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.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Róisín Machine Róisín Murphy Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco
#2 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#3 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#4 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#5 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#7 DISCO Kylie Minogue Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop
#8 Hotspot Pet Shop Boys Jan-24-2020, Synthpop
#9 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#10 The Universal Want Doves Sep-11-2020, Indie Rock
#11 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#12 b7 Brandy Jul-31-2020, Alternative R&B
#13 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 All Blessed Faithless Oct-23-2020, Progressive House
#15 Such Pretty Forks in the Road Alanis Morissette Jul-31-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#16 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#17 Silver Landings Mandy Moore Mar-06-2020, Pop Rock
#18 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#19 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#20 Notes On A Conditional Form The 1975 May-22-2020, Electronic
#21 Love is an Art Vanessa Carlton Mar-27-2020, Art Pop
#22 Don't Look Too Close Natalie Schlabs Oct-16-2020, Indie Pop
#23 Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel Black Thought Oct-16-2020,
#24 Honey For Wounds Ego Ella May Jun-26-2020, Neo-Soul
#25 Old Time Feeling S.G. Goodman Jul-17-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#26 Djesse Vol. 3 Jacob Collier Aug-14-2020, Contemporary R&B
#27 Truth or Consequences Yumi Zouma Mar-13-2020, Indie Pop
#28 Fun City Bright Light Bright Light Sep-18-2020, Dance-Pop
#29 Seeking Thrills Georgia Jan-10-2020, Synthpop
#30 Making a Door Less Open Car Seat Headrest May-01-2020, Indietronica
#31 Boombox Eternal Sam Sparro Feb-21-2020, Contemporary R&B
#32 Album No. 8 Katie Melua Oct-16-2020, Adult Contemporary
#33 Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God Busta Rhymes Oct-30-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#34 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#35 In Waves The Dirty Clergy May-22-2020,
#36 Dedicated Side B Carly Rae Jepsen May-21-2020, Dance-Pop
#37 Country Westerns Country Westerns May-01-2020, Alt-Country
#38 Together The Vapors May-15-2020, Power Pop
#39 Song For Our Daughter Laura Marling Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk
#40 Black Country Disco Tom Aspaul Sep-14-2020, Synthpop
#41 Listen Kyshona Armstrong Jan-24-2020,
#42 To Feel Love / D Luke James Jan-31-2020, Contemporary R&B
#43 Myopia Agnes Obel Feb-21-2020, Chamber Pop
#44 Through Water Låpsley Mar-20-2020, Art Pop
#45 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#46 Apart LÉON Oct-30-2020, Pop Soul
#47 Melanie C Melanie C Oct-02-2020, Dance-Pop
#48 What Kinda Music Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes Apr-24-2020, Neo-Soul
#49 Storm Damage Ben Watt Jan-31-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#50 Superstar Caroline Rose Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #2 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #3 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | DISCO | Kylie Minogue | Album, Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | Hotspot | Pet Shop Boys | Album, Jan-24-2020, Synthpop |
| #9 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #10 | The Universal Want | Doves | Album, Sep-11-2020, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | b7 | Brandy | Album, Jul-31-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | All Blessed | Faithless | Album, Oct-23-2020, Progressive House |
| #15 | Such Pretty Forks in the Road | Alanis Morissette | Album, Jul-31-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #17 | Silver Landings | Mandy Moore | Album, Mar-06-2020, Pop Rock |
| #18 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #19 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | Album, May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #21 | Love is an Art | Vanessa Carlton | Album, Mar-27-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | Don't Look Too Close | Natalie Schlabs | Album, Oct-16-2020, Indie Pop |
| #23 | Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel | Black Thought | Album, Oct-16-2020,  |
| #24 | Honey For Wounds | Ego Ella May | Album, Jun-26-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #25 | Old Time Feeling | S.G. Goodman | Album, Jul-17-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | Djesse Vol. 3 | Jacob Collier | Album, Aug-14-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | Truth or Consequences | Yumi Zouma | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Pop |
| #28 | Fun City | Bright Light Bright Light | Album, Sep-18-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #29 | Seeking Thrills | Georgia | Album, Jan-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #30 | Making a Door Less Open | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-01-2020, Indietronica |
| #31 | Boombox Eternal | Sam Sparro | Album, Feb-21-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #32 | Album No. 8 | Katie Melua | Album, Oct-16-2020, Adult Contemporary |
| #33 | Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God | Busta Rhymes | Album, Oct-30-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | In Waves | The Dirty Clergy | Album, May-22-2020,  |
| #36 | Dedicated Side B | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, May-21-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #37 | Country Westerns | Country Westerns | Album, May-01-2020, Alt-Country |
| #38 | Together | The Vapors | Album, May-15-2020, Power Pop |
| #39 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #40 | Black Country Disco | Tom Aspaul | Album, Sep-14-2020, Synthpop |
| #41 | Listen | Kyshona Armstrong | Album, Jan-24-2020,  |
| #42 | To Feel Love / D | Luke James | Album, Jan-31-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #43 | Myopia | Agnes Obel | Album, Feb-21-2020, Chamber Pop |
| #44 | Through Water | Låpsley | Album, Mar-20-2020, Art Pop |
| #45 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #46 | Apart | LÉON | Album, Oct-30-2020, Pop Soul |
| #47 | Melanie C | Melanie C | Album, Oct-02-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #48 | What Kinda Music | Tom MischYussef Dayes | Album, Apr-24-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #49 | Storm Damage | Ben Watt | Album, Jan-31-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | Superstar | Caroline Rose | Album, Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop |