BrooklynVegan’s Top 55 Albums of 2020
From Run The Jewels to Fiona Apple to Hum to Bartees Strange to Napalm Death to Mary Lattimore, here are our favorite albums of this whirlwind year...
Published: December 21, 2020 21:19
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #2 | Alfredo | Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist | May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #3 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | græ | Moses Sumney | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #7 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Inlet | Hum | Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #9 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #10 | NO DREAM | Jeff Rosenstock | May-20-2020, Pop Punk |
| #11 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | May-15-2020, Americana |
| #14 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Bonny Light Horseman | Bonny Light Horseman | Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #16 | From King To A GOD | Conway the Machine | Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #17 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #18 | The Price Of Tea In China | Boldy James, The Alchemist | Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #19 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Teenage Halloween | Teenage Halloween | Sep-18-2020, Power Pop |
| #21 | Burden of Proof | Benny the Butcher | Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 | Ohms | Deftones | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #23 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #24 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | Beyond the Pale | Jarvis Cocker | Jul-17-2020, |
| #26 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Feb-07-2020, |
| #27 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Beneath | Infant Island | May-15-2020, Screamo |
| #29 | Shrines | Armand Hammer | Jun-05-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #30 | Viewing | Stay Inside | Apr-10-2020, Emo |
| #31 | Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | Napalm Death | Sep-18-2020, Deathgrind |
| #32 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #33 | Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress | Gulch | Jul-24-2020, Metalcore |
| #34 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #36 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #37 | Suddenly | Caribou | Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #38 | I Owe You Nothing | Record Setter | Nov-06-2020, Screamo |
| #39 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #40 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #41 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #42 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #43 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #44 | When I Die, Will I Get Better? | Svalbard | Sep-25-2020, Blackgaze |
| #45 | Mestarin kynsi | Oranssi Pazuzu | Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #46 | Underneath | Code Orange | Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #47 | Silver Ladders | Mary Lattimore | Oct-09-2020, Ambient |
| #48 | The Eternal Resonance | Sweven | Mar-20-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #49 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | Stare Into Death and Be Still | Ulcerate | Apr-24-2020, Technical Death Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #2 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #3 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #7 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Inlet | Hum | Album, Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #9 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #10 | NO DREAM | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, May-20-2020, Pop Punk |
| #11 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #14 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Bonny Light Horseman | Bonny Light Horseman | Album, Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #16 | From King To A GOD | Conway the Machine | Album, Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #17 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #18 | The Price Of Tea In China | Boldy JamesThe Alchemist | Album, Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #19 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Teenage Halloween | Teenage Halloween | Album, Sep-18-2020, Power Pop |
| #21 | Burden of Proof | Benny the Butcher | Album, Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #23 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #24 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | Beyond the Pale | Jarvis Cocker | Album, Jul-17-2020, |
| #26 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020, |
| #27 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Beneath | Infant Island | Album, May-15-2020, Screamo |
| #29 | Shrines | Armand Hammer | Album, Jun-05-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #30 | Viewing | Stay Inside | Album, Apr-10-2020, Emo |
| #31 | Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | Napalm Death | Album, Sep-18-2020, Deathgrind |
| #32 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #33 | Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress | Gulch | Album, Jul-24-2020, Metalcore |
| #34 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Album, Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #36 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | Album, May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #37 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #38 | I Owe You Nothing | Record Setter | Album, Nov-06-2020, Screamo |
| #39 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #40 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Album, Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #41 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Album, Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #42 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Album, Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #43 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Album, Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #44 | When I Die, Will I Get Better? | Svalbard | Album, Sep-25-2020, Blackgaze |
| #45 | Mestarin kynsi | Oranssi Pazuzu | Album, Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #46 | Underneath | Code Orange | Album, Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #47 | Silver Ladders | Mary Lattimore | Album, Oct-09-2020, Ambient |
| #48 | The Eternal Resonance | Sweven | Album, Mar-20-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #49 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | Stare Into Death and Be Still | Ulcerate | Album, Apr-24-2020, Technical Death Metal |