Complex's Best Albums of 2020

This year was highlighted by projects from artists like the Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Megan Thee Stallion. These are the 50 best albums of 2020.

Published: December 01, 2020 17:59 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#2 My Turn Lil Baby Feb-28-2020, Trap
#3 Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert Mar-06-2020, Trap
#4 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#5 Burden of Proof Benny the Butcher Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#6 SAVAGE MODE II 21 Savage, Metro Boomin Oct-02-2020, Trap
#7 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#8 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#9 Pray for Paris Westside Gunn Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#10 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke Jul-03-2020, Trap
#11 THE GOAT Polo G May-15-2020, Trap
#12 From King To A GOD Conway the Machine Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#13 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 WUNNA Gunna May-22-2020, Trap
#15 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#16 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#17 A Muse In Her Feelings dvsn Apr-17-2020, Alternative R&B
#18 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#19 Meet the Woo 2 Pop Smoke Feb-07-2020,
#20 Ho, why is you here ? Flo Milli Jul-24-2020,
#21 So Help Me God! 2 Chainz Nov-13-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#22 Angelic Hoodrat Kenny Mason Apr-15-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#23 It Was Good Until It Wasn't Kehlani May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B
#24 The Price Of Tea In China Boldy James, The Alchemist Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap
#25 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#26 Fuck The World Brent Faiyaz Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B
#27 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#28 Dark Lane Demo Tapes Drake May-01-2020, Pop Rap
#29 Young & Turnt, Vol. 2 42 Dugg Mar-27-2020, Gangsta Rap
#30 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#31 Top YoungBoy Never Broke Again Sep-11-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#32 Mt. Marci Roc Marciano Nov-30-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#33 Notes On A Conditional Form The 1975 May-22-2020, Electronic
#34 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#35 One and Only Sheff G May-15-2020, Gangsta Rap
#36 Positions Ariana Grande Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B
#37 Limbo Aminé Aug-07-2020, Pop Rap
#38 UNLOCKED Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats Feb-07-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#39 Anyways Young Nudy Feb-24-2020, Trap
#40 Legends Never Die Juice WRLD Jul-10-2020, Trap
#41 INDUSTRY GAMES CHIKA Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#42 Reasonable Drought Stove God Cooks, Roc Marciano Mar-27-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#43 Spilligion Spillage Village, JID, EARTHGANG Sep-25-2020, Contemporary R&B
#44 King's Disease Nas Aug-21-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#45 While The World Was Burning SAINt JHN Nov-20-2020, Trap
#46 Only For Dolphins Action Bronson Sep-25-2020, Jazz Rap
#47 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 Lil Durk May-08-2020, Trap
#48 Featuring Ty Dolla $ign Ty Dolla $ign Oct-23-2020, Contemporary R&B
#49 Detroit 2 Big Sean Sep-04-2020, Pop Rap
#50 Forever, Ya Girl KeiyaA Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | My Turn | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020, Trap |
| #3 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #4 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #5 | Burden of Proof | Benny the Butcher | Album, Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | SAVAGE MODE II | 21 SavageMetro Boomin | Album, Oct-02-2020, Trap |
| #7 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #8 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon | Pop Smoke | Album, Jul-03-2020, Trap |
| #11 | THE GOAT | Polo G | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #12 | From King To A GOD | Conway the Machine | Album, Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #13 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | WUNNA | Gunna | Album, May-22-2020, Trap |
| #15 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #17 | A Muse In Her Feelings | dvsn | Album, Apr-17-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #19 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020,  |
| #20 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020,  |
| #21 | So Help Me God! | 2 Chainz | Album, Nov-13-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #22 | Angelic Hoodrat | Kenny Mason | Album, Apr-15-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #23 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | The Price Of Tea In China | Boldy JamesThe Alchemist | Album, Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #25 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #26 | Fuck The World | Brent Faiyaz | EP, Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #28 | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake | Album, May-01-2020, Pop Rap |
| #29 | Young & Turnt, Vol. 2 | 42 Dugg | Album, Mar-27-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #30 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #31 | Top | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Album, Sep-11-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #32 | Mt. Marci | Roc Marciano | Album, Nov-30-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #33 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | Album, May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #34 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #35 | One and Only | Sheff G | Album, May-15-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #36 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Album, Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #37 | Limbo | Aminé | Album, Aug-07-2020, Pop Rap |
| #38 | UNLOCKED | Denzel CurryKenny Beats | EP, Feb-07-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #39 | Anyways | Young Nudy | Album, Feb-24-2020, Trap |
| #40 | Legends Never Die | Juice WRLD | Album, Jul-10-2020, Trap |
| #41 | INDUSTRY GAMES | CHIKA | EP, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #42 | Reasonable Drought | Stove God CooksRoc Marciano | Album, Mar-27-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #43 | Spilligion | Spillage VillageJIDEARTHGANG | Album, Sep-25-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | King's Disease | Nas | Album, Aug-21-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | While The World Was Burning | SAINt JHN | Album, Nov-20-2020, Trap |
| #46 | Only For Dolphins | Action Bronson | Album, Sep-25-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #47 | Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 | Lil Durk | Album, May-08-2020, Trap |
| #48 | Featuring Ty Dolla $ign | Ty Dolla $ign | Album, Oct-23-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #49 | Detroit 2 | Big Sean | Album, Sep-04-2020, Pop Rap |
| #50 | Forever, Ya Girl | KeiyaA | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |