Esquire's (UK) 50 Best Albums of 2020

The month's best releases and what to skip to

Published: December 11, 2020 10:38 Source

# 1
Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 2
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 3
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 4
Album • May 26 / 2020 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 5
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 6
Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indietronica
# 8
Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Dance-Pop Disco
# 9
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock
# 10
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 11
Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 12
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop
# 13
Album • Feb 29 / 2020
# 14
Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Electroacoustic IDM
# 15
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Neo-Soul
# 16
Album • Sep 04 / 2020 Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop
# 19
Album • Nov 12 / 2020 Afrobeats Alternative R&B
# 20
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
# 21
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop
# 22
Album • Aug 21 / 2020 Spiritual Jazz Afro-Jazz
# 23
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco
# 24
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Art Pop Pop Soul
# 25
Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Nu Jazz Psychedelic Soul Avant-Garde Jazz
# 26
Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter
# 27
Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic
# 28
Album • May 21 / 2020 Deep House
# 29
Album • Jul 03 / 2020 Alternative R&B Art Pop Synthpop
# 30
Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Alternative R&B Pop Rap Alt-Pop
# 31
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Microhouse Ambient
# 32
Album • Jun 21 / 2020 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 33
Album • Jun 26 / 2020 IDM Techno
# 34
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Nu-Disco
# 35
Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Tech House Art Pop
# 36
Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Synthpop
# 37
Album • May 08 / 2020 Contemporary R&B
# 38
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Art Rock
# 39
Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Alternative R&B Indie Pop Alt-Pop
# 40
Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Indietronica Art Pop
# 41
Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Deep House UK Bass
# 42
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Art Pop Sophisti-Pop
# 43
Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop
# 44
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Chamber Folk Avant-Folk
# 45
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap
# 46
Album • May 01 / 2020 Ambient Ambient Techno
# 47
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Art Pop Indietronica Downtempo
# 48
Album • Mar 22 / 2020 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 49
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk
# 50
Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter