Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2020

Consequence of Sound reveal our 50 favorite albums of 2020. See the full list here.

Published: December 01, 2020 15:30 Source

# 1

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop

# 2

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 3

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 4

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately by Perfume Genius

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 5

Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco

# 6

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 7

Ohms by Deftones

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Alternative Metal

# 8

Chromatica by Lady Gaga

Album • May 29 / 2020 Dance-Pop Euro House

# 9

Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist

Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap

# 10

Gigaton by Pearl Jam

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 11

Reunions by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • May 15 / 2020 Americana Contemporary Country

# 12

MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 by BTS

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 K-Pop

# 13

SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 14

It Is What It Is by Thundercat

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk

# 15

After Hours by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 16

YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

Album • Feb 29 / 2020

# 17

Heaven To a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 18

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 19

The Ascension by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Indietronica Art Pop

# 20

Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap

# 21

Petals For Armor by Hayley Williams

Album • May 08 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative Dance

# 22

A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 23

Fake It Flowers by beabadoobee

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 24

Likewise by Frances Quinlan

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 25

Ultra Mono by IDLES

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 26

Forgotten Days by Pallbearer

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Doom Metal

# 27

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 28

Suddenly by Caribou

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indietronica

# 29

Everything is Beautiful by Princess Nokia

Album • Feb 26 / 2020 Pop Rap East Coast Hip Hop

# 30

As Long As You Are by Future Islands

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Synthpop

# 31

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never by Oneohtrix Point Never

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Progressive Electronic Neo-Psychedelia

# 32

Shore by Fleet Foxes

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Folk Chamber Pop

# 33

Letter To You by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Heartland Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 34

The Price Of Tea In China by Boldy James + The Alchemist

Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Gangsta Rap

# 35

Thats How Rumors Get Started by Margo Price

Album • Jul 10 / 2020 Contemporary Country Roots Rock

# 36

Giver Taker by Anjimile

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Indie Folk Chamber Folk

# 37

Twice As Tall by Burna Boy

Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Afrobeats

# 38

Gaslighter by The Chicks

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Country Pop Contemporary Country

# 39

Shamir by Shamir

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 40

Lamb of God by Lamb of God

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Groove Metal

# 41

Pray for Paris by Westside Gunn

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Drumless Boom Bap

# 42

Live Forever by Bartees Strange

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 43

The Greatest Part by Becca Mancari

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Indie Pop Indie Folk

# 44

POWER UP by AC/DC

Album • Nov 13 / 2020 Hard Rock

# 45

THE LIZ by Armani Caesar

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 46

Miss Anthropocene by Grimes

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic

# 47

American Head by The Flaming Lips

Album • Sep 11 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop

# 48

The Neon Skyline by Andy Shauf

Album • Jan 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 49

Good News by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • Nov 20 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap

# 50

Honeymoon by Beach Bunny

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Indie Rock Power Pop Indie Pop