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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# 51

Chromatica by Lady Gaga

Album • May 29 / 2020 Dance-Pop Euro House

# 52

Blue Hearts by Bob Mould

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 53

All the Space That There Is by The Adobe Collective

Album • Jan 10 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 54

BRAZIL305 by Gloria Estefan

Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Samba Latin Pop

# 55

Die Midwestern by Arlo McKinley

Album • Aug 14 / 2020 Americana Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Country

# 56

New Me, Same Us by Little Dragon

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Neo-Soul Art Pop

# 57

HIGHTIDE by Leven Kali

Album • May 01 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 58

Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between by Man Man

Album • May 01 / 2020 Indie Rock Experimental Rock

# 59

Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 60

Ignatius by Jadakiss

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop

# 61

Shine by The Danberrys

Album • Jul 24 / 2020

# 62

What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? by Public Enemy

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 63

Heartbreaker Please by Teddy Thompson

Album • May 08 / 2020 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Soft Rock

# 64

~how i'm feeling~ by Lauv

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Electropop Contemporary R&B

# 65

The Women Who Raised Me by Kandace Springs

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Vocal Jazz

# 66

Xoxo by The Jayhawks

Album • Jul 10 / 2020 Alt-Country

# 67

Pick Me Up Off The Floor by Norah Jones

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Vocal Jazz Jazz Pop

# 68

King's Disease by Nas

Album • Aug 21 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 69

A Simple Trick to Happiness by Lisa Loeb

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 70

Shore by Fleet Foxes

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Folk Chamber Pop

# 71

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 72

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 73

Old Flowers by Courtney Marie Andrews

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter

# 74

SOURCE by Nubya Garcia

Album • Aug 21 / 2020 Spiritual Jazz Afro-Jazz

# 75

A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Post-Punk

# 76

Anime, Trauma and Divorce by Open Mike Eagle

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Abstract Hip Hop

# 77

After Hours by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 78

Reunions by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • May 15 / 2020 Americana Contemporary Country

# 79

Shamir by Shamir

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 80

American Head by The Flaming Lips

Album • Sep 11 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop

# 81

Good Souls Better Angels by Lucinda Williams

Album • Apr 24 / 2020 Blues Rock Americana

# 82

ALICIA by Alicia Keys

Album • Dec 18 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 83

Imploding The Mirage by The Killers

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Pop Rock Heartland Rock New Wave

# 84

Gaslighter by The Chicks

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Country Pop Contemporary Country

# 85

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 86

Suddenly by Caribou

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indietronica

# 87

Television’s Golden Age by P.J. O'Connor

Album • Nov 12 / 2020

# 88

Dark Hearts by Annie

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Synthpop

# 89

Unfollow The Rules by Rufus Wainwright

Album • Jul 10 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop

# 90

A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1) by Common

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap Political Hip Hop

# 91

Kitchen Sink by Nadine Shah

Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Art Rock

# 92

The Sharecropper's Daughter by Sa-Roc

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 93

Only Child by Sasha Alex Sloan

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Pop Alt-Pop

# 94

Gigaton by Pearl Jam

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 95

Warnings by I Break Horses

Album • May 08 / 2020 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 96

Shelby Lynne by Shelby Lynne

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter

# 97

Things We Do for Love by The Sounds

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Synthpop

# 98

Dinner Party by Dinner Party + Terrace Martin + Robert Glasper + 9th Wonder + Kamasi Washington

Album • Jul 10 / 2020 Neo-Soul Jazz

# 99

Loud Is Not Enough by Enemy Radio

Album • Apr 01 / 2020

# 100

ENERGY by Disclosure

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 House UK Garage