Pitchfork's 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020

From Chubby and the Gang’s debut to Bob Dylan’s comeback, Bartees Strange’s genre-bending to Country Westerns’ classicism, these were the rock albums we loved most this year.

Published: December 15, 2020 16:24 Source

# 1
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 2
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indie Folk
# 3
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 4
Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Heartland Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 5
Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Garage Punk Punk Rock
# 6
Album • May 01 / 2020 Alt-Country
# 7
Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 8
Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock Neo-Psychedelia
# 9
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Emo Post-Hardcore
# 10
Album • Aug 21 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter
# 11
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock
# 12
EP • Feb 18 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 13
Album • May 20 / 2020 Pop Punk Power Pop
# 14
Album • Sep 04 / 2020 Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 15
Album • Apr 24 / 2020 Blues Rock Americana
# 16
Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 18
Album • Jun 24 / 2020
# 19
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Art Rock Indie Rock Art Pop
# 20
Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 21
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk
# 22
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 23
Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Post-Punk
# 24
Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Hardcore Punk
# 25
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop
# 26
EP • Nov 06 / 2020 Hardcore Punk Screamo
# 27
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Synth Punk Industrial Rock
# 28
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Psychedelic Folk Folk Rock
# 29
Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop
# 30
Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Post-Hardcore Screamo
# 31
Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Heartland Rock Bedroom Pop Indie Rock
# 32
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Art Pop Pop Soul
# 33
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 34
Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Folk
# 35
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock