KCRW's Top 10 Albums of 2020

KCRW’s Best of 2020 Music showcases the best songs, best albums, and best artists picked by our DJs. And our Best New Artist represents a local, LA musician you oughta know.

Published: December 18, 2020 04:22 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#2 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#3 Agüita Gabriel Garzón-Montano Oct-02-2020, Contemporary R&B
#4 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#5 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#6 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#7 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#8 These Days St. Panther Sep-04-2020,
#9 New Me, Same Us Little Dragon Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul
#10 CATCH Peter CottonTale Apr-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#11 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | Agüita | Gabriel Garzón-Montano | Album, Oct-02-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #8 | These Days | St. Panther | EP, Sep-04-2020,  |
| #9 | New Me, Same Us | Little Dragon | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | CATCH | Peter CottonTale | Album, Apr-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |