Best Albums of 2020

Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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2020 year summaryThe best artists of 2020 were The Strokes, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Charli XCX, Jessie Ware, Fleet Foxes, Run The Jewels and Tame Impala.
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2020
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33
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Buy album United States
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2020
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33
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Buy album United States
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2020
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32
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Buy album United States
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2020
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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Country Albums %


United States 480 48%
United Kingdom 194 19%
Canada 58 6%
Australia 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
France 26 3%
Germany 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Live? Albums %
No 970 97%
Yes 30 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Thriller by Michael Jackson
9. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
10. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
11. Closer by Joy Division
12. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
13. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Murmur by R.E.M.
19. Back In Black by AC/DC
20. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
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