DIY's Albums of 2020

From incendiary debuts, through to unexpected returns, here are DIY’s favourite albums from across the past twelve months.

Published: December 15, 2020 00:00 Source

Rank Score Album Artist Info
#1 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#3 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#4 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#5 925 Sorry Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock
#6 Petals For Armor Hayley Williams May-08-2020, Art Pop
#7 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#8 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#9 Heaven To a Tortured Mind Yves Tumor Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#10 Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was Bright Eyes Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk
#11 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#12 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#13 Pain Olympics Crack Cloud Jul-17-2020, Art Punk
#14 Chromatica Lady Gaga May-29-2020, Dance-Pop
#15 Every Bad Porridge Radio Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock
#16 Inner Song Kelly Lee Owens Aug-28-2020, Tech House
#17 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#18 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#19 Twin Heavy Willie J Healey Aug-07-2020, Indie Rock
#20 Return Katy J Pearson Nov-13-2020, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Score | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 |  | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #3 |  | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 |  | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #5 |  | 925 | Sorry | Album, Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #6 |  | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #7 |  | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 |  | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 |  | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 |  | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | Bright Eyes | Album, Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk |
| #11 |  | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #12 |  | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #13 |  | Pain Olympics | Crack Cloud | Album, Jul-17-2020, Art Punk |
| #14 |  | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #15 |  | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #16 |  | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #17 |  | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #18 |  | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #19 |  | Twin Heavy | Willie J Healey | Album, Aug-07-2020, Indie Rock |
| #20 |  | Return | Katy J Pearson | Album, Nov-13-2020, Indie Rock |