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Best albums of the 2020s (so far)

A running canon of the 2020s: the albums defining the decade so far, updated as it unfolds.

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  1. 1Fetch the Bolt Cutters coverFetch the Bolt CuttersFiona Apple · 20202020 · recorded at home, sounds like freedom
  2. 2Punisher coverPunisherPhoebe Bridgers · 20202020 · the indie songwriter generation's touchstone
  3. 3Future Nostalgia coverFuture NostalgiaDua Lipa · 20192020 · disco revival done with discipline
  4. 4Glow On coverGlow OnTurnstile · 20212021 · hardcore opens every window
  5. 5SOUR coverSOUROlivia Rodrigo · 20212021 · pop-punk returns through Gen Z
  6. 6Sometimes I Might Be Introvert coverSometimes I Might Be IntrovertLittle Simz · 20212021 · UK rap at cinematic scale
  7. 7Ants From Up There coverAnts From Up ThereBlack Country, New Road · 20222022 · post-rock's new romantic peak
  8. 8RENAISSANCE coverRENAISSANCEBeyoncé · 20222022 · house music's lineage honored
  9. 9Un verano sin ti coverUn verano sin tiBad Bunny · 20222022 · the global pop event of the decade
  10. 10Blue Rev coverBlue RevAlvvays · 20222022 · shoegaze hooks, power-pop heart
  11. 11Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You coverDragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in YouBig Thief · 20222022 · a sprawling, generous folk-rock double
  12. 12SOS coverSOSSZA · 20222022 · R&B's biggest, most restless canvas
  13. 13Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd coverDid you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean BlvdLana Del Rey · 20232023 · American songwriting, long-form
  14. 14Javelin coverJavelinSufjan Stevens · 20232023 · devotion and loss, hand-made
  15. 15GNX coverGNXKendrick Lamar · 20242024 · victory-lap rap with West Coast roots