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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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	7,379	107,060	The New Abnormal (409th)by The Strokes
2021	6,841	98,785	For The First Time (593rd)by Black Country, New Road
2022	6,660	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	3,510	24,649	Only God Was Above Us (2,361st)by Vampire Weekend
Total	29,718	392,812

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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11.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,669

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,051

Average Rating:

80 (343 votes)

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12.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,663

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,054

Average Rating:

79 (264 votes)

Comments:

13.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

257 charts

Rank Score:

1,663

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,055

Average Rating:

80 (281 votes)

Comments:

14.

After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,644

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,067

Average Rating:

75 (428 votes)

Comments:

15.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,566

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,129

Average Rating:

78 (358 votes)

Comments:

16.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

1,560

Rank in 2022:

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Overall Rank:

1,133

Average Rating:

80 (380 votes)

Comments:

17.

Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,546

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,145

Average Rating:

77 (250 votes)

Comments:

18.

Safe Mode: On

How I'm Feeling Now

Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

1,543

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,147

Average Rating:

77 (334 votes)

Comments:

19.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

1,505

Rank in 2023:

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Overall Rank:

1,180

Average Rating:

81 (268 votes)

Comments:

20.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

409 charts

Rank Score:

1,501

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,182

Average Rating:

79 (395 votes)

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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	56	6%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	11	1%
Taylor Swift	8	1%
Nas	6	1%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	4	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
Charli XCX	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	512	51%
	214	21%
	48	5%
	39	4%
	29	3%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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