Highsnobiety's 20 Best Albums of 2020

We're rounding up our biggest music highlights of the year, from Lil Uzi Vert to Pop Smoke and Kehlani. 2020 sucked but these 20 records got us through it.

Published: December 20, 2020 11:14 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Big Conspiracy J Hus Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop
#2 THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW Amaarae Nov-12-2020, Afrobeats
#3 Meet the Woo 2 Pop Smoke Feb-07-2020,
#4 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#5 Made In Lagos Wizkid Oct-29-2020, Afrobeats
#6 It Was Good Until It Wasn't Kehlani May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B
#7 GANG Headie One, Fred again.. Apr-03-2020, UK Hip Hop
#8 Fixtape Popcaan Aug-07-2020, Dancehall
#9 QALF Damso Sep-18-2020, French Hip Hop
#10 Fuck The World Brent Faiyaz Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B
#11 Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert Mar-06-2020, Trap
#12 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#13 For Broken Ears Tems Sep-25-2020, Alternative R&B
#14 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke Jul-03-2020, Trap
#15 Ho, why is you here ? Flo Milli Jul-24-2020,
#16 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen Kid Cudi Dec-11-2020, Pop Rap
#17 I Shine, U Shine RIMON May-14-2020, Contemporary R&B
#18 A Muse In Her Feelings dvsn Apr-17-2020, Alternative R&B
#19 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#20 WUNNA Gunna May-22-2020, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Big Conspiracy | J Hus | Album, Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #2 | THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW | Amaarae | Album, Nov-12-2020, Afrobeats |
| #3 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020,  |
| #4 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Made In Lagos | Wizkid | Album, Oct-29-2020, Afrobeats |
| #6 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | GANG | Headie OneFred again.. | Album, Apr-03-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #8 | Fixtape | Popcaan | Album, Aug-07-2020, Dancehall |
| #9 | QALF | Damso | Album, Sep-18-2020, French Hip Hop |
| #10 | Fuck The World | Brent Faiyaz | EP, Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #12 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #13 | For Broken Ears | Tems | EP, Sep-25-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon | Pop Smoke | Album, Jul-03-2020, Trap |
| #15 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020,  |
| #16 | Man On The Moon III: The Chosen | Kid Cudi | Album, Dec-11-2020, Pop Rap |
| #17 | I Shine, U Shine | RIMON | EP, May-14-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #18 | A Muse In Her Feelings | dvsn | Album, Apr-17-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | WUNNA | Gunna | Album, May-22-2020, Trap |