Best Albums of 2020

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Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2020 year summaryThe best artists of 2020 were The Strokes, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, Fleet Foxes, Run The Jewels, The Weeknd, Charli XCX and Tame Impala.

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Sawayama

Rina Sawayama

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

691

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Overall Rank:

2,321

Average Rating:

77 (211 votes)

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52.

2017-2019

Against All Logic

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

288

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182

Overall Rank:

4,769

Average Rating:

73 (185 votes)

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Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) ∞

Kali Uchis

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

190

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292

Overall Rank:

6,769

Average Rating:

76 (47 votes)

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Cenizas

Nicolas Jaar

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

132

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We Are Sent Here By History

Shabaka And The Ancestors

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

113

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Shabrang

Sevdaliza

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

103

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Unfollow The Rules

Rufus Wainwright

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

14 charts

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Savage Mode II

21 Savage & Metro Boomin

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

44 charts

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Ghosts V: Together

Nine Inch Nails

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2020

Appears in:

32 charts

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Ghosts VI: Locusts

Nine Inch Nails

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2020

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29 charts

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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Osees	2	0%
Pop Smoke	2	0%
Zach Bryan	2	0%
The Mountain Goats	2	0%
Autechre	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	484	48%
	194	19%
	61	6%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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