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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"So is disco back? Not a huge fan of the genre but I do love this and some of the other big pop albums from 2020 like this (most notably After Hours). I finally got around to listening to this and it was well worth the hype. Even though I already heard half of the songs there was still a lot to un..." [+] Reply
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tommylindsey | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It is a bittersweet journey that leads through joy and pain." Reply
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"You know, it's certainly a lot of album. And I'll even go so far as to say that none of it is bad or necessarily boring. At a certain point, though, it overstays its welcome. There are some tracks in the middle that you could cut without undermining the album as a whole. WITH THAT IN MIND, this i..." [+] Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Each individual track is so good that, aside from Crossing the Rubicon, you could fool someone into thinking this is a greatest hits compilation. Best Dylan album since Desire." Reply
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BozoTyrannus | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Yet again, Waxahatchee nails it. I'm super impressed with Saint Cloud. This is her most cleanly produced, and most emotionally satisfying album yet. How is it that an artist like her gets better and better with so many releases under their belt? If she keeps this up, the next one's bound to be a ..." [+] Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Some of the best music this year is on this album. Something to be said for retreating to a cabin and making an album, it seems to be a winning recipe for heartbreaking masterpieces" Reply
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ledaero | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Song Machine in a lot of ways feels like Gorillaz self titled. It is a collection of wonderful tracks without a narrative cohesion. The features are managed very well, with each guest adding an effective flavor to their track. In particular, I have to compliment Leee John's breathtaking voice on ..." [+] Reply
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"A beautiful, tragic album from a talented artist that died too young. I've always appreciated Mac Miller's music but never really connected with it in the way so many other people have. With Circles, I feel like I finally have that connection. So many of Miller's lyrics give off a hopeful message..." [+] Reply
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"This feels darker and somehow less evocative than Dogrel, but it makes up for any deficiencies with some killer songwriting and musicianship. Can't wait to hear these ones live!" Reply
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"I gotta feeling this is a grower, not a show-er." Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 2020 composition
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| Nicolas Jaar | 3 | 0% | |
| Adrianne Lenker | 3 | 0% | |
| The Mountain Goats | 2 | 0% | |
| Drive-By Truckers | 2 | 0% | |
| BTS | 2 | 0% | |
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467 | 47% | |
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198 | 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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20 | 2% | |
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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 2 from 89th to 87th |
Up 2 from 87th to 85th |
Up 2 from 76th to 74th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 85th to 88th |
Down 2 from 28th to 30th |
Down 2 from 53rd to 55th |
