Best Albums of 2020
Explore the best albums of 2020, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts
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"I don't think I've ever seen a larger disparity between the critics' and audiences' reaction to an album as for this one. Everyone seems to be loving the album except the music critics and honestly, this is the victory The Strokes deserved. For a band who were put on the highest pedestal by the c..." Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +17 votes (17 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I honestly don't get why Pitchfork gave this a 10. They could've given it an 11 if they really wanted to." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (18 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
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"The classic slow burner. Only Kyoto and I Know the End grab immediately, but repeated listens reveal delights throughout the album." Reply
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"First listen I thought this isn't for me at all I'm 40 year old , came home from work next day grabbed some beers and stuck it on headphones loud and the score went from a 5 to an 8 , some absolute bangers on this , proof not to give up on any album after a single listen" Reply
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"If the phrase "Disco died" is true then this must be disco heaven. Jessie's vocals are so sultry and smooth. Every song is hit with such passion vocally. The instrumentals are as dynamic as a disco's greatest hits collection from 1982. The one criticism i have is the album gets a little slow in t..." Reply
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"This is a beautiful album. For the first time in a while, I feel like Abel has found his rythym. Starboy was all over the place, and although there were some awesome tracks, the album didn’t feel like it flowed. There were different moods on each song, but there is something about After Hours tha..." Reply
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"I have no idea why critics are falling over themselves like this is the second coming of Christ. It's good! In some ways, it's a stripped-down culmination of Taylor Swift's whole career, blending the traditional with the progressive. In its best moments, it's a deeply felt and emotionally satisfy..." Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (8 helpful | 4 unhelpful)
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"My God this is gorgeous! Fleet Foxes have developed their sound from Crack-Up into a more digestible and refined package, taking cues from their older works like the Self Titled and Helplessness Blues album. Sounds like a wonderful mixture of Crack-Up and Self-Titled blended into a sleek, new, sm..." Reply
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"Couldn’t put out anything less than stellar if they tried" Reply
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"Interested in the love this album is getting here. I don’t think this is a bad album by any means, especially in the sense that Parker’s production is still top notch. But, this plays it so safe and there isn’t a lot of songs that I think I will end up revisiting. Posthumous Forgiveness though is..." Reply
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awesomness425 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (6 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 994. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 2020 composition
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 0% | |
| Adrianne Lenker | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| Nicolas Jaar | 3 | 0% | |
| Arca | 2 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 0% | |
| Navy Blue | 2 | 0% | |
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467 | 47% | |
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199 | 20% | |
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57 | 6% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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Best Albums of 2020 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 8 from 101st to 93rd |
Up 3 from 76th to 73rd |
Up 3 from 70th to 67th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 7 from 90th to 97th |
Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
Down 2 from 42nd to 44th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 8 from 101st to 93rd |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
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