Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

These 2020 albums have distracted, they've confronted, they've enlightened, they've provided valuable solace and much-needed catharsis.

Published: June 09, 2020 16:17 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 CALM 5 Seconds of Summer Mar-27-2020, Pop Rock
#2 Have U Seen Her? ALMA May-15-2020, Dance-Pop
#3 The Neon Skyline Andy Shauf Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Emmanuel Anuel AA May-29-2020, Reggaetón
#5 Never Will Ashley McBryde Apr-03-2020, Contemporary Country
#6 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#7 Bonny Light Horseman Bonny Light Horseman Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk
#8 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 BTS Feb-21-2020, K-Pop
#9 Making a Door Less Open Car Seat Headrest May-01-2020, Indietronica
#10 Suddenly Caribou Feb-28-2020, Indietronica
#11 Cumbiana Carlos Vives May-22-2020, Tropipop
#12 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#13 INDUSTRY GAMES CHIKA Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#14 Kid Krow Conan Gray Mar-20-2020, Alt-Pop
#15 Dark Lane Demo Tapes Drake May-01-2020, Pop Rap
#16 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#17 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#18 High Off Life Future May-15-2020, Trap
#19 Miss Anthropocene Grimes Feb-21-2020, Art Pop
#20 Manic Halsey Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop
#21 Petals For Armor Hayley Williams May-08-2020, Art Pop
#22 Colores J Balvin Mar-19-2020, Latin Pop
#23 Reunions Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit May-15-2020, Americana
#24 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#25 BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US Jessie Reyez Mar-27-2020, Contemporary R&B
#26 Chilombo Jhené Aiko Mar-06-2020, Alternative R&B
#27 Changes Justin Bieber Feb-14-2020, Contemporary R&B
#28 It Was Good Until It Wasn't Kehlani May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B
#29 Chromatica Lady Gaga May-29-2020, Dance-Pop
#30 Miss Colombia Lido Pimienta Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic
#31 My Turn Lil Baby Feb-28-2020, Trap
#32 Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert Mar-06-2020, Trap
#33 Good Souls Better Angels Lucinda Williams Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock
#34 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#35 Suga Megan Thee Stallion Mar-06-2020, Trap
#36 ALL ABOUT LUV MONSTA X Feb-13-2020, Electropop
#37 Heartbreak Weather Niall Horan Mar-13-2020, Pop Rock
#38 Ordinary Man Ozzy Osbourne Feb-21-2020, Hard Rock
#39 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#40 THE GOAT Polo G May-15-2020, Trap
#41 Meet the Woo 2 Pop Smoke Feb-07-2020,
#42 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#43 SOUTHSIDE Sam Hunt Apr-03-2020, Bro-Country
#44 Rare Selena Gomez Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B
#45 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#46 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#47 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#48 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#49 The Turning (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) The Turning Jan-24-2020,
#50 WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 Yaeji Apr-02-2020, Hip House
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CALM | 5 Seconds of Summer | Album, Mar-27-2020, Pop Rock |
| #2 | Have U Seen Her? | ALMA | Album, May-15-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Album, Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Emmanuel | Anuel AA | Album, May-29-2020, Reggaetón |
| #5 | Never Will | Ashley McBryde | Album, Apr-03-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #6 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #7 | Bonny Light Horseman | Bonny Light Horseman | Album, Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #8 | MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 | BTS | Album, Feb-21-2020, K-Pop |
| #9 | Making a Door Less Open | Car Seat Headrest | Album, May-01-2020, Indietronica |
| #10 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #11 | Cumbiana | Carlos Vives | Album, May-22-2020, Tropipop |
| #12 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #13 | INDUSTRY GAMES | CHIKA | EP, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #14 | Kid Krow | Conan Gray | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alt-Pop |
| #15 | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake | Album, May-01-2020, Pop Rap |
| #16 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #17 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #18 | High Off Life | Future | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #19 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #20 | Manic | Halsey | Album, Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop |
| #21 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | Colores | J Balvin | Album, Mar-19-2020, Latin Pop |
| #23 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #24 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #25 | BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US | Jessie Reyez | Album, Mar-27-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | Album, Mar-06-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Changes | Justin Bieber | Album, Feb-14-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #28 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #29 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Album, Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #31 | My Turn | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020, Trap |
| #32 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #33 | Good Souls Better Angels | Lucinda Williams | Album, Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock |
| #34 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Suga | Megan Thee Stallion | EP, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #36 | ALL ABOUT LUV | MONSTA X | Album, Feb-13-2020, Electropop |
| #37 | Heartbreak Weather | Niall Horan | Album, Mar-13-2020, Pop Rock |
| #38 | Ordinary Man | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Feb-21-2020, Hard Rock |
| #39 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #40 | THE GOAT | Polo G | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #41 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020,  |
| #42 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #43 | SOUTHSIDE | Sam Hunt | Album, Apr-03-2020, Bro-Country |
| #44 | Rare | Selena Gomez | Album, Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #45 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #46 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #47 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #48 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #49 | The Turning (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | The Turning | Album, Jan-24-2020,  |
| #50 | WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 | Yaeji | Album, Apr-02-2020, Hip House |