AllMusic's 100 Favorite Albums of 2020
AllMusic has assembled our Best of 2020. Browse through and check out what music our editors have been listening to this year.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | POWER UP | AC/DC | Nov-13-2020, Hard Rock |
| #2 | There Is No Year | Algiers | Jan-17-2020, Post-Punk |
| #3 | Whole New Mess | Angel Olsen | Aug-28-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #4 | Cha Cha Palace | Angélica Garcia | Feb-28-2020, Art Pop |
| #5 | Howells: Missa Sabrinensis & Michael Fanfare | The Bach Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra, David Hill | May-01-2020, |
| #6 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Feb-29-2020, |
| #7 | Shortly After Takeoff | BC Camplight | Apr-24-2020, |
| #8 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #9 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Blue Hearts | Bob Mould | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #11 | Manger on McNichols | Boldy James, Sterling Toles | Jul-22-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #12 | b7 | Brandy | Jul-31-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Your Life is a Record | Brandy Clark | Mar-06-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #14 | Skeletons | Brothers Osborne | Oct-09-2020, Country Rock |
| #15 | Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major | Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Reri Grist | Dec-06-2019, |
| #16 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #18 | Ash Wednesday | Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha | Feb-21-2020, Choral |
| #19 | Be Water | Christian Sands | Jul-17-2020, Jazz |
| #20 | Rose in the Dark | Cleo Sol | Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | England is a Garden | Cornershop | Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop |
| #22 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Ohms | Deftones | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #24 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #25 | Symphonies, Vol. 2: Nos. 2 and 6; Overtures in the Italian Style | Edward Gardner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Feb-28-2020, Romanticism |
| #26 | Alive in the Wilderness | Endless Field | Jun-12-2020, |
| #27 | When Love Speaks: Choral Music by Owain Park | The Epiphoni Consort, Tim Reader | Jun-26-2020, |
| #28 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #29 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #30 | Dialogues on Race | Gregg August | Aug-21-2020, |
| #31 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #32 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #33 | EDNA | Headie One | Oct-09-2020, UK Drill |
| #34 | Warnings | I Break Horses | May-08-2020, Dream Pop |
| #35 | Who Sent You? | Irreversible Entanglements | Mar-20-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #36 | Big Conspiracy | J Hus | Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #37 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | May-15-2020, Americana |
| #38 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #39 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #40 | Who Are You? | Joel Ross | Oct-23-2020, Post-Bop |
| #41 | Years | John Anderson | Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #42 | Healing Is A Miracle | Julianna Barwick | Jul-10-2020, Ambient |
| #43 | Descendants of Cain | KA | May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | Loom | Katie Gately | Feb-14-2020, Art Pop |
| #45 | Mordechai | Khruangbin | Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #46 | Kidbug | Kidbug | May-22-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | Splid | Kvelertak | Feb-14-2020, Hardcore Punk |
| #48 | DISCO | Kylie Minogue | Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #49 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | POWER UP | AC/DC | Album, Nov-13-2020, Hard Rock |
| #2 | There Is No Year | Algiers | Album, Jan-17-2020, Post-Punk |
| #3 | Whole New Mess | Angel Olsen | Album, Aug-28-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #4 | Cha Cha Palace | Angélica Garcia | Album, Feb-28-2020, Art Pop |
| #5 | Howells: Missa Sabrinensis & Michael Fanfare | The Bach ChoirBBC Concert OrchestraDavid Hill | Album, May-01-2020, |
| #6 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020, |
| #7 | Shortly After Takeoff | BC Camplight | Album, Apr-24-2020, |
| #8 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Album, Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #9 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Blue Hearts | Bob Mould | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #11 | Manger on McNichols | Boldy JamesSterling Toles | Album, Jul-22-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #12 | b7 | Brandy | Album, Jul-31-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Your Life is a Record | Brandy Clark | Album, Mar-06-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #14 | Skeletons | Brothers Osborne | Album, Oct-09-2020, Country Rock |
| #15 | Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major | Leonard BernsteinNew York PhilharmonicReri Grist | Album, Dec-06-2019, |
| #16 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | Album, Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #18 | Ash Wednesday | Choir of St. John's College, CambridgeAndrew Nethsingha | Album, Feb-21-2020, Choral |
| #19 | Be Water | Christian Sands | Album, Jul-17-2020, Jazz |
| #20 | Rose in the Dark | Cleo Sol | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | England is a Garden | Cornershop | Album, Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop |
| #22 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Album, Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #24 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #25 | Symphonies, Vol. 2: Nos. 2 and 6; Overtures in the Italian Style | Edward GardnerCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Album, Feb-28-2020, Romanticism |
| #26 | Alive in the Wilderness | Endless Field | Album, Jun-12-2020, |
| #27 | When Love Speaks: Choral Music by Owain Park | The Epiphoni ConsortTim Reader | Album, Jun-26-2020, |
| #28 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #29 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #30 | Dialogues on Race | Gregg August | Album, Aug-21-2020, |
| #31 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #32 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #33 | EDNA | Headie One | Album, Oct-09-2020, UK Drill |
| #34 | Warnings | I Break Horses | Album, May-08-2020, Dream Pop |
| #35 | Who Sent You? | Irreversible Entanglements | Album, Mar-20-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #36 | Big Conspiracy | J Hus | Album, Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #37 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #38 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #39 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #40 | Who Are You? | Joel Ross | Album, Oct-23-2020, Post-Bop |
| #41 | Years | John Anderson | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #42 | Healing Is A Miracle | Julianna Barwick | Album, Jul-10-2020, Ambient |
| #43 | Descendants of Cain | KA | Album, May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | Loom | Katie Gately | Album, Feb-14-2020, Art Pop |
| #45 | Mordechai | Khruangbin | Album, Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #46 | Kidbug | Kidbug | Album, May-22-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | Splid | Kvelertak | Album, Feb-14-2020, Hardcore Punk |
| #48 | DISCO | Kylie Minogue | Album, Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #49 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |