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Best art rock albums of the 2020s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best art rock album of the 2020s is Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road, rated 4.3/5 by 10 listeners.

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  1. Ants From Up There cover№ 1Ants From Up ThereBlack Country, New Road · 20224.2Weighted score4.3 avg · 10 ratings
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  1. 2A Light for Attracting Attention coverA Light for Attracting AttentionThe Smile · 20224.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Fetch the Bolt Cutters coverFetch the Bolt CuttersFiona Apple · 20204.2 score · 4.3 avg · 9 ratings
  3. 4All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade coverAll Quiet on the Eastern EsplanadeThe Libertines · 20244.0 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings
  4. 5Forever Howlong coverForever HowlongBlack Country, New Road · 20254.0 score · 4.0 avg · 9 ratings
  5. 6The Ballad of Darren coverThe Ballad of DarrenBlur · 20233.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  6. 7Getting Killed coverGetting KilledGeese · 20253.8 score · 3.7 avg · 9 ratings
  7. 8O Monolith coverO MonolithSquid · 20233.7 score · 3.4 avg · 5 ratings
  8. 9Cowards coverCowardsSquid · 20253.4 score · 3.2 avg · 10 ratings
  9. 10At the Hotspot coverAt the HotspotWarmduscher · 20222 ratings
  10. 11And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow coverAnd in the Darkness, Hearts AglowWeyes Blood · 20221 rating
  11. 12TANGK coverTANGKIDLES · 20241 rating
  12. 13Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible coverNothing Is True & Everything Is PossibleEnter Shikari · 20201 rating
  13. 14i/o coveri/oPeter Gabriel · 2023
  14. 15New Long Leg coverNew Long LegDry Cleaning · 2021
  15. 16Closure / Continuation coverClosure / ContinuationPorcupine Tree · 2022
  16. 17Melodies of Atonement coverMelodies of AtonementLeprous · 2024
  17. 18Digging Deep: Subterranea coverDigging Deep: SubterraneaRobert Plant · 2020
  18. 19CRAWLER coverCRAWLERIDLES · 2021
  19. 20THE FUTURE BITES (Digital Deluxe) coverTHE FUTURE BITES (Digital Deluxe)Steven Wilson · 2021
  20. 21Eupnea coverEupneaPure Reason Revolution · 2020
  21. 22My New Band Believe coverMy New Band BelieveMy New Band Believe · 2026
  22. 23POPtical Illusion coverPOPtical IllusionJohn Cale · 2024
  23. 24Crooked Wing coverCrooked WingThese New Puritans · 2025
  24. 25Horizons/West coverHorizons/WestThrice · 2025
  25. 26Above Cirrus coverAbove CirrusPure Reason Revolution · 2022
  26. 27MiXology (volume 1) coverMiXology (volume 1)John Cale · 2025
  27. 28Music For Quiet Moments 45 - Elegy (Paris 22 Sep 2015) coverMusic For Quiet Moments 45 - Elegy (Paris 22 Sep 2015)Robert Fripp · 2021
  28. 29Psychonavigation coverPsychonavigationBill Laswell · 2024
  29. 30Versions of the Truth coverVersions of the TruthThe Pineapple Thief · 2020
  30. 31A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip coverA Steady Drip, Drip, DripSparks · 2020
  31. 32Coming Up To Consciousness coverComing Up To ConsciousnessPure Reason Revolution · 2024
  32. 33Last Day On Earth coverLast Day On EarthJohn Cale · 2023
  33. 34I Advance Masked (2024 David Singleton Mix) coverI Advance Masked (2024 David Singleton Mix)Robert Fripp · 2025
  34. 35Between the Silence (Live) coverBetween the Silence (Live)Robert Fripp · 2023
  35. 36Earls Court 1980 Final Night: New Master Cassette coverEarls Court 1980 Final Night: New Master CassettePink Floyd · 2021
  36. 37Revolución to Roxy coverRevolución to RoxyPhil Manzanera · 2024
  37. 38From the New World coverFrom the New WorldAlan Parsons · 2022
  38. 39One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv coverOne Note Symphony: Live in Tel AvivAlan Parsons · 2022
  39. 40The NeverEnding Show: Live in the Netherlands coverThe NeverEnding Show: Live in the NetherlandsAlan Parsons · 2021
  40. 41MERCY coverMERCYJohn Cale · 2023
  41. 421987-01-30: Cabaret Metro, Chicago, ILJohn Cale · 2025
  42. 43The Last of the Great New York HeartthrobsRobert Fripp · 2022
  43. 44The Harmony Codex coverThe Harmony CodexSteven Wilson · 2023
  44. 45Impossible Tightrope: Live in MadridSteven Wilson · 2026
  45. 46Live at the Knitting FactoryBill Laswell · 2026
  46. 47Shinjuku Pit Inn coverShinjuku Pit InnBill Laswell · 2020
  47. 48Tokyo Rotation 3 - Day 3 Set 1 coverTokyo Rotation 3 - Day 3 Set 1Bill Laswell · 2021
  48. 49Saalfelden coverSaalfeldenBill Laswell · 2021
  49. 50Moers coverMoersBill Laswell · 2025

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