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	7,186	104,835	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,653	96,773	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (615th)by Little Simz
2022	6,382	91,158	Ants From Up There (321st)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,922	56,952	Javelin (1,327th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,270	5,861	Wall Of Eyes (4,728th)by The Smile
Total	26,413	355,579

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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31.

Hey What

Low

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,002

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,697

Average Rating:

78 (186 votes)

Comments:

32.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

999

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,705

Average Rating:

77 (312 votes)

Comments:

33.

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Weyes Blood

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

993

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,714

Average Rating:

79 (219 votes)

Comments:

34.

Dawn FM

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

992

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,715

Average Rating:

75 (278 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

975

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,742

Average Rating:

77 (282 votes)

Comments:

36.

Blue Weekend

Wolf Alice

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

962

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,767

Average Rating:

77 (188 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Forever Story

J.I.D

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

958

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,773

Average Rating:

80 (152 votes)

Comments:

38.

Saint Cloud

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

955

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,776

Average Rating:

76 (197 votes)

Comments:

39.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Injury Reserve

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

949

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,781

Average Rating:

78 (184 votes)

Comments:

40.

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

922

Rank in 2020:

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Overall Rank:

1,830

Average Rating:

76 (287 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%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Nation Of Language	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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