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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41.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

974

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,735

Average Rating:

76 (291 votes)

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42.

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Caroline Polachek

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

938

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,801

Average Rating:

76 (219 votes)

Comments:

43.

Cheat Codes

Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

926

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,820

Average Rating:

80 (192 votes)

Comments:

44.

The Record

Boygenius

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

920

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,830

Average Rating:

76 (212 votes)

Comments:

45.

Wet Leg

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

900

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,867

Average Rating:

73 (209 votes)

Comments:

46.

An Evening With Silk Sonic

Silk Sonic

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

895

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

1,875

Average Rating:

77 (212 votes)

Comments:

47.

I Don't Live Here Anymore

The War On Drugs

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

884

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,888

Average Rating:

77 (190 votes)

Comments:

48.

Glow On

Turnstile

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

881

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,898

Average Rating:

76 (154 votes)

Comments:

49.

Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez

Gorillaz

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

881

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,899

Average Rating:

77 (258 votes)

Comments:

50.

To See The Next Part Of The Dream

파란노을 [Parannoul]

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

870

Rank in 2021:

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Overall Rank:

1,921

Average Rating:

79 (202 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	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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