Best albums of the 2020s

36 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   Bubblegum XXMark Lanegan

   2024Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
2. 2
   Eno: Retrace Your StepsBrian Eno

   2024Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
3. 3
   HomegrownNeil Young

   2020Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   Little FeatLittle Feat

   2021Pop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   Miami (Remastered 2020)The Gun Club

   2020Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
6. 6
   Rembrandt Pussyhorse (2024 Remaster)Butthole Surfers

   2024Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
7. 7
   The Who Sell Out (Super Deluxe)The Who

   2021Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
8. 8
   Another Day, Another DollarGang Of Four

   2020Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
9. 9
   Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)The Gun Club

   2020Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
10. 10
    It's a Shame About Ray (30th Anniversary Edition)The Lemonheads

    2022Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    OdelayBeck

    2020Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    SlatesThe Fall

    2026Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    The Las Vegas Story (Remastered 2022)The Gun Club

    2022Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
14. 14
    The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!Megadeth

    2022Metal
    Chart score8.22avg 8.8 · 1 score
15. 15
    Chomp (Remastered)Pylon

    2020Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
16. 16
    Colossal Youth (40th Anniversary Edition)Young Marble Giants

    2020Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
17. 17
    DeceitThis Heat

    2020Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
18. 18
    Mind HiveWire

    2020Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
19. 19
    Paris 1919 (Deluxe Edition)John Cale

    2024Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
20. 20
    Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys

    2023Pop
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
21. 21
    Psychic.... Powerless.... Another Man's Sac (2024 Remaster)Butthole Surfers

    2024Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
22. 22
    PsychocandyThe Jesus And Mary Chain

    2023Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
23. 23
    Sweep It Into SpaceDinosaur Jr.

    2021Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
24. 24
    Who’s Next : Life HouseThe Who

    2023Rock
    Chart score7.97avg 7.8 · 1 score
25. 25
    AbsolutionMuse

    2023Alternative
    Chart score7.95avg 7.7 · 1 score
26. 26
    SenjutsuIron Maiden

    2021Metal
    Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
27. 27
    Torn ArteriesCarcass

    2021Rock
    Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
28. 28
    Led Zeppelin (Remaster)Led Zeppelin

    2020Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
29. 29
    AjaSteely Dan

    2023Rock
    Chart score7.62avg 7.0 · 2 scores
30. 30
    Brothers in ArmsDire Straits

    2021Pop
    Chart score7.62avg 7.0 · 2 scores
31. 31
    GigatonPearl Jam

    2020Rock
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
32. 32
    What's Going OnMarvin Gaye

    2020R&B/Soul
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
33. 33
    World RecordNeil Young

    2022Rock
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
34. 34
    CahootsThe Band

    2022Rock
    Chart score7.42avg 6.5 · 2 scores
35. 35
    King's DiseaseNas

    2020Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.17avg 4.6 · 1 score
36. 36
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles Complete On Ukulele

    2020Pop
    Chart score7.17avg 4.6 · 1 score