Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2020

It was a year of music unlike any other.

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#2 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#3 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#4 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#5 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#6 Every Bad Porridge Radio Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock
#7 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#8 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#9 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#10 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#11 Suddenly Caribou Feb-28-2020, Indietronica
#12 Reunions Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit May-15-2020, Americana
#13 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#14 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#15 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#16 God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It Backxwash May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop
#17 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#18 Inner Song Kelly Lee Owens Aug-28-2020, Tech House
#19 Heavy Light U.S. Girls Mar-06-2020, Art Pop
#20 Heaven To a Tortured Mind Yves Tumor Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#21 The Great Dismal Nothing Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze
#22 Welcome to Conceptual Beach Young Jesus Aug-14-2020, Art Rock
#23 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#24 Healing Is A Miracle Julianna Barwick Jul-10-2020, Ambient
#25 Youth Pastoral Ben Seretan Feb-28-2020, Indie Folk
#26 Microphones in 2020 The Microphones Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#27 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#28 Inlet Hum Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze
#29 KIND Thanya Iyer Jul-31-2020, Art Pop
#30 Miss Colombia Lido Pimienta Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic
#31 acts of rebellion Ela Minus Oct-23-2020, Electropop
#32 Ultimate Success Today Protomartyr Jul-17-2020, Post-Punk
#33 Anime, Trauma and Divorce Open Mike Eagle Oct-16-2020, Abstract Hip Hop
#34 Bonny Light Horseman Bonny Light Horseman Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk
#35 Speed Kills Chubby and the Gang Jan-17-2020, Garage Punk
#36 Live Forever Bartees Strange Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock
#37 Shadow Talk Cafe Racer May-08-2020, Indie Rock
#38 SOURCE Nubya Garcia Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz
#39 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#40 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#41 Introduction, Presence Nation of Language May-22-2020, Synthpop
#42 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#43 The Baby Samia Aug-28-2020, Bedroom Pop
#44 Forever, Ya Girl KeiyaA Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul
#45 FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For illuminati hotties Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock
#46 Celebrated by Strangers Catholic Action Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock
#47 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#48 Flower of Devotion Dehd Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock
#49 Just Look At That Sky Ganser Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#50 Somewhere Gum Country Jun-18-2020, Slacker Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #2 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #4 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #5 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #7 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #12 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #13 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #14 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #16 | God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It | Backxwash | Album, May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #17 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #19 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Album, Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #20 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | The Great Dismal | Nothing | Album, Oct-30-2020, Shoegaze |
| #22 | Welcome to Conceptual Beach | Young Jesus | Album, Aug-14-2020, Art Rock |
| #23 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Healing Is A Miracle | Julianna Barwick | Album, Jul-10-2020, Ambient |
| #25 | Youth Pastoral | Ben Seretan | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indie Folk |
| #26 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Album, Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #28 | Inlet | Hum | Album, Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #29 | KIND | Thanya Iyer | Album, Jul-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #30 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Album, Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #31 | acts of rebellion | Ela Minus | Album, Oct-23-2020, Electropop |
| #32 | Ultimate Success Today | Protomartyr | Album, Jul-17-2020, Post-Punk |
| #33 | Anime, Trauma and Divorce | Open Mike Eagle | Album, Oct-16-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #34 | Bonny Light Horseman | Bonny Light Horseman | Album, Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #35 | Speed Kills | Chubby and the Gang | Album, Jan-17-2020, Garage Punk |
| #36 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Shadow Talk | Cafe Racer | Album, May-08-2020, Indie Rock |
| #38 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Album, Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #39 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #40 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #41 | Introduction, Presence | Nation of Language | Album, May-22-2020, Synthpop |
| #42 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #43 | The Baby | Samia | Album, Aug-28-2020, Bedroom Pop |
| #44 | Forever, Ya Girl | KeiyaA | Album, Mar-27-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #45 | FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For | illuminati hotties | Album, Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock |
| #46 | Celebrated by Strangers | Catholic Action | Album, Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #48 | Flower of Devotion | Dehd | Album, Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Just Look At That Sky | Ganser | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #50 | Somewhere | Gum Country | Album, Jun-18-2020, Slacker Rock |