Magnet's Top 25 Albums of 2020



Published: December 23, 2020 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#2 Every Bad Porridge Radio Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock
#3 Styles We Paid For Guided By Voices Dec-11-2020,
#4 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Suite for Max Brown Jeff Parker Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion
#6 The Unraveling Drive-By Truckers Jan-31-2020, Alt-Country
#7 Temple Thao, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down May-15-2020, Art Pop
#8 American Head The Flaming Lips Sep-11-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#9 Daughter Lydia Loveless Sep-25-2020, Alt-Country
#10 Jump Rope Gazers The Beths Jul-10-2020, Indie Rock
#11 Twelfth Old 97's Aug-21-2020, Country Rock
#12 Karma & Desire Actress Oct-23-2020, Microhouse
#13 Total Freedom Kathleen Edwards Aug-14-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Microphones in 2020 The Microphones Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#15 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#16 Never Not Together Nada Surf Feb-07-2020, Indie Pop
#17 Chaos Wonderland Colorama Jul-31-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#18 Old Flowers Courtney Marie Andrews Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#19 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#20 Nobody Lives Here Anymore Cut Worms Oct-09-2020, Folk Rock
#21 TO LOVE IS TO LIVE Jehnny Beth Jun-12-2020, Art Pop
#22 Songs for Pierre Chuvin The Mountain Goats Apr-17-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Gold Record Bill Callahan Oct-21-2020, Americana
#24 Moon Shot The Lees of Memory Jul-03-2020, Alternative Rock
#25 Sideways to New Italy Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Jun-05-2020, Jangle Pop
#26 Getting Into Knives The Mountain Goats Oct-23-2020, Folk Rock
#27 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#28 The New OK Drive-By Truckers Oct-02-2020, Southern Rock
#29 instrumentals Adrianne Lenker Oct-22-2020, Ambient
#30 Surrender Your Poppy Field Guided By Voices Feb-20-2020,
#31 Mirrored Aztec Guided By Voices Aug-21-2020,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Styles We Paid For | Guided By Voices | Album, Dec-11-2020,  |
| #4 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Suite for Max Brown | Jeff Parker | Album, Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #6 | The Unraveling | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Jan-31-2020, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Temple | ThaoThao & The Get Down Stay Down | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #8 | American Head | The Flaming Lips | Album, Sep-11-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #9 | Daughter | Lydia Loveless | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Jump Rope Gazers | The Beths | Album, Jul-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Twelfth | Old 97's | Album, Aug-21-2020, Country Rock |
| #12 | Karma & Desire | Actress | Album, Oct-23-2020, Microhouse |
| #13 | Total Freedom | Kathleen Edwards | Album, Aug-14-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Album, Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | Never Not Together | Nada Surf | Album, Feb-07-2020, Indie Pop |
| #17 | Chaos Wonderland | Colorama | Album, Jul-31-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #18 | Old Flowers | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #20 | Nobody Lives Here Anymore | Cut Worms | Album, Oct-09-2020, Folk Rock |
| #21 | TO LOVE IS TO LIVE | Jehnny Beth | Album, Jun-12-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | Songs for Pierre Chuvin | The Mountain Goats | Album, Apr-17-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Gold Record | Bill Callahan | Album, Oct-21-2020, Americana |
| #24 | Moon Shot | The Lees of Memory | Album, Jul-03-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #25 | Sideways to New Italy | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-05-2020, Jangle Pop |
| #26 | Getting Into Knives | The Mountain Goats | Album, Oct-23-2020, Folk Rock |
| #27 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #28 | The New OK | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Oct-02-2020, Southern Rock |
| #29 | instrumentals | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-22-2020, Ambient |
| #30 | Surrender Your Poppy Field | Guided By Voices | Album, Feb-20-2020,  |
| #31 | Mirrored Aztec | Guided By Voices | Album, Aug-21-2020,  |