BBC Culture's Best Albums of 2020

In a confounding and overwhelming year, music has allowed us both to reflect on the state of the world and escape from it with equal brilliance, writes Nick Levine.

Published: November 19, 2020 14:19 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#3 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#4 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#5 Kitchen Sink Nadine Shah Jun-05-2020, Art Rock
#6 Róisín Machine Róisín Murphy Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco
#7 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#8 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#9 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #5 | Kitchen Sink | Nadine Shah | Album, Jun-05-2020, Art Rock |
| #6 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #7 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #9 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |