Noisey's 100 Best Albums of 2020

2020 may have taken away live music, but it couldn't stop artists from putting out great albums. Here are the best records this year had to offer, handpicked by the Noisey staff.

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# 1
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Neo-Soul
# 2
Album • Jul 24 / 2020
# 3
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk
# 4
Album • Oct 09 / 2020 UK Drill UK Hip Hop Trap
# 5
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop
# 6
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 7
Album • Feb 28 / 2020
# 8
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
# 9
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 10
Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Contemporary R&B
# 11
Album • Feb 07 / 2020
# 12
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative R&B Experimental Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Sep 11 / 2020 Industrial Metal Noise Rock
# 14
Album • Feb 29 / 2020
# 15
Album • Nov 13 / 2020 Afroswing UK Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Bassline
# 17
Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Folk Chamber Pop
# 18
Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass
# 19
EP • Feb 07 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Alternative R&B
# 20
Album • Sep 02 / 2020 Corrido tumbado
# 21
Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Afrobeats
# 22
Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 23
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 24
Inlet by Hum
Album • Jun 24 / 2020 Shoegaze Alternative Metal
# 25
Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap
# 26
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Neo-Soul
# 27
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap
# 28
Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Post-Hardcore Screamo
# 29
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 30
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 31
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop
# 32
Album • Aug 14 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 33
Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Witch House
# 34
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco
# 35
Album • Jun 20 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop Hyphy
# 36
Album • Jan 24 / 2020 UK Hip Hop
# 37
Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Shoegaze
# 38
Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Trap Gangsta Rap
# 39
Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 40
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music
# 41
Album • Feb 04 / 2020 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 42
Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 43
Album • Apr 24 / 2020 Progressive Electronic
# 44
Album • Jun 01 / 2020 Grime
# 45
Album • Aug 08 / 2020 Reggaetón
# 46
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Avant-Folk Chamber Folk
# 47
Album • May 15 / 2020 Trap Conscious Hip Hop
# 48
Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Garage Punk Punk Rock
# 49
EP • Mar 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 50
Album • May 08 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative Dance