Complex's Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

From Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ to Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Eternal Atake,’ these are Complex's picks for the 50 best music albums of 2020 (so far).

Published: June 16, 2020 15:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert Mar-06-2020, Trap
#2 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#3 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#4 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#5 Pray for Paris Westside Gunn Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#6 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#7 My Turn Lil Baby Feb-28-2020, Trap
#8 THE GOAT Polo G May-15-2020, Trap
#9 Meet the Woo 2 Pop Smoke Feb-07-2020,
#10 A Muse In Her Feelings dvsn Apr-17-2020, Alternative R&B
#11 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#12 WUNNA Gunna May-22-2020, Trap
#13 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#14 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#15 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#16 Angelic Hoodrat Kenny Mason Apr-15-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#17 Notes On A Conditional Form The 1975 May-22-2020, Electronic
#18 It Was Good Until It Wasn't Kehlani May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B
#19 Descendants of Cain KA May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#20 Pray 4 Love Rod Wave Apr-03-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#21 One and Only Sheff G May-15-2020, Gangsta Rap
#22 Fuck The World Brent Faiyaz Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B
#23 Slime & B Chris Brown, Young Thug May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B
#24 Dark Lane Demo Tapes Drake May-01-2020, Pop Rap
#25 Anyways Young Nudy Feb-24-2020, Trap
#26 The Price Of Tea In China Boldy James, The Alchemist Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap
#27 UNLOCKED Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats Feb-07-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#28 Man Alive! King Krule Feb-21-2020, Art Rock
#29 LULU Conway the Machine, The Alchemist Mar-30-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#30 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#31 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#32 Chilombo Jhené Aiko Mar-06-2020, Alternative R&B
#33 Funeral Lil Wayne Jan-31-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#34 High Off Life Future May-15-2020, Trap
#35 Heaven Or Hell Don Toliver Mar-13-2020, Trap
#36 The Allegory Royce Da 5'9" Feb-21-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#37 PTSD G Herbo Feb-28-2020, Trap
#38 Beyond Bulletproof Mozzy May-01-2020, West Coast Hip Hop
#39 INDUSTRY GAMES CHIKA Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#40 Yellow Tape Key Glock Jan-31-2020, Trap
#41 Suga Megan Thee Stallion Mar-06-2020, Trap
#42 GANG Headie One, Fred again.. Apr-03-2020, UK Hip Hop
#43 Skuba Sada 2 Sada Baby Mar-20-2020, Detroit Trap
#44 Got It Made Kamaiyah Feb-21-2020, West Coast Hip Hop
#45 Shrines Armand Hammer Jun-05-2020, Abstract Hip Hop
#46 BLAME IT ON BABY DaBaby Apr-17-2020, Trap
#47 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 Lil Durk May-08-2020, Trap
#48 Reasonable Drought Stove God Cooks, Roc Marciano Mar-27-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#49 Modus Vivendi 070 Shake Jan-17-2020, Alternative R&B
#50 3.15.20 Childish Gambino Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #2 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #3 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #5 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | My Turn | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020, Trap |
| #8 | THE GOAT | Polo G | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #9 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020,  |
| #10 | A Muse In Her Feelings | dvsn | Album, Apr-17-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #12 | WUNNA | Gunna | Album, May-22-2020, Trap |
| #13 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #14 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #15 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #16 | Angelic Hoodrat | Kenny Mason | Album, Apr-15-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #17 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | Album, May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #18 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #19 | Descendants of Cain | KA | Album, May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | Pray 4 Love | Rod Wave | Album, Apr-03-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #21 | One and Only | Sheff G | Album, May-15-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #22 | Fuck The World | Brent Faiyaz | EP, Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Slime & B | Chris BrownYoung Thug | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake | Album, May-01-2020, Pop Rap |
| #25 | Anyways | Young Nudy | Album, Feb-24-2020, Trap |
| #26 | The Price Of Tea In China | Boldy JamesThe Alchemist | Album, Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #27 | UNLOCKED | Denzel CurryKenny Beats | EP, Feb-07-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #28 | Man Alive! | King Krule | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Rock |
| #29 | LULU | Conway the MachineThe Alchemist | EP, Mar-30-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #31 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #32 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | Album, Mar-06-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Funeral | Lil Wayne | Album, Jan-31-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #34 | High Off Life | Future | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #35 | Heaven Or Hell | Don Toliver | Album, Mar-13-2020, Trap |
| #36 | The Allegory | Royce Da 5'9" | Album, Feb-21-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #37 | PTSD | G Herbo | Album, Feb-28-2020, Trap |
| #38 | Beyond Bulletproof | Mozzy | Album, May-01-2020, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | INDUSTRY GAMES | CHIKA | EP, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #40 | Yellow Tape | Key Glock | Album, Jan-31-2020, Trap |
| #41 | Suga | Megan Thee Stallion | EP, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #42 | GANG | Headie OneFred again.. | Album, Apr-03-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #43 | Skuba Sada 2 | Sada Baby | Album, Mar-20-2020, Detroit Trap |
| #44 | Got It Made | Kamaiyah | Album, Feb-21-2020, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Shrines | Armand Hammer | Album, Jun-05-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #46 | BLAME IT ON BABY | DaBaby | Album, Apr-17-2020, Trap |
| #47 | Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 | Lil Durk | Album, May-08-2020, Trap |
| #48 | Reasonable Drought | Stove God CooksRoc Marciano | Album, Mar-27-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #49 | Modus Vivendi | 070 Shake | Album, Jan-17-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #50 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | Album, Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul |