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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 SAVAGE MODE II 21 Savage, Metro Boomin Oct-02-2020, Trap
#2 THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW Amaarae Nov-12-2020, Afrobeats
#3 Detroit 2 Big Sean Sep-04-2020, Pop Rap
#4 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#5 TAKE TIME GIVĒON Mar-27-2020, Contemporary R&B
#6 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#7 EDNA Headie One Oct-09-2020, UK Drill
#8 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#9 Chilombo Jhené Aiko Mar-06-2020, Alternative R&B
#10 It Was Good Until It Wasn't Kehlani May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B
#11 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#12 No Ceilings 3: Side A Lil Wayne Nov-27-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#13 No Pressure Logic Jul-24-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#14 Circles (Deluxe) Mac Miller Mar-19-2020,
#15 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#16 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#17 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke Jul-03-2020, Trap
#18 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#19 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#20 Pray for Paris Westside Gunn Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SAVAGE MODE II | 21 SavageMetro Boomin | Album, Oct-02-2020, Trap |
| #2 | THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW | Amaarae | Album, Nov-12-2020, Afrobeats |
| #3 | Detroit 2 | Big Sean | Album, Sep-04-2020, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #5 | TAKE TIME | GIVĒON | Album, Mar-27-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #6 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #7 | EDNA | Headie One | Album, Oct-09-2020, UK Drill |
| #8 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #9 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | Album, Mar-06-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | No Ceilings 3: Side A | Lil Wayne | Album, Nov-27-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | No Pressure | Logic | Album, Jul-24-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #14 | Circles (Deluxe) | Mac Miller | Album, Mar-19-2020,  |
| #15 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #16 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon | Pop Smoke | Album, Jul-03-2020, Trap |
| #18 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #19 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |