The 40 Best Albums of 2020
by Metacritic (2020) 
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums & video games. These are their best albums of 2020.
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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The 40 Best Albums of 2020 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Shirley Collins | 1 | 1% | |
| Coriky | 1 | 1% | |
| Frances Quinlan | 1 | 1% | |
| Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya McCraven | 1 | 1% | |
| Lomelda | 1 | 1% | |
| Hayley Williams | 1 | 1% | |
| Crack Cloud | 1 | 1% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Other 2020 year charts
A total of 183 charts from recognised sources are available for 2020, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 419 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 10 albums of 2020 | Yahoo! | 2020 year chart | 2020 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of 2020 | Billboard | 2020 year chart | 2020 | |
| The 10 Best Albums of 2020 | TIME | 2020 year chart | 2020 | |
Other charts by Metacritic
A total of 6 charts from Metacritic are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Albums of the years 2024 | Metacritic | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
| Albums of the years 2023 | Metacritic | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
| The 40 Best Albums of 2022 | Metacritic | 2022 year chart | 2022 | |
The 40 Best Albums of 2020 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/20/2021 22:16 | Guigou | 48 | 77/100 |
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From Johnnyo 02/01/2026 09:11 | #312926
Really, really good chart
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