Dazed's 20 Best Albums of 2020

From Arca to A. G. Cook, Rina Sawayama and Rico Nasty, we look back on our favourite albums of the year

Published: December 18, 2020 14:37 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Send Them To Coventry Pa Salieu Nov-13-2020, Afroswing
#2 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#3 KiCk i Arca Jun-26-2020, Deconstructed Club
#4 Chromatica Lady Gaga May-29-2020, Dance-Pop
#5 Salvador Sega Bodega Feb-14-2020, Alternative R&B
#6 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#7 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#8 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#9 Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin Eartheater Oct-02-2020, Avant-Folk
#10 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#11 Fake It Flowers beabadoobee Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock
#12 Gore Lous and The Yakuza Oct-16-2020, Pop Rap
#13 Nightmare Vacation Rico Nasty Dec-04-2020, Trap
#14 Apple A. G. Cook Sep-18-2020, Hyperpop
#15 THE ALBUM BLACKPINK Oct-02-2020, K-Pop
#16 Miss Anthropocene Grimes Feb-21-2020, Art Pop
#17 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#18 Cicatriz Kamixlo Oct-30-2020, Deconstructed Club
#19 Rise Above Hate Unknown T Jul-17-2020, UK Drill
#20 Fires In Heaven Salem Oct-30-2020, Witch House
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Send Them To Coventry | Pa Salieu | Album, Nov-13-2020, Afroswing |
| #2 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | KiCk i | Arca | Album, Jun-26-2020, Deconstructed Club |
| #4 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Salvador | Sega Bodega | Album, Feb-14-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #8 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin | Eartheater | Album, Oct-02-2020, Avant-Folk |
| #10 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #11 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Album, Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Gore | Lous and The Yakuza | Album, Oct-16-2020, Pop Rap |
| #13 | Nightmare Vacation | Rico Nasty | Album, Dec-04-2020, Trap |
| #14 | Apple | A. G. Cook | Album, Sep-18-2020, Hyperpop |
| #15 | THE ALBUM | BLACKPINK | Album, Oct-02-2020, K-Pop |
| #16 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #17 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #18 | Cicatriz | Kamixlo | Album, Oct-30-2020, Deconstructed Club |
| #19 | Rise Above Hate | Unknown T | Album, Jul-17-2020, UK Drill |
| #20 | Fires In Heaven | Salem | Album, Oct-30-2020, Witch House |