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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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	7,184	104,846	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,653	96,814	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,381	91,139	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,921	57,004	Javelin (1,328th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,257	5,778	Wall Of Eyes (4,730th)by The Smile
Total	26,396	355,581

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Black Midi, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.

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11.

What's Your Pleasure?

Jessie Ware

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

1,579

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,120

Average Rating:

79 (332 votes)

Comments:

12.

Shore

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

370 charts

Rank Score:

1,545

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,145

Average Rating:

78 (355 votes)

Comments:

13.

Blue Rev

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,510

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,178

Average Rating:

79 (251 votes)

Comments:

14.

A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

384 charts

Rank Score:

1,486

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,199

Average Rating:

79 (364 votes)

Comments:

15.

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How I'm Feeling Now

Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,484

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,201

Average Rating:

77 (320 votes)

Comments:

16.

Hellfire

Black Midi

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,483

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,203

Average Rating:

80 (270 votes)

Comments:

17.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

1,474

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,209

Average Rating:

79 (386 votes)

Comments:

18.

After Hours

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

284 charts

Rank Score:

1,466

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,214

Average Rating:

75 (422 votes)

Comments:

19.

Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

1,417

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,248

Average Rating:

78 (285 votes)

Comments:

20.

Call Me If You Get Lost

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,371

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,281

Average Rating:

79 (333 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	274	27%
2021	282	28%
2022	255	26%
2023	175	18%
2024	14	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	3	0%
Sault	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	209	21%
	52	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	14	1%
	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	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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