Hypebeast's Best Albums of 2020

The Best Albums of 2020: 20 selections curated by the HYPEBEAST editorial team.

Published: December 17, 2020 14:00 Source

# 1

SAVAGE MODE II by 21 Savage + Metro Boomin

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Trap Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 2

THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW by Amaarae

Album • Nov 12 / 2020 Afrobeats Alternative R&B

# 3

Detroit 2 by Big Sean

Album • Sep 04 / 2020 Pop Rap Trap

# 4

Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist

Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap

# 5

TAKE TIME by GIVĒON

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 6

Women In Music Pt. III by HAIM

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock

# 7

EDNA by Headie One

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 UK Drill UK Hip Hop Trap

# 8

A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 9

Chilombo by Jhené Aiko

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul

# 10

It Was Good Until It Wasn't by Kehlani

Album • May 08 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 11

Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 12

No Ceilings 3: Side A by Lil Wayne

Album • Nov 27 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop

# 13

No Pressure by Logic

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop

# 14

Circles (Deluxe) by Mac Miller

Album • Mar 19 / 2020

# 15

Good News by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • Nov 20 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap

# 16

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 17

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon by Pop Smoke

Album • Jul 03 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap East Coast Hip Hop

# 18

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 19

After Hours by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 20

Pray for Paris by Westside Gunn

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Drumless Boom Bap