Radio X's Best Albums of 2020

Radio X picks the best albums to be released in 2020: from the stadium filling sounds of Biffy Clyro and The Killers to great new music from Beabadoobee and DMA's.

Published: November 13, 2023 11:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Fake It Flowers beabadoobee Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock
#2 A Celebration Of Endings Biffy Clyro Aug-14-2020, Alternative Rock
#3 Foolish Loving Spaces Blossoms Jan-31-2020, Indie Pop
#4 Zeros Declan McKenna Sep-04-2020, Glam Rock
#5 THE GLOW DMA'S Jul-10-2020, Indie Rock
#6 The Universal Want Doves Sep-11-2020, Indie Rock
#7 Seeking Thrills Georgia Jan-10-2020, Synthpop
#8 The Bonny Gerry Cinnamon Nov-13-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Father of All... Green Day Feb-07-2020, Garage Rock Revival
#10 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#11 MTV Unplugged (Live At Hull City Hall) Liam Gallagher Jun-12-2020,
#12 Moral Panic Nothing But Thieves Oct-23-2020, Alternative Rock
#13 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Open Up Your Head Sea Girls Aug-14-2020, Pop Rock
#15 The Slow Rush Tame Impala Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#16 Walking Like We Do The Big Moon Jan-10-2020, Indie Pop
#17 More. Again. Forever. Courteeners Jan-17-2020, Indie Rock
#18 You've Always Been Here The Jaded Hearts Club Oct-02-2020, Alternative Rock
#19 Imploding The Mirage The Killers Jan-29-2021, Pop Rock
#20 Death of the Party (Bonus Track Version) The Magic Gang Aug-28-2020,
#21 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Album, Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | A Celebration Of Endings | Biffy Clyro | Album, Aug-14-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #3 | Foolish Loving Spaces | Blossoms | Album, Jan-31-2020, Indie Pop |
| #4 | Zeros | Declan McKenna | Album, Sep-04-2020, Glam Rock |
| #5 | THE GLOW | DMA'S | Album, Jul-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #6 | The Universal Want | Doves | Album, Sep-11-2020, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Seeking Thrills | Georgia | Album, Jan-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #8 | The Bonny | Gerry Cinnamon | Album, Nov-13-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Father of All... | Green Day | Album, Feb-07-2020, Garage Rock Revival |
| #10 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #11 | MTV Unplugged (Live At Hull City Hall) | Liam Gallagher | Album, Jun-12-2020,  |
| #12 | Moral Panic | Nothing But Thieves | Album, Oct-23-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Open Up Your Head | Sea Girls | Album, Aug-14-2020, Pop Rock |
| #15 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #16 | Walking Like We Do | The Big Moon | Album, Jan-10-2020, Indie Pop |
| #17 | More. Again. Forever. | Courteeners | Album, Jan-17-2020, Indie Rock |
| #18 | You've Always Been Here | The Jaded Hearts Club | Album, Oct-02-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Imploding The Mirage | The Killers | Album, Jan-29-2021, Pop Rock |
| #20 | Death of the Party (Bonus Track Version) | The Magic Gang | Album, Aug-28-2020,  |
| #21 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |