Exclaim!'s 33 Best Albums of 2020 So Far
We've all heard it a million times before: six months ago, at the start of the calendar year, who could have predicted what 2020 had in stor...
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Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
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#1 | God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It | Backxwash | May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop |
#2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
#3 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
#4 | Suddenly | Caribou | Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
#5 | græ | Moses Sumney | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
#6 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
#7 | Pantayo | Pantayo | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
#8 | Alfredo | Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist | May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
#9 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
#10 | Legacy | Aquakultre | May-08-2020, Rhythm & Blues |
#11 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
#12 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#13 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
#14 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
#15 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
#16 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
#17 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
#18 | Reliever | William Prince | Feb-07-2020, Folk Rock |
#19 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#20 | Devouring Ruin | Wake | Mar-27-2020, Black Metal |
#21 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
#22 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
#23 | Underneath | Code Orange | Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
#24 | Circles | Mac Miller | Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
#25 | Boniface | Boniface | Feb-14-2020, Synthpop |
#26 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
#27 | Snapshot of a Beginner | Nap Eyes | Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
#28 | Island | Owen Pallett | May-22-2020, Chamber Folk |
#29 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#30 | Yeo-Neun | Okkyung Lee | May-08-2020, Chamber Music |
#31 | Survival | Wares | Apr-24-2020, Indie Rock |
#32 | Rose in the Dark | Cleo Sol | Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
#33 | Bobby Joe Hope | Jon McKiel | Apr-24-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It | Backxwash | Album, May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #4 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #5 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #7 | Pantayo | Pantayo | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #8 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #9 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #10 | Legacy | Aquakultre | Album, May-08-2020, Rhythm & Blues |
| #11 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #12 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Album, Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #14 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Album, Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #15 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Album, Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #16 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Reliever | William Prince | Album, Feb-07-2020, Folk Rock |
| #19 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Devouring Ruin | Wake | Album, Mar-27-2020, Black Metal |
| #21 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #22 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #23 | Underneath | Code Orange | Album, Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #24 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #25 | Boniface | Boniface | Album, Feb-14-2020, Synthpop |
| #26 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #27 | Snapshot of a Beginner | Nap Eyes | Album, Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Island | Owen Pallett | Album, May-22-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #29 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Album, Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Yeo-Neun | Okkyung Lee | Album, May-08-2020, Chamber Music |
| #31 | Survival | Wares | Album, Apr-24-2020, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Rose in the Dark | Cleo Sol | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | Bobby Joe Hope | Jon McKiel | Album, Apr-24-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |