Idolator's 70 Best Pop Albums Of 2020

We round up the 70 best pop albums of 2020, from Kylie Minogue’s ‘DISCO’ to Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore.’

Published: December 27, 2020 17:29 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#2 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Only Child Sasha Alex Sloan Oct-16-2020, Pop
#4 DISCO Kylie Minogue Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop
#5 Rare Selena Gomez Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B
#6 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#7 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#8 Ugly is Beautiful Oliver Tree Jul-17-2020, Pop Rock
#9 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#10 The Otherside Cam Oct-30-2020, Country Pop
#11 Seeking Thrills Georgia Jan-10-2020, Synthpop
#12 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#13 As Long As You Are Future Islands Oct-09-2020, Synthpop
#14 Smile Katy Perry Aug-28-2020, Dance-Pop
#15 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#16 Róisín Machine Róisín Murphy Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco
#17 BREACH Fenne Lily Sep-18-2020, Indie Folk
#18 Love Goes Sam Smith Oct-30-2020, Pop
#19 Leave It Beautiful Astrid S Oct-16-2020, Dance-Pop
#20 Starting Over Chris Stapleton Nov-13-2020, Contemporary Country
#21 Plastic Hearts Miley Cyrus Nov-27-2020, Pop Rock
#22 Three. Two. One. Lennon Stella Apr-24-2020, Electropop
#23 THE ALBUM BLACKPINK Oct-02-2020, K-Pop
#24 Heartbreak Weather Niall Horan Mar-13-2020, Pop Rock
#25 TINI TINI TINI TINI Dec-03-2020, Latin Pop
#26 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#27 Strangers / Lovers Dagny Oct-02-2020, Electropop
#28 night, love you. Nightly Oct-16-2020, Synthpop
#29 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#30 Apart LÉON Oct-30-2020, Pop Soul
#31 Chromatica Lady Gaga May-29-2020, Dance-Pop
#32 Imploding The Mirage The Killers Jan-29-2021, Pop Rock
#33 Dark Hearts Annie Oct-16-2020, Synthpop
#34 R.Y.C Mura Masa Jan-17-2020, Indietronica
#35 High Road Kesha Jan-31-2020, Pop
#36 Cape God Allie X Feb-21-2020, Synthpop
#37 Hey u x BENEE Nov-13-2020, Indie Pop
#38 PAPI JUANCHO Maluma Aug-21-2020, Reggaetón
#39 The Rarities Mariah Carey Oct-02-2020, Contemporary R&B
#40 Gaslighter The Chicks Jul-17-2020, Country Pop
#41 Eyes Wide Open TWICE Oct-26-2020, K-Pop
#42 How To Be Human Chelsea Cutler Jan-17-2020, Pop
#43 Dark Matter CamelPhat Oct-30-2020, Progressive House
#44 good to know JoJo May-01-2020, Contemporary R&B
#45 Album No. 8 Katie Melua Oct-16-2020, Adult Contemporary
#46 Petals For Armor Hayley Williams May-08-2020, Art Pop
#47 Club Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Sep-11-2020, House
#48 mama's boy LANY Oct-02-2020, Synthpop
#49 Magical Thinking Shallou Mar-27-2020, Synthpop
#50 Manic Halsey Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #2 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Only Child | Sasha Alex Sloan | Album, Oct-16-2020, Pop |
| #4 | DISCO | Kylie Minogue | Album, Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Rare | Selena Gomez | Album, Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #6 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | Ugly is Beautiful | Oliver Tree | Album, Jul-17-2020, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #10 | The Otherside | Cam | Album, Oct-30-2020, Country Pop |
| #11 | Seeking Thrills | Georgia | Album, Jan-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #12 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | As Long As You Are | Future Islands | Album, Oct-09-2020, Synthpop |
| #14 | Smile | Katy Perry | Album, Aug-28-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #15 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #17 | BREACH | Fenne Lily | Album, Sep-18-2020, Indie Folk |
| #18 | Love Goes | Sam Smith | Album, Oct-30-2020, Pop |
| #19 | Leave It Beautiful | Astrid S | Album, Oct-16-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | Album, Nov-13-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #21 | Plastic Hearts | Miley Cyrus | Album, Nov-27-2020, Pop Rock |
| #22 | Three. Two. One. | Lennon Stella | Album, Apr-24-2020, Electropop |
| #23 | THE ALBUM | BLACKPINK | Album, Oct-02-2020, K-Pop |
| #24 | Heartbreak Weather | Niall Horan | Album, Mar-13-2020, Pop Rock |
| #25 | TINI TINI TINI | TINI | Album, Dec-03-2020, Latin Pop |
| #26 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #27 | Strangers / Lovers | Dagny | Album, Oct-02-2020, Electropop |
| #28 | night, love you. | Nightly | Album, Oct-16-2020, Synthpop |
| #29 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #30 | Apart | LÉON | Album, Oct-30-2020, Pop Soul |
| #31 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #32 | Imploding The Mirage | The Killers | Album, Jan-29-2021, Pop Rock |
| #33 | Dark Hearts | Annie | Album, Oct-16-2020, Synthpop |
| #34 | R.Y.C | Mura Masa | Album, Jan-17-2020, Indietronica |
| #35 | High Road | Kesha | Album, Jan-31-2020, Pop |
| #36 | Cape God | Allie X | Album, Feb-21-2020, Synthpop |
| #37 | Hey u x | BENEE | Album, Nov-13-2020, Indie Pop |
| #38 | PAPI JUANCHO | Maluma | Album, Aug-21-2020, Reggaetón |
| #39 | The Rarities | Mariah Carey | Album, Oct-02-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #40 | Gaslighter | The Chicks | Album, Jul-17-2020, Country Pop |
| #41 | Eyes Wide Open | TWICE | Album, Oct-26-2020, K-Pop |
| #42 | How To Be Human | Chelsea Cutler | Album, Jan-17-2020, Pop |
| #43 | Dark Matter | CamelPhat | Album, Oct-30-2020, Progressive House |
| #44 | good to know | JoJo | Album, May-01-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #45 | Album No. 8 | Katie Melua | Album, Oct-16-2020, Adult Contemporary |
| #46 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #47 | Club Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Sep-11-2020, House |
| #48 | mama's boy | LANY | Album, Oct-02-2020, Synthpop |
| #49 | Magical Thinking | Shallou | Album, Mar-27-2020, Synthpop |
| #50 | Manic | Halsey | Album, Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop |