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi, The Weeknd and Lana Del Rey.

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Rolling Golden Holy

Bonny Light Horseman

Year of Release:

2022

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18 charts

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992.

All Change

Francis Of Delirium

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2020

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3 charts

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Hypnos

Ravyn Lenae

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2022

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35 charts

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Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain

Gwenifer Raymond

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2020

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30 charts

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Thick As Thieves

Tejon Street Corner Thieves

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2022

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2 charts

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996.

Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine

Wild Up

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2021

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22 charts

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997.

Leave What's Lost Behind

Colony House

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2020

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3 charts

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Eternal Blue

Spiritbox

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2021

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23 charts

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Nafs At Peace

Jaubi

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2021

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22 charts

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1000.

Night Palace

Mount Eerie

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2024

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23 charts

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1,000

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15,674

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	251	25%
2021	262	26%
2022	247	25%
2023	184	18%
2024	57	6%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Jack White	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	513	51%
	214	21%
	48	5%
	39	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	4	0%

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