The 50 best albums of 2020 by New Music Express (2020) 
New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of 2020.
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The 50 best albums of 2020 composition
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| Fiona Apple | 1 | 2% | |
| The 1975 | 1 | 2% | |
| Working Men's Club | 1 | 2% | |
| Run The Jewels | 1 | 2% | |
| Declan McKenna | 1 | 2% | |
| Megan Thee Stallion | 1 | 2% | |
| 방탄소년단 [BTS] | 1 | 2% | |
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23 | 46% | |
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17 | 34% | |
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Decade charts
- NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
- Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s by New Music Express (2000s decade chart) (published 2009)
- Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s by New Music Express (1980s decade chart) (published 1990)
- Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s by New Music Express (1970s decade chart) (published 1980)
- Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s by New Music Express (1960s decade chart) (published 1993)
Overall charts
- NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2003)
- The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2013)
- NME's Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 1985)
- New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1993)
- NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1988)
[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]
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