Louder's 50 Best Albums of 2020

This year demanded one hell of a soundtrack – and these are the 50 albums that brought the noise

Published: December 16, 2020 17:03 Source

# 1

POWER UP by AC/DC

Album • Nov 13 / 2020 Hard Rock

# 2

Ohms by Deftones

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Alternative Metal

# 3

H.e.a.t II by H.e.a.t

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 AOR Hard Rock

# 4

Royal Tea by Joe Bonamassa

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Blues Rock

# 5

Strange Days by The Struts

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Pop Rock Power Pop

# 6

Whoosh! by Deep Purple

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Hard Rock

# 7

We Live Here by Bob Vylan

Album • May 05 / 2020 Punk Rock UK Hip Hop Political Hip Hop Rap Rock

# 8

Letter To You by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Heartland Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 9

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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

# 10

Weltschmerz by Fish

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Progressive Rock

# 11

Ordinary Man by Ozzy Osbourne

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Hard Rock Heavy Metal

# 12

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 13

The Symbol Remains by Blue Öyster Cult

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Hard Rock

# 14

House of Noise by Massive Wagons

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Hard Rock

# 15

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 16

Gigaton by Pearl Jam

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 17

S&M2 by Metallica + San Francisco Symphony

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Symphonic Metal Heavy Metal Thrash Metal

# 18

Have You Lost Your Mind yet? by Fantastic Negrito

Album • Aug 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Contemporary R&B

# 19

Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 20

What The Dead Men Say by Trivium

Album • Apr 24 / 2020 Melodic Metalcore

# 21

Titans of Creation by Testament

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Thrash Metal

# 22

Lamb of God by Lamb of God

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Groove Metal

# 23

Obsidian by Paradise Lost

Album • May 15 / 2020 Gothic Metal

# 24

Live at the Roundhouse by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock

# 25

A Celebration Of Endings by Biffy Clyro

Album • Aug 14 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 26

The Ends by The OBGMs

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Garage Punk

# 27

Self Made Man by Larkin Poe

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Blues Rock

# 28

The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo by Mr. Bungle

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Thrash Metal

# 29

Quadra by Sepultura

Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Thrash Metal Groove Metal

# 30

Virus by Haken

Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Progressive Metal

# 31

Underneath by Code Orange

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Metalcore Industrial Metal

# 32

Reunions by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • May 15 / 2020 Americana Contemporary Country

# 33

Fake It Flowers by beabadoobee

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 34

God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It by Backxwash

Album • May 28 / 2020 Industrial Hip Hop Horrorcore

# 35

The New OK by Drive-By Truckers

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Southern Rock Country Rock Alt-Country

# 36

Optimisme by Songhoy Blues

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Afro-Rock Songhai Music

# 37

Bless Your Heart by The Allman Betts Band

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Southern Rock

# 38

CMFT by Corey Taylor

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Hard Rock

# 39

Pressure by Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Hard Rock Blues Rock

# 40

City Burials by Katatonia

Album • Apr 24 / 2020 Alternative Metal

# 41

The Red Planet by Rick Wakeman

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Symphonic Prog Progressive Rock

# 42

Utgard by Enslaved

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Progressive Metal

# 43

Nothing as the Ideal by All Them Witches

Album • Sep 04 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock

# 44

Forever Blue by A.A. Williams

Album • Jul 03 / 2020 Post-Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Under the Spell of Joy by Death Valley Girls

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock Post-Punk

# 46

Ultra Mono by IDLES

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 47

A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Post-Punk

# 48

Staring at Clocks by Bitch Falcon

Album • Nov 06 / 2020 Post-Punk Art Rock Alternative Rock

# 49

Splid by Kvelertak

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Hardcore Punk Black 'n' Roll Hard Rock

# 50

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop