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	107,055	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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131.

In Times New Roman…

Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

417

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

131

Overall Rank:

3,500

Average Rating:

74 (136 votes)

Comments:

132.

Color Theory

Soccer Mommy

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

411

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

132

Overall Rank:

3,558

Average Rating:

74 (176 votes)

Comments:

133.

Lahai

Sampha

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

411

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

133

Overall Rank:

3,561

Average Rating:

74 (74 votes)

Comments:

134.

I/O

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

410

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

134

Overall Rank:

3,570

Average Rating:

77 (93 votes)

Comments:

135.

Laurel Hell

Mitski

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

407

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

135

Overall Rank:

3,583

Average Rating:

73 (180 votes)

Comments:

136.

Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

406

Rank in 2024:

Rank in 2020s:

136

Overall Rank:

3,592

Average Rating:

76 (176 votes)

Comments:

137.

Purple Moonlight Pages

R.A.P. Ferreira

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

137

Overall Rank:

3,610

Average Rating:

75 (137 votes)

Comments:

138.

Rat Saw God

Wednesday (US)

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

138

Overall Rank:

3,636

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

139.

No Thank You

Little Simz

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

139

Overall Rank:

3,642

Average Rating:

77 (122 votes)

Comments:

140.

Everything Harmony

The Lemon Twigs

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

140

Overall Rank:

3,668

Average Rating:

77 (85 votes)

Comments:

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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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