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Paste Magazine's the 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Here are our picks for the 100 best albums of the 2020s so far, picked by the Paste staff, freelance cohort and interns of past and present. All of these albums were released between January 1, 2020 and October 1, 2024, and their genres range from country rock, to jazz rap, to synth-pop, to singer-songwriter, electroclash, dariacore, Appalachian chamber music, EDM and beyond.
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McKinley Dixon - For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her
McKinley Dixon - For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her
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Alvvays - Blue Rev
Alvvays - Blue Rev
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
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Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
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Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021)
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021)
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Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
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Moses Sumney - Græ
Moses Sumney - Græ
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Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
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L'rain - Fatigue
L'rain - Fatigue
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Spellling - The Turning Wheel
Spellling - The Turning Wheel
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Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
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Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
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Jane Remover - Frailty
Jane Remover - Frailty
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Billy Woods - Aethiopes
Billy Woods - Aethiopes
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Charli XCX - BRAT
Charli XCX - BRAT
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Wednesday - Rat Saw God
Wednesday - Rat Saw God
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Adrianne Lenker - Songs
Adrianne Lenker - Songs
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Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
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Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
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Sza - Sos
Sza - Sos
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Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
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The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes on Forever
The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes on Forever
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
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Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir
Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir
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Low - HEY WHAT
Low - HEY WHAT
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MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
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Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
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Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
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Makaya McCraven/Gil Scott-Heron- We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven
Makaya McCraven/Gil Scott-Heron- We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven
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Cut Worms - Nobody Lives Here Anymore
Cut Worms - Nobody Lives Here Anymore
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Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
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The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
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Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream
Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream
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Grace Ives - Janky Star
Grace Ives - Janky Star
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Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
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Lankum - False Lankum
Lankum - False Lankum
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Jeff Rosenstock - No Dream
Jeff Rosenstock - No Dream
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Alex G - God Save the Animals
Alex G - God Save the Animals
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Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind
Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind
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