Hot Press's Albums of 2020

The wait is over – it's time to reveal our Top 10 Albums of 2020!

Published: December 30, 2020 10:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#2 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#3 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#4 A Beginner's Guide to Bravery David Keenan Jan-10-2020, Folk Rock
#5 In Waiting Pillow Queens Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock
#6 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#7 GO Bravely Denise Chaila Oct-02-2020, Contemporary R&B
#8 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Couldn't Give a Rats The Scratch Mar-27-2020, Acoustic Rock
#10 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#11 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#12 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen Oct-23-2020, Heartland Rock
#13 Notes On A Conditional Form The 1975 May-22-2020, Electronic
#14 2020 Division JyellowL Nov-20-2020,
#15 Staring at Clocks Bitch Falcon Nov-06-2020, Post-Punk
#16 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#17 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#18 Song For Our Daughter Laura Marling Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk
#19 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#20 Into the Depths of Hell Joshua Burnside Sep-04-2020, Chamber Folk
#21 3.15.20 Childish Gambino Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul
#22 Fall to Pieces Tricky Sep-04-2020, Trip Hop
#23 Beyond the Pale Jarvis Cocker Jul-17-2020,
#24 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) Gorillaz Oct-23-2020, Art Pop
#25 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#26 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#27 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#28 Róisín Machine Róisín Murphy Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco
#29 True Love Waits The Coronas Jul-31-2020,
#30 Plz Stay, bb Ciaran Lavery Jun-19-2020,
#31 Ultra Mono IDLES Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk
#32 Whole New Mess Angel Olsen Aug-28-2020, Contemporary Folk
#33 Personal History Ailbhe Reddy Oct-02-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#34 None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive The Streets Jul-10-2020, UK Hip Hop
#35 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#36 Suddenly Caribou Feb-28-2020, Indietronica
#37 All the Leaves Are Falling Nealo Oct-30-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#38 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#40 Good Souls Better Angels Lucinda Williams Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock
#41 Inner Song Kelly Lee Owens Aug-28-2020, Tech House
#42 Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was Bright Eyes Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk
#43 Citizens of Boomtown The Boomtown Rats Mar-13-2020, Pop Rock
#44 Sorceress Jess Williamson May-15-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#45 Life Stories Mary Coughlan Sep-04-2020,
#46 Love, Death & Dancing Jack Garratt Jun-12-2020, Pop Rock
#47 West of Eden HMLTD Feb-07-2020, Glam Punk
#48 Bury the Moon Ásgeir Feb-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#49 Vs. Gravity Cfit Mar-30-2020,
#50 Fake It Flowers beabadoobee Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #2 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | A Beginner's Guide to Bravery | David Keenan | Album, Jan-10-2020, Folk Rock |
| #5 | In Waiting | Pillow Queens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock |
| #6 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | GO Bravely | Denise Chaila | Album, Oct-02-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Couldn't Give a Rats | The Scratch | Album, Mar-27-2020, Acoustic Rock |
| #10 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #12 | Letter To You | Bruce Springsteen | Album, Oct-23-2020, Heartland Rock |
| #13 | Notes On A Conditional Form | The 1975 | Album, May-22-2020, Electronic |
| #14 | 2020 Division | JyellowL | Album, Nov-20-2020,  |
| #15 | Staring at Clocks | Bitch Falcon | Album, Nov-06-2020, Post-Punk |
| #16 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #17 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #18 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #19 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Into the Depths of Hell | Joshua Burnside | Album, Sep-04-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #21 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | Album, Mar-22-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #22 | Fall to Pieces | Tricky | Album, Sep-04-2020, Trip Hop |
| #23 | Beyond the Pale | Jarvis Cocker | Album, Jul-17-2020,  |
| #24 | Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) | Gorillaz | Album, Oct-23-2020, Art Pop |
| #25 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #27 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #28 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #29 | True Love Waits | The Coronas | Album, Jul-31-2020,  |
| #30 | Plz Stay, bb | Ciaran Lavery | Album, Jun-19-2020,  |
| #31 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #32 | Whole New Mess | Angel Olsen | Album, Aug-28-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #33 | Personal History | Ailbhe Reddy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive | The Streets | Album, Jul-10-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #35 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #36 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #37 | All the Leaves Are Falling | Nealo | Album, Oct-30-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #38 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #40 | Good Souls Better Angels | Lucinda Williams | Album, Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock |
| #41 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #42 | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | Bright Eyes | Album, Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk |
| #43 | Citizens of Boomtown | The Boomtown Rats | Album, Mar-13-2020, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Sorceress | Jess Williamson | Album, May-15-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Life Stories | Mary Coughlan | Album, Sep-04-2020,  |
| #46 | Love, Death & Dancing | Jack Garratt | Album, Jun-12-2020, Pop Rock |
| #47 | West of Eden | HMLTD | Album, Feb-07-2020, Glam Punk |
| #48 | Bury the Moon | Ásgeir | Album, Feb-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Vs. Gravity | Cfit | Album, Mar-30-2020,  |
| #50 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Album, Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |