Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020
This was a year of solitude and introspection, whether we wanted it or not. It was a year that forced everyone to confront their deepest, da...
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #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 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Suddenly | Caribou | Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #6 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #7 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #8 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #9 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Pantayo | Pantayo | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #12 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #13 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #15 | Alfredo | Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist | May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #16 | græ | Moses Sumney | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #17 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #18 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Ohms | Deftones | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #20 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #21 | Legacy | Aquakultre | May-08-2020, Rhythm & Blues |
| #22 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Devouring Ruin | Wake | Mar-27-2020, Black Metal |
| #24 | How Ill Thy World Is Ordered | Daniel Romano | Sep-18-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #25 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Burden of Proof | Benny the Butcher | Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #29 | DNA Activation | Witch Prophet | Mar-24-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #30 | Peaceful as Hell | Black Dresses | Apr-13-2020, Electro-Industrial |
| #31 | Where Only Gods May Tread | Ingested | Aug-14-2020, Deathcore |
| #32 | Circles | Mac Miller | Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | 2017 - 2019 | Against All Logic | Feb-07-2020, Post-Industrial |
| #34 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Stygian | Atramentus | Aug-21-2020, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #36 | ELEMENTS Vol. 1 | TOBi | Oct-21-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #37 | Reliever | William Prince | Feb-07-2020, Folk Rock |
| #38 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Someone New | Helena Deland | Oct-16-2020, Indie Pop |
| #40 | Pray 4 Love | Rod Wave | Apr-03-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #41 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Sundry Rock Song Stock | Yves Jarvis | Sep-25-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #43 | Finds You Well | Khotin | Sep-25-2020, Downtempo |
| #44 | Underneath | Code Orange | Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #45 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #47 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #48 | Total Freedom | Kathleen Edwards | Aug-14-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #50 | FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For | illuminati hotties | Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock |
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 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #6 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #7 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Album, Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #8 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #9 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Pantayo | Pantayo | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Album, Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #12 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #13 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Album, Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #15 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #16 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #17 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Album, Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #18 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #20 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #21 | Legacy | Aquakultre | Album, May-08-2020, Rhythm & Blues |
| #22 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Devouring Ruin | Wake | Album, Mar-27-2020, Black Metal |
| #24 | How Ill Thy World Is Ordered | Daniel Romano | Album, Sep-18-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #25 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Album, Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Burden of Proof | Benny the Butcher | Album, Oct-16-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #29 | DNA Activation | Witch Prophet | Album, Mar-24-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #30 | Peaceful as Hell | Black Dresses | Album, Apr-13-2020, Electro-Industrial |
| #31 | Where Only Gods May Tread | Ingested | Album, Aug-14-2020, Deathcore |
| #32 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | 2017 - 2019 | Against All Logic | Album, Feb-07-2020, Post-Industrial |
| #34 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Stygian | Atramentus | Album, Aug-21-2020, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #36 | ELEMENTS Vol. 1 | TOBi | Album, Oct-21-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #37 | Reliever | William Prince | Album, Feb-07-2020, Folk Rock |
| #38 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Someone New | Helena Deland | Album, Oct-16-2020, Indie Pop |
| #40 | Pray 4 Love | Rod Wave | Album, Apr-03-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #41 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Sundry Rock Song Stock | Yves Jarvis | Album, Sep-25-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #43 | Finds You Well | Khotin | Album, Sep-25-2020, Downtempo |
| #44 | Underneath | Code Orange | Album, Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #45 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #47 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Album, Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #48 | Total Freedom | Kathleen Edwards | Album, Aug-14-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #50 | FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For | illuminati hotties | Album, Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock |