Alternative Press's 50 Best Albums of 2020
If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]
Published: December 07, 2020 17:55
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wake Up, Sunshine | All Time Low | Apr-03-2020, Pop Rock |
| #2 | 20/20 Vision | Anti-Flag | Jan-17-2020, Pop Punk |
| #3 | Like A House On Fire | Asking Alexandria | May-15-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | Guardians | August Burns Red | Apr-03-2020, Melodic Metalcore |
| #5 | The Ride | Bad Cop/Bad Cop | Jun-19-2020, Punk Rock |
| #6 | everything means nothing | blackbear | Aug-21-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | GLUE | Boston Manor | May-01-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR | Bring Me The Horizon | Oct-30-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #9 | Underneath | Code Orange | Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #10 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #11 | Afterburner | Dance Gavin Dance | Apr-24-2020, Math Rock |
| #12 | Ohms | Deftones | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #13 | The World Is in Your Way | Dragged Under | Jan-17-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #14 | ANTI-ICON | Ghostemane | Oct-21-2020, Trap Metal |
| #15 | Father of All... | Green Day | Feb-07-2020, Garage Rock Revival |
| #16 | Manic | Halsey | Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #18 | 27 Miles Underwater | Higher Power | Jan-24-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #19 | you'll be fine | Hot Mulligan | Mar-06-2020, Pop Punk |
| #20 | RAZZMATAZZ | I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME | Oct-23-2020, Synthpop |
| #21 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #22 | Mother | In This Moment | Mar-27-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #23 | Nectar | Joji | Sep-25-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | Songs From Northern Torrance | Joyce Manor | May-29-2020, Pop Punk |
| #25 | 20/20 | Knuckle Puck | Sep-18-2020, Pop Punk |
| #26 | Stay Alive | Laura Jane Grace | Oct-01-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | I Let It in and It Took Everything | Loathe | Feb-07-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #28 | Tickets To My Downfall | Machine Gun Kelly | Sep-25-2020, Pop Punk |
| #29 | WE ARE CHAOS | Marilyn Manson | Sep-11-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #30 | No Good Left To Give | Movements | Sep-18-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | West Coast vs. Wessex | NOFX, Frank Turner | Jul-31-2020, Punk Rock |
| #32 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #33 | Who Are The Girls? | Nova Twins | Feb-28-2020, Rap Rock |
| #34 | Ordinary Man | Ozzy Osbourne | Feb-21-2020, Hard Rock |
| #35 | The Bastards | Palaye Royale | May-29-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #36 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Do You Feel O.K? | Picturesque | Apr-24-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #38 | I Disagree | Poppy | Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #39 | Use Me | PVRIS | Aug-28-2020, Pop Rock |
| #40 | Transitional Forms | Sharptooth | Jul-10-2020, Metalcore |
| #41 | A Beautiful Place To Drown | Silverstein | Mar-06-2020, Pop Punk |
| #42 | Brave Faces Everyone | Spanish Love Songs | Feb-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #43 | Pink Elephant | Stand Atlantic | Aug-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #44 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #45 | Death in Venice Beach | The Bombpops | Mar-13-2020, Pop Punk |
| #46 | Heartwork | The Used | Apr-24-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | 5 Years Behind | THICK | Mar-06-2020, Garage Punk |
| #48 | Andro | Tommy Lee | Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #50 | weird! | YUNGBLUD | Dec-04-2020, Alternative Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wake Up, Sunshine | All Time Low | Album, Apr-03-2020, Pop Rock |
| #2 | 20/20 Vision | Anti-Flag | Album, Jan-17-2020, Pop Punk |
| #3 | Like A House On Fire | Asking Alexandria | Album, May-15-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | Guardians | August Burns Red | Album, Apr-03-2020, Melodic Metalcore |
| #5 | The Ride | Bad Cop/Bad Cop | Album, Jun-19-2020, Punk Rock |
| #6 | everything means nothing | blackbear | Album, Aug-21-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | GLUE | Boston Manor | Album, May-01-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR | Bring Me The Horizon | EP, Oct-30-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #9 | Underneath | Code Orange | Album, Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #10 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Album, Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #11 | Afterburner | Dance Gavin Dance | Album, Apr-24-2020, Math Rock |
| #12 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #13 | The World Is in Your Way | Dragged Under | Album, Jan-17-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #14 | ANTI-ICON | Ghostemane | Album, Oct-21-2020, Trap Metal |
| #15 | Father of All... | Green Day | Album, Feb-07-2020, Garage Rock Revival |
| #16 | Manic | Halsey | Album, Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #18 | 27 Miles Underwater | Higher Power | Album, Jan-24-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #19 | you'll be fine | Hot Mulligan | Album, Mar-06-2020, Pop Punk |
| #20 | RAZZMATAZZ | I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME | Album, Oct-23-2020, Synthpop |
| #21 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #22 | Mother | In This Moment | Album, Mar-27-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #23 | Nectar | Joji | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | Songs From Northern Torrance | Joyce Manor | Album, May-29-2020, Pop Punk |
| #25 | 20/20 | Knuckle Puck | Album, Sep-18-2020, Pop Punk |
| #26 | Stay Alive | Laura Jane Grace | Album, Oct-01-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | I Let It in and It Took Everything | Loathe | Album, Feb-07-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #28 | Tickets To My Downfall | Machine Gun Kelly | Album, Sep-25-2020, Pop Punk |
| #29 | WE ARE CHAOS | Marilyn Manson | Album, Sep-11-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #30 | No Good Left To Give | Movements | Album, Sep-18-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | West Coast vs. Wessex | NOFXFrank Turner | Album, Jul-31-2020, Punk Rock |
| #32 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Album, Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #33 | Who Are The Girls? | Nova Twins | Album, Feb-28-2020, Rap Rock |
| #34 | Ordinary Man | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Feb-21-2020, Hard Rock |
| #35 | The Bastards | Palaye Royale | Album, May-29-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #36 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Do You Feel O.K? | Picturesque | Album, Apr-24-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #38 | I Disagree | Poppy | Album, Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #39 | Use Me | PVRIS | Album, Aug-28-2020, Pop Rock |
| #40 | Transitional Forms | Sharptooth | Album, Jul-10-2020, Metalcore |
| #41 | A Beautiful Place To Drown | Silverstein | Album, Mar-06-2020, Pop Punk |
| #42 | Brave Faces Everyone | Spanish Love Songs | Album, Feb-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #43 | Pink Elephant | Stand Atlantic | Album, Aug-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #44 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | Album, May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #45 | Death in Venice Beach | The Bombpops | Album, Mar-13-2020, Pop Punk |
| #46 | Heartwork | The Used | Album, Apr-24-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | 5 Years Behind | THICK | Album, Mar-06-2020, Garage Punk |
| #48 | Andro | Tommy Lee | Album, Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Album, Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #50 | weird! | YUNGBLUD | Album, Dec-04-2020, Alternative Rock |