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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#3 Gaslighter The Chicks Jul-17-2020, Country Pop
#4 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#5 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Positions Ariana Grande Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B
#7 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#8 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#9 Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ Kali Uchis Dec-04-2020, Contemporary R&B
#10 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | Gaslighter | The Chicks | Album, Jul-17-2020, Country Pop |
| #4 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #5 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Album, Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #8 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ | Kali Uchis | Album, Dec-04-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |