Best Albums of 2020

Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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

Country Albums %


United States 483 48%
United Kingdom 192 19%
Canada 62 6%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
France 25 3%
Germany 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Recognised  Year Charts (2022)
1. Top 10 Albums of the Year 2022 by Bleep (2022)
2. The 50 Best Albums of 2022 by Billboard (2022)
3. Top 40 Albums of 2022 by Decibel (2022)
4. Best Albums of 2022 by Northern Transmissions (2022)
5. Albums Of The Year 2022 by Louder Than War (2022)
6. musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2022 by musicOMH (2022)
7. The 20 best albums of 2022 by Dazed (2022)
8. BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2022 by BrooklynVegan (2022)
9. Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2022 by Under The Radar (2022)
10. Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 by Rolling Stone (2022)
11. Albums of 2022 by God is in the TV (2022)
12. Top 20 Albums of 2022 by Spectrum Culture (2022)
13. The Best Albums of 2022 by The Ringer (2022)
14. The Top 50 Albums of 2022 by Crack Magazine (2022)
15. The 80 Best Albums of 2022 by PopMatters (2022)
16. The 30 best albums of 2022 by The A.V. Club (2022)
17. Top 10 Albums of 2022 by People (2022)
18. The Loud And Quiet best albums of 2022 by Loud And Quiet (2022)
19. Best albums of 2022 by Okayplayer (2022)
20. The Best Albums of 2022 by No Ripcord (2022)
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