Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2020

Northern Transmissions top albums of 2020. The year was a great one featuring, releases by Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Adrianne Lenker and more.

Published: December 25, 2020 07:32 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#3 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#4 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#5 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Muzz Muzz Jun-05-2020, Indie Rock
#7 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#8 The Great Dismal Nothing Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze
#9 Live Forever Bartees Strange Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock
#10 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#11 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#12 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#13 Atlas Vending METZ Oct-09-2020, Noise Rock
#14 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#15 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#16 The Ascension Sufjan Stevens Sep-25-2020, Indietronica
#17 Every Bad Porridge Radio Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock
#18 Inlet Hum Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze
#19 The Neon Skyline Andy Shauf Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#21 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#22 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#23 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#24 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#25 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#26 Little Dominiques Nosebleed The Koreatown Oddity Jun-19-2020, Jazz Rap
#27 Heaven To a Tortured Mind Yves Tumor Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#28 Have We Met Destroyer Jan-31-2020, Art Pop
#29 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#30 Ultra Mono IDLES Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Muzz | Muzz | Album, Jun-05-2020, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Album, Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #9 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #13 | Atlas Vending | METZ | Album, Oct-09-2020, Noise Rock |
| #14 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #15 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #16 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #17 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Inlet | Hum | Album, Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #19 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Album, Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #23 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #26 | Little Dominiques Nosebleed | The Koreatown Oddity | Album, Jun-19-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #27 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #28 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Album, Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #29 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #30 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |