Magnet's Top 25 Albums of 2020

Published: December 23, 2020 14:00 Source

# 1

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 2

Every Bad by Porridge Radio

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 3

Styles We Paid For by Guided By Voices

Album • Dec 11 / 2020

# 4

songs by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 5

Suite for Max Brown by Jeff Parker

Album • Jan 24 / 2020 Jazz Fusion

# 6

The Unraveling by Drive-By Truckers

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Alt-Country Americana

# 7

Temple by Thao + Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop Indie Pop

# 8

American Head by The Flaming Lips

Album • Sep 11 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop

# 9

Daughter by Lydia Loveless

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop

# 10

Jump Rope Gazers by The Beths

Album • Jul 10 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 11

Twelfth by Old 97's

Album • Aug 21 / 2020 Country Rock Alt-Country Southern Rock

# 12

Karma & Desire by Actress

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Microhouse Ambient

# 13

Total Freedom by Kathleen Edwards

Album • Aug 14 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Heartland Rock Americana

# 14

Microphones in 2020 by The Microphones

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Avant-Folk

# 15

Untitled (Black Is) by Sault

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 16

Never Not Together by Nada Surf

Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 17

Chaos Wonderland by Colorama

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop

# 18

Old Flowers by Courtney Marie Andrews

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter

# 19

A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Post-Punk

# 20

Nobody Lives Here Anymore by Cut Worms

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 21

TO LOVE IS TO LIVE by Jehnny Beth

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Art Pop

# 22

Songs for Pierre Chuvin by The Mountain Goats

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 23

Gold Record by Bill Callahan

Album • Oct 21 / 2020 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Moon Shot by The Lees of Memory

Album • Jul 03 / 2020 Alternative Rock Power Pop

# 25

Sideways to New Italy by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 26

Getting Into Knives by The Mountain Goats

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Folk Rock Indie Folk

# 27

Untitled (Rise) by Sault

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 28

The New OK by Drive-By Truckers

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

# 29

instrumentals by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Oct 22 / 2020 Ambient Contemporary Folk

# 30

Surrender Your Poppy Field by Guided By Voices

Album • Feb 20 / 2020

# 31

Mirrored Aztec by Guided By Voices

Album • Aug 21 / 2020