Albumism's 100 Best Albums of 2020

With 2020 approaching its conclusion, the time has arrived to revisit and celebrate the plentiful past year in new music.

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# 1

Róisín Machine by Róisín Murphy

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Nu-Disco

# 2

Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 3

Untitled (Black Is) by Sault

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 4

What's Your Pleasure? by Jessie Ware

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Dance-Pop Disco

# 5

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 6

Untitled (Rise) by Sault

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 7

DISCO by Kylie Minogue

Album • Nov 06 / 2020 Dance-Pop Disco

# 8

Hotspot by Pet Shop Boys

Album • Jan 24 / 2020 Synthpop

# 9

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop

# 10

The Universal Want by Doves

Album • Sep 11 / 2020 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 11

Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco

# 12

b7 by Brandy

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B

# 13

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 14

All Blessed by Faithless

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Progressive House

# 15

Such Pretty Forks in the Road by Alanis Morissette

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Pop Rock

# 16

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 17

Silver Landings by Mandy Moore

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 18

græ by Moses Sumney

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 19

color theory by Soccer Mommy

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop

# 20

Notes On A Conditional Form by The 1975

Album • May 22 / 2020 Electronic Art Pop Pop Rock

# 21

Love is an Art by Vanessa Carlton

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop

# 22

Don't Look Too Close by Natalie Schlabs

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Indie Pop

# 23

Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel by Black Thought

Album • Oct 16 / 2020

# 24

Honey For Wounds by Ego Ella May

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Neo-Soul Sophisti-Pop

# 25

Old Time Feeling by S.G. Goodman

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country Indie Folk

# 26

Djesse Vol. 3 by Jacob Collier

Album • Aug 14 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul Progressive Pop

# 27

Truth or Consequences by Yumi Zouma

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Pop

# 28

Fun City by Bright Light Bright Light

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Dance-Pop

# 29

Seeking Thrills by Georgia

Album • Jan 10 / 2020 Synthpop Electropop

# 30

Making a Door Less Open by Car Seat Headrest

Album • May 01 / 2020 Indietronica Indie Rock

# 31

Boombox Eternal by Sam Sparro

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop Synth Funk

# 32

Album No. 8 by Katie Melua

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Adult Contemporary Chamber Pop Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 33

Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God by Busta Rhymes

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 34

Circles by Mac Miller

Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 35

In Waves by The Dirty Clergy

Album • May 22 / 2020

# 36

Dedicated Side B by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • May 21 / 2020 Dance-Pop Synthpop

# 37

Country Westerns by Country Westerns

Album • May 01 / 2020 Alt-Country

# 38

Together by The Vapors

Album • May 15 / 2020 Power Pop

# 39

Song For Our Daughter by Laura Marling

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 40

Black Country Disco by Tom Aspaul

Album • Sep 14 / 2020 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 41

Listen by Kyshona Armstrong

Album • Jan 24 / 2020

# 42

To Feel Love / D by Luke James

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 43

Myopia by Agnes Obel

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Chamber Pop Art Pop

# 44

Through Water by Låpsley

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Art Pop Ambient Pop Indietronica

# 45

A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 46

Apart by LÉON

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Pop Soul Alt-Pop

# 47

Melanie C by Melanie C

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Dance-Pop

# 48

What Kinda Music by Tom Misch + Yussef Dayes

Album • Apr 24 / 2020 Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk

# 49

Storm Damage by Ben Watt

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 50

Superstar by Caroline Rose

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Indie Pop Synthpop