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 55,000 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	7,401	107,338	The New Abnormal (407th)by The Strokes
2021	6,870	98,807	For The First Time (592nd)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,688	95,953	Ants From Up There (280th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	5,402	67,100	Javelin (1,133rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	4,110	36,237	Only God Was Above Us (2,057th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	30,471	405,436

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 Big Thief.

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991.

The Universe Inside

The Dream Syndicate

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2020

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37 charts

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992.

Songs For Pierre Chuvin

The Mountain Goats

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2020

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20 charts

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993.

The Horses And The Hounds

James McMurtry

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2021

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28 charts

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Harm's Way

Ducks Ltd.

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2024

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27 charts

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994

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15,299

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75 (25 votes)

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995.

Typical Of Me

Laufey

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2021

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3 charts

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996.

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Soundtrack

Junkie XL

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2021

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1 chart

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From King To A God

Conway the Machine

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2020

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33 charts

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998.

Angels & Queens - Part 1

Gabriels

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2022

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23 charts

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999.

The Color Blu(e)

Blu

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2021

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26 charts

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Marigold

Pinegrove

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2020

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46 charts

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	243	24%
2021	255	26%
2022	236	24%
2023	181	18%
2024	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	5	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Sakis Gouzonis	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	511	51%
	216	22%
	48	5%
	39	4%
	30	3%
	16	2%
	16	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	3	0%

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