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
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 | Cold Water | Medhane | May-26-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | græ | Moses Sumney | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #7 | Suddenly | Caribou | Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #8 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #11 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Feb-29-2020, |
| #14 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #15 | Forever, Ya Girl | KeiyaA | Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | Hannah | Lomelda | Sep-04-2020, Indie Folk |
| #17 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW | Amaarae | Nov-12-2020, Afrobeats |
| #20 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #23 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #25 | Mama, You Can Bet! | Jyoti, Georgia Anne Muldrow | Aug-28-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #26 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #27 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #28 | Taken Away | Moodymann | May-21-2020, Deep House |
| #29 | Modern Dread | Denai Moore | Jul-03-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #30 | Modus Vivendi | 070 Shake | Jan-17-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #32 | weight of the world | MIKE | Jun-21-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #33 | Love + Light | Daniel Avery | Jun-26-2020, IDM |
| #34 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #35 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #36 | As Long As You Are | Future Islands | Oct-09-2020, Synthpop |
| #37 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Kitchen Sink | Nadine Shah | Jun-05-2020, Art Rock |
| #39 | What Could Possibly Go Wrong | Dominic Fike | Jul-31-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #41 | Home | Romare | Jul-31-2020, Deep House |
| #42 | Your Hero Is Not Dead | Westerman | Jun-05-2020, Art Pop |
| #43 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #44 | Flood Dream | LEYA | Mar-06-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #45 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #46 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #47 | Sister | Ultraísta | Mar-13-2020, Art Pop |
| #48 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #49 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #50 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 | Cold Water | Medhane | Album, May-26-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #7 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #8 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #11 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020, |
| #14 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Album, Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #15 | Forever, Ya Girl | KeiyaA | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | Hannah | Lomelda | Album, Sep-04-2020, Indie Folk |
| #17 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW | Amaarae | Album, Nov-12-2020, Afrobeats |
| #20 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Album, Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #23 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Album, Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #25 | Mama, You Can Bet! | JyotiGeorgia Anne Muldrow | Album, Aug-28-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #26 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #27 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #28 | Taken Away | Moodymann | Album, May-21-2020, Deep House |
| #29 | Modern Dread | Denai Moore | Album, Jul-03-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #30 | Modus Vivendi | 070 Shake | Album, Jan-17-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Album, Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #32 | weight of the world | MIKE | Album, Jun-21-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #33 | Love + Light | Daniel Avery | Album, Jun-26-2020, IDM |
| #34 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #35 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #36 | As Long As You Are | Future Islands | Album, Oct-09-2020, Synthpop |
| #37 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Kitchen Sink | Nadine Shah | Album, Jun-05-2020, Art Rock |
| #39 | What Could Possibly Go Wrong | Dominic Fike | Album, Jul-31-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #41 | Home | Romare | Album, Jul-31-2020, Deep House |
| #42 | Your Hero Is Not Dead | Westerman | Album, Jun-05-2020, Art Pop |
| #43 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #44 | Flood Dream | LEYA | Album, Mar-06-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #45 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #46 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | Album, May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #47 | Sister | Ultraísta | Album, Mar-13-2020, Art Pop |
| #48 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | Album, Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #49 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #50 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |