Kerrang!'s 50 Greatest Albums of 2020
The only countdown that matters: Kerrang!’s 50 greatest albums of 2020.
Published: December 16, 2020 15:20
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Underneath | Code Orange | Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #2 | A Celebration Of Endings | Biffy Clyro | Aug-14-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #3 | Ohms | Deftones | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | ANTI-ICON | Ghostemane | Oct-21-2020, Trap Metal |
| #5 | Nothing is True & Everything is Possible | Enter Shikari | Apr-17-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #6 | Gigaton | Pearl Jam | Mar-27-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | I Let It in and It Took Everything | Loathe | Feb-07-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | When I Die, Will I Get Better? | Svalbard | Sep-25-2020, Blackgaze |
| #9 | Tickets To My Downfall | Machine Gun Kelly | Sep-25-2020, Pop Punk |
| #10 | May Our Chambers Be Full | Emma Ruth Rundle, Thou | Oct-30-2020, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #11 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #13 | What The Dead Men Say | Trivium | Apr-24-2020, Melodic Metalcore |
| #14 | 27 Miles Underwater | Higher Power | Jan-24-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #15 | Ordinary Man | Ozzy Osbourne | Feb-21-2020, Hard Rock |
| #16 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #17 | Wake Up, Sunshine | All Time Low | Apr-03-2020, Pop Rock |
| #18 | POWER UP | AC/DC | Nov-13-2020, Hard Rock |
| #19 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #20 | All Distortions Are Intentional | Neck Deep | Jul-24-2020, Pop Punk |
| #21 | Forever Blue | A.A. Williams | Jul-03-2020, Post-Rock |
| #22 | Reluctant Hero | Killer Be Killed | Nov-20-2020, Groove Metal |
| #23 | I Disagree | Poppy | Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #24 | Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face | END | Jun-05-2020, Metalcore |
| #25 | GLUE | Boston Manor | May-01-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | Existential Reckoning | Puscifer | Oct-30-2020, Art Rock |
| #27 | Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | Napalm Death | Sep-18-2020, Deathgrind |
| #28 | Lamb of God | Lamb of God | Jun-19-2020, Groove Metal |
| #29 | Local Honey | Brian Fallon | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | The Fallen Crimson | envy | Feb-07-2020, Screamo |
| #31 | Sleepless | Palm Reader | Nov-27-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #32 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #33 | Transitional Forms | Sharptooth | Jul-10-2020, Metalcore |
| #34 | The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo | Mr. Bungle | Oct-30-2020, Thrash Metal |
| #35 | Brave Faces Everyone | Spanish Love Songs | Feb-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #36 | Amends | Grey Daze | Jun-26-2020, Post-Grunge |
| #37 | Father of All... | Green Day | Feb-07-2020, Garage Rock Revival |
| #38 | High Risk Behaviour | The Chats | Mar-27-2020, Garage Punk |
| #39 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #40 | Forgotten Days | Pallbearer | Oct-23-2020, Doom Metal |
| #41 | Cannibal | Bury Tomorrow | Apr-03-2020, Melodic Metalcore |
| #42 | Paradise | Cold Years | Sep-04-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #43 | Who Are The Girls? | Nova Twins | Feb-28-2020, Rap Rock |
| #44 | CYR | The Smashing Pumpkins | Nov-27-2020, Synthpop |
| #45 | Rebirth by Blasphemy | Midnight | Jan-24-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #46 | Use Me | PVRIS | Aug-28-2020, Pop Rock |
| #47 | What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? | Public Enemy | Sep-25-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Splid | Kvelertak | Feb-14-2020, Hardcore Punk |
| #49 | CMFT | Corey Taylor | Oct-02-2020, Hard Rock |
