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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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#2 Ho, why is you here ? Flo Milli Jul-24-2020,
#3 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#4 EDNA Headie One Oct-09-2020, UK Drill
#5 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#6 Live Forever Bartees Strange Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock
#7 My Turn (Deluxe) Lil Baby Feb-28-2020,
#8 Heaven To a Tortured Mind Yves Tumor Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#9 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#10 JAGUAR Victoria Monét Aug-07-2020, Contemporary R&B
#11 Meet the Woo 2 Pop Smoke Feb-07-2020,
#12 BRAT NNAMDÏ Apr-03-2020, Art Pop
#13 Shame Uniform Sep-11-2020, Industrial Metal
#14 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#15 Send Them To Coventry Pa Salieu Nov-13-2020, Afroswing
#16 Full Wack No Brakes Bad Boy Chiller Crew Sep-25-2020, Bassline
#17 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#18 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#19 Fuck The World Brent Faiyaz Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B
#20 Cruisin' with Junior H Junior H Sep-02-2020, Corrido tumbado
#21 Twice As Tall Burna Boy Aug-13-2020, Afrobeats
#22 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#23 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#24 Inlet Hum Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze
#25 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#26 Forever, Ya Girl KeiyaA Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul
#27 Eternal Atake (Deluxe) - LUV vs. The World 2 Lil Uzi Vert Mar-13-2020, Trap
#28 Lament Touché Amoré Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore
#29 A Written Testimony Jay Electronica Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#30 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#31 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#32 Rich Slave Young Dolph Aug-14-2020, Trap
#33 Fires In Heaven Salem Oct-30-2020, Witch House
#34 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#35 City On Lock City Girls Jun-20-2020, Trap
#36 Big Conspiracy J Hus Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop
#37 The Great Dismal Nothing Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze
#38 Welcome to O'Block King Von Oct-30-2020, Trap
#39 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#40 Thank You For Using GTL Drakeo the Ruler, JoogSzn Jun-05-2020, Gangsta Rap
#41 Àdá Irin Navy Blue Feb-04-2020, Abstract Hip Hop
#42 Featuring Ty Dolla $ign Ty Dolla $ign Oct-23-2020, Contemporary R&B
#43 Scacco Matto Lorenzo Senni Apr-24-2020, Progressive Electronic
#44 Grime MC Jme Jun-01-2020, Grime
#45 Viva el Perreo Jowell & Randy Aug-08-2020, Reggaetón
#46 Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin Eartheater Oct-02-2020, Avant-Folk
#47 THE GOAT Polo G May-15-2020, Trap
#48 Speed Kills Chubby and the Gang Jan-17-2020, Garage Punk
#49 Common Prayers Walter Martin Mar-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#50 Petals For Armor Hayley Williams May-08-2020, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020,  |
| #3 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #4 | EDNA | Headie One | Album, Oct-09-2020, UK Drill |
| #5 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #7 | My Turn (Deluxe) | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020,  |
| #8 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #9 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | JAGUAR | Victoria Monét | Album, Aug-07-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | Meet the Woo 2 | Pop Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020,  |
| #12 | BRAT | NNAMDÏ | Album, Apr-03-2020, Art Pop |
| #13 | Shame | Uniform | Album, Sep-11-2020, Industrial Metal |
| #14 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #15 | Send Them To Coventry | Pa Salieu | Album, Nov-13-2020, Afroswing |
| #16 | Full Wack No Brakes | Bad Boy Chiller Crew | Album, Sep-25-2020, Bassline |
| #17 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #18 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #19 | Fuck The World | Brent Faiyaz | EP, Feb-07-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | Cruisin' with Junior H | Junior H | Album, Sep-02-2020, Corrido tumbado |
| #21 | Twice As Tall | Burna Boy | Album, Aug-13-2020, Afrobeats |
| #22 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | Inlet | Hum | Album, Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #26 | Forever, Ya Girl | KeiyaA | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #27 | Eternal Atake (Deluxe) - LUV vs. The World 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-13-2020, Trap |
| #28 | Lament | Touché Amoré | Album, Oct-09-2020, Post-Hardcore |
| #29 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #30 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #31 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | Rich Slave | Young Dolph | Album, Aug-14-2020, Trap |
| #33 | Fires In Heaven | Salem | Album, Oct-30-2020, Witch House |
| #34 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #35 | City On Lock | City Girls | Album, Jun-20-2020, Trap |
| #36 | Big Conspiracy | J Hus | Album, Jan-24-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #37 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Album, Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #38 | Welcome to O'Block | King Von | Album, Oct-30-2020, Trap |
| #39 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Thank You For Using GTL | Drakeo the RulerJoogSzn | Album, Jun-05-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #41 | Àdá Irin | Navy Blue | Album, Feb-04-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #42 | Featuring Ty Dolla $ign | Ty Dolla $ign | Album, Oct-23-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #43 | Scacco Matto | Lorenzo Senni | Album, Apr-24-2020, Progressive Electronic |
| #44 | Grime MC | Jme | Album, Jun-01-2020, Grime |
| #45 | Viva el Perreo | Jowell & Randy | Album, Aug-08-2020, Reggaetón |
| #46 | Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin | Eartheater | Album, Oct-02-2020, Avant-Folk |
| #47 | THE GOAT | Polo G | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #48 | Speed Kills | Chubby and the Gang | Album, Jan-17-2020, Garage Punk |
| #49 | Common Prayers | Walter Martin | EP, Mar-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |