Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2020

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Published: December 01, 2020 00:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#2 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#3 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#5 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#6 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#7 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#8 Ohms Deftones Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal
#9 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#10 The Night Chancers Baxter Dury Mar-20-2020, Chamber Pop
#11 Sex, Death & The Infinite Void Creeper Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock
#12 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#13 The Archer Alexandra Savior Jan-10-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#14 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#15 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#16 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#17 Mordechai Khruangbin Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock
#18 Heaven To a Tortured Mind Yves Tumor Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#19 Night Network The Cribs Nov-20-2020, Post-Punk Revival
#20 I Disagree Poppy Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal
#21 Introduction, Presence Nation of Language May-22-2020, Synthpop
#22 Modern Dread Denai Moore Jul-03-2020, Alternative R&B
#23 K.G. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Nov-20-2020, Psychedelic Rock
#24 TO LOVE IS TO LIVE Jehnny Beth Jun-12-2020, Art Pop
#25 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#26 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#27 Working Men's Club Working Men's Club Oct-02-2020, Synthpop
#28 We Live Here Bob Vylan May-05-2020, Punk Rock
#29 Song For Our Daughter Laura Marling Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk
#30 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#31 I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep Ghostpoet May-01-2020, Art Pop
#32 925 Sorry Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock
#33 Got to Be Tough Toots & The Maytals Aug-28-2020, Reggae
#34 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#35 Viscerals Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Apr-03-2020, Stoner Metal
#36 Three Mile Ditch The Wytches Nov-13-2020, Garage Rock
#37 England is a Garden Cornershop Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop
#38 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#39 In This House Lewsberg Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock
#40 Optimisme Songhoy Blues Oct-23-2020, Afro-Rock
#41 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#42 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen Oct-23-2020, Heartland Rock
#43 Big Conspiracy J Hus Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop
#44 Every Bad Porridge Radio Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock
#45 Monument Keaton Henson Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#46 Seeking Thrills Georgia Jan-10-2020, Synthpop
#47 Hyper Romance Jadu Heart Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock
#48 Container The Wants Mar-13-2020, Post-Punk
#49 The Prettiest Curse Hinds Jun-05-2020, Indie Rock
#50 In Waiting Pillow Queens Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #5 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #7 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #9 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | The Night Chancers | Baxter Dury | Album, Mar-20-2020, Chamber Pop |
| #11 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Album, Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #12 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #13 | The Archer | Alexandra Savior | Album, Jan-10-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #14 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #15 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Mordechai | Khruangbin | Album, Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #18 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Night Network | The Cribs | Album, Nov-20-2020, Post-Punk Revival |
| #20 | I Disagree | Poppy | Album, Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #21 | Introduction, Presence | Nation of Language | Album, May-22-2020, Synthpop |
| #22 | Modern Dread | Denai Moore | Album, Jul-03-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | K.G. | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Nov-20-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #24 | TO LOVE IS TO LIVE | Jehnny Beth | Album, Jun-12-2020, Art Pop |
| #25 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Working Men's Club | Working Men's Club | Album, Oct-02-2020, Synthpop |
| #28 | We Live Here | Bob Vylan | Album, May-05-2020, Punk Rock |
| #29 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #30 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #31 | I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep | Ghostpoet | Album, May-01-2020, Art Pop |
| #32 | 925 | Sorry | Album, Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Got to Be Tough | Toots & The Maytals | Album, Aug-28-2020, Reggae |
| #34 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #35 | Viscerals | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Apr-03-2020, Stoner Metal |
| #36 | Three Mile Ditch | The Wytches | Album, Nov-13-2020, Garage Rock |
| #37 | England is a Garden | Cornershop | Album, Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop |
| #38 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #39 | In This House | Lewsberg | Album, Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #40 | Optimisme | Songhoy Blues | Album, Oct-23-2020, Afro-Rock |
| #41 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Letter To You | Bruce Springsteen | Album, Oct-23-2020, Heartland Rock |
| #43 | Big Conspiracy | J Hus | Album, Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #44 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Monument | Keaton Henson | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Seeking Thrills | Georgia | Album, Jan-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #47 | Hyper Romance | Jadu Heart | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Container | The Wants | Album, Mar-13-2020, Post-Punk |
| #49 | The Prettiest Curse | Hinds | Album, Jun-05-2020, Indie Rock |
| #50 | In Waiting | Pillow Queens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock |