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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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	7,199	105,122	The New Abnormal (449th)by The Strokes
2021	6,663	96,951	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,437	91,645	Ants From Up There (320th)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,979	58,634	Javelin (1,321st)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,458	7,375	Only God Was Above Us (4,369th)by Vampire Weekend
Total	26,736	359,727

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 Sufjan Stevens.

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21.

Bright Green Field

Squid (2020s)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

1,348

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,303

Average Rating:

78 (297 votes)

Comments:

22.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,336

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,314

Average Rating:

76 (358 votes)

Comments:

23.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

1,325

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,321

Average Rating:

81 (250 votes)

Comments:

24.

The Slow Rush

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

1,240

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,403

Average Rating:

74 (608 votes)

Comments:

25.

Cavalcade

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,217

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,422

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

Comments:

26.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

1,207

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,431

Average Rating:

80 (319 votes)

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27.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,171

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,482

Average Rating:

74 (193 votes)

Comments:

28.

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

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,126

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,543

Average Rating:

77 (235 votes)

Comments:

29.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,109

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,558

Average Rating:

75 (239 votes)

Comments:

30.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

311 charts

Rank Score:

1,104

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,569

Average Rating:

75 (359 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	272	27%
2021	280	28%
2022	252	25%
2023	177	18%
2024	19	2%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Idles	3	0%
Black Country, New Road	3	0%
파란노을 [Parannoul]	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	507	51%
	210	21%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

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