| #50 | Death Of An Optimist | grandson | Dec-04-2020, Trap [EDM] |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Underneath | Code Orange | Album, Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #2 | A Celebration Of Endings | Biffy Clyro | Album, Aug-14-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #3 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | ANTI-ICON | Ghostemane | Album, Oct-21-2020, Trap Metal |
| #5 | Nothing is True & Everything is Possible | Enter Shikari | Album, Apr-17-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #6 | Gigaton | Pearl Jam | Album, Mar-27-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | I Let It in and It Took Everything | Loathe | Album, Feb-07-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | When I Die, Will I Get Better? | Svalbard | Album, Sep-25-2020, Blackgaze |
| #9 | Tickets To My Downfall | Machine Gun Kelly | Album, Sep-25-2020, Pop Punk |
| #10 | May Our Chambers Be Full | Emma Ruth RundleThou | Album, Oct-30-2020, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #11 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Album, Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #13 | What The Dead Men Say | Trivium | Album, Apr-24-2020, Melodic Metalcore |
| #14 | 27 Miles Underwater | Higher Power | Album, Jan-24-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #15 | Ordinary Man | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Feb-21-2020, Hard Rock |
| #16 | Sex, Death & The Infinite Void | Creeper | Album, Jul-31-2020, Pop Rock |
| #17 | Wake Up, Sunshine | All Time Low | Album, Apr-03-2020, Pop Rock |
| #18 | POWER UP | AC/DC | Album, Nov-13-2020, Hard Rock |
| #19 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #20 | All Distortions Are Intentional | Neck Deep | Album, Jul-24-2020, Pop Punk |
| #21 | Forever Blue | A.A. Williams | Album, Jul-03-2020, Post-Rock |
| #22 | Reluctant Hero | Killer Be Killed | Album, Nov-20-2020, Groove Metal |
| #23 | I Disagree | Poppy | Album, Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #24 | Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face | END | Album, Jun-05-2020, Metalcore |
| #25 | GLUE | Boston Manor | Album, May-01-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | Existential Reckoning | Puscifer | Album, Oct-30-2020, Art Rock |
| #27 | Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | Napalm Death | Album, Sep-18-2020, Deathgrind |
| #28 | Lamb of God | Lamb of God | Album, Jun-19-2020, Groove Metal |
| #29 | Local Honey | Brian Fallon | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | The Fallen Crimson | envy | Album, Feb-07-2020, Screamo |
| #31 | Sleepless | Palm Reader | Album, Nov-27-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #32 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Album, Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #33 | Transitional Forms | Sharptooth | Album, Jul-10-2020, Metalcore |
| #34 | The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo | Mr. Bungle | Album, Oct-30-2020, Thrash Metal |
| #35 | Brave Faces Everyone | Spanish Love Songs | Album, Feb-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #36 | Amends | Grey Daze | Album, Jun-26-2020, Post-Grunge |
| #37 | Father of All... | Green Day | Album, Feb-07-2020, Garage Rock Revival |
| #38 | High Risk Behaviour | The Chats | Album, Mar-27-2020, Garage Punk |
| #39 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #40 | Forgotten Days | Pallbearer | Album, Oct-23-2020, Doom Metal |
| #41 | Cannibal | Bury Tomorrow | Album, Apr-03-2020, Melodic Metalcore |
| #42 | Paradise | Cold Years | Album, Sep-04-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #43 | Who Are The Girls? | Nova Twins | Album, Feb-28-2020, Rap Rock |
| #44 | CYR | The Smashing Pumpkins | Album, Nov-27-2020, Synthpop |
| #45 | Rebirth by Blasphemy | Midnight | Album, Jan-24-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #46 | Use Me | PVRIS | Album, Aug-28-2020, Pop Rock |
| #47 | What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? | Public Enemy | Album, Sep-25-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Splid | Kvelertak | Album, Feb-14-2020, Hardcore Punk |
| #49 | CMFT | Corey Taylor | Album, Oct-02-2020, Hard Rock |
| #50 | Death Of An Optimist | grandson | Album, Dec-04-2020, Trap [EDM] |