BEST ALBUMS OF 2020

It was no easy task compiling our Top 50 Albums of 2020 as there were so many great albums this year.

Similar to our Top 50 Songs of 2020, our #12 (Taylor Swift) and #1 (Sault) spots are occupied by two albums because both artists released two albums that are equally strong (altSoccer Mommyhough if you must know, we believe that folklore and Untitled (Rise) have a slight edge over evermore and Untitled (Black Is)).

50) Soccer Mommy - Color Theory

49) Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King

48) Omar Apollo - Apolonio

47) Mac Miller - Circles

46) Burna Boy - Twice As Tall

45) Helena DeLand - Someone New

44) Tiwa Savage - Celia

43) Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of

42) Thundercat - It is What It Is

41) Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Aguita

40) The Strokes - The New Abnormal

39) Childish Gambino - 15.3.20

38) Hamilton Leithhauser - The Loves of Your Life

37) Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

36) Future Islands - As long As You Are

35) Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension

34) Doves - The Universal Want

33) Jessie Reyez - Before Love Came to Kill Us

32) Helena DeLand - Someone New

31) Lianne La Haavas - Lianne La Haavas

30) Oklou - Galore

29) The Weeknd - After Hours

28) Annie - Dark Hearts

27) Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

26) Jesse Ware - What's Your Pleasure?

25) Little Dragon - New Me, Same Us

24) Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison

23) Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown

22) Andy Shauf - Neon Skyline

21) My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall 2

20) The 1975 - Notes On A Conditional Form

19) Fleet Foxes - Shore

18) Khruangbin - Mordechai

17) Tobe Nwigwe - Cincoriginals

16) Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud

15) HAIM - Woman in Music Pt. III

14) beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers

13) Run the Jewels - RTJ4

12) Taylor Swift - Folklore & Evermore

11) Adrianne Lenker - songs

10) Moses Summey - græ

9) Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo

8) Gil Scott-Heron - We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya Craven

7) Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour

6) Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony

5) Caribou - Suddenly

4) The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You

3) Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

2) Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters

1) Sault - Untitled (Black Is) & Untitled (Rise)