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	7,184	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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21.

Bright Green Field

Squid (2020s)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,349

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,304

Average Rating:

78 (297 votes)

Comments:

22.

OK Human

Weezer

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,335

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,319

Average Rating:

76 (358 votes)

Comments:

23.

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,321

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,328

Average Rating:

81 (249 votes)

Comments:

24.

The Slow Rush

Tame Impala

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

1,233

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,406

Average Rating:

74 (607 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:

1,424

Average Rating:

79 (316 votes)

Comments:

26.

Once Twice Melody

Beach House

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

1,209

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,429

Average Rating:

80 (319 votes)

Comments:

27.

Renaissance

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,172

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,483

Average Rating:

74 (193 votes)

Comments:

28.

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,101

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,567

Average Rating:

75 (359 votes)

Comments:

29.

Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

1,101

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,568

Average Rating:

76 (237 votes)

Comments:

30.

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

Lana Del Rey

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

231 charts

Rank Score:

1,072

Rank in 2023:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,612

Average Rating:

78 (229 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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