Los Angeles Times' Best Albums of 2020

Five women take the top 3 spots, with Taylor Swift's quarantine album leading our year's best.

Published: December 09, 2020 13:00 Source

# 1

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 2

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop

# 3

Gaslighter by The Chicks

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Country Pop Contemporary Country

# 4

It Is What It Is by Thundercat

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk

# 5

Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 6

Positions by Ariana Grande

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 7

græ by Moses Sumney

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 8

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 9

Album • Dec 04 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 10

Good News by Megan Thee Stallion

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