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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"It’s a golden era for women in music 2018 saw incredible albums from Mitski and Boygenius feat Phoebe Bridgers 2019 was even better with Lana Del Rey , Uboa , Big Theif and Sharon Van Etten smashing it out of the park And in 2020 we’ve already had Fiona Apple , Waxahatche, Phoebe Bridgers and Bea..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Idles third record here hits a plentiful amount of times, but ditches it’s post-hardcore roots for something more refined and straightforward and sometimes it comes off as engaging “War” “Grounds” and “Danke” as an engaging send-off. As well, the big standout here is “Model Village” which stands ..." [+] Reply
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awesomness425 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I have a bias, I must admit, I grew up with the flaming lips always somewhere in the background. They're one of the most life-affirming bands out there, and yet they don't shy away from dark material. They embrace the chaos of the unknown with a colorful psychedelia perfectly fronted by Wayne Coy..." [+] Reply
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"This is the only album since 2016 which, I would say, comes close to Frank Ocean's Blond in terms of.. Blond was so original, and it felt like such a once in a blue moon release that I didn't think I would get another album that sounded as unique. But Moses Sumney has actually made a spectacular ..." [+] Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Hot take, but this is the better album between this and Folklore. Dessner's production and writing grounds the album, lots of fantastic collaborators, and just more fulfilling. The final track, Evermore, is Swift at her all-time best." Reply
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ledaero | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I agree with corenfro, Caribou is great. Swim especially but also Our Love and Andorra. Milk of Human Kindness is pretty cool too but it had to grow on me. His other project Manitoba is supposed to be good too, I have one of those being shipped to me. With that being said this album, Suddenly, is..." [+] Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Nice collection of some fun jams but that's all they are mostly; jam sessions. Songwriting isn't a feature on the album." Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Color Theory shows its strength in its lyricism. "Bloodstream" wonderfully calls upon childhood imagery to create a feeling of emotional loss. "Yellow Is The Color Of Her Eyes" is also effective in making me feel the tragedy of a terminal illness. The albums quietness does work against it quite a..." [+] Reply
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"Jeff is finally in a top 20! Let's gooooo! Update: NOOOOOOOO" Reply
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LebowskiRams | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A very good album that has touch stones of 'that' Springsteen sound; the sound that the casual listener thinks he's been reproducing since Born In The USA but in fact hasn't. The album has a nice familiarity to it because of this and is quite immediate for the listener; at least it was for me. Th..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 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 |
