Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2020

From Taylor Swift's folk surprise to Bob Dylan's best album in 20 years: the 50 Best Albums of 2020

Published: December 04, 2020 15:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#3 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#4 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#6 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#7 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#8 Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert Mar-06-2020, Trap
#9 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#10 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#11 Chromatica Lady Gaga May-29-2020, Dance-Pop
#12 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen Oct-23-2020, Heartland Rock
#13 City On Lock City Girls Jun-20-2020, Trap
#14 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#15 Ho, why is you here ? Flo Milli Jul-24-2020,
#16 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 BTS Feb-21-2020, K-Pop
#17 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#18 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#19 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#20 Never Will Ashley McBryde Apr-03-2020, Contemporary Country
#21 Honeymoon Beach Bunny Feb-14-2020, Indie Rock
#22 Positions Ariana Grande Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B
#23 Plastic Hearts Miley Cyrus Nov-27-2020, Pop Rock
#24 Rare Selena Gomez Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B
#25 Manic Halsey Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop
#26 TO LOVE IS TO LIVE Jehnny Beth Jun-12-2020, Art Pop
#27 Good News Megan Thee Stallion Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#28 Reunions Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit May-15-2020, Americana
#29 Shamir Shamir Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock
#30 Sixteen Oceans Four Tet Mar-13-2020, Microhouse
#31 Petals For Armor Hayley Williams May-08-2020, Art Pop
#32 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#33 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#34 Private Lives Low Cut Connie Oct-13-2020, Rock & Roll
#35 Got to Be Tough Toots & The Maytals Aug-28-2020, Reggae
#36 Traditional Techniques Stephen Malkmus Mar-06-2020, Psychedelic Folk
#37 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#38 Inner Song Kelly Lee Owens Aug-28-2020, Tech House
#39 Fake It Flowers beabadoobee Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock
#40 McCartney III Paul McCartney Dec-18-2020, Pop Rock
#41 Haunted Painting Sad13 Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock
#42 ALPHABETLAND X May-01-2020, Punk Rock
#43 Aftermath Elizabeth Cook Sep-11-2020, Country Pop
#44 Starting Over Chris Stapleton Nov-13-2020, Contemporary Country
#45 POWER UP AC/DC Nov-13-2020, Hard Rock
#46 The Price Of Tea In China Boldy James, The Alchemist Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap
#47 Good Souls Better Angels Lucinda Williams Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock
#48 G R O W T H Kareem Ali Apr-17-2020, House
#49 Love Is The King Jeff Tweedy Oct-23-2020, Americana
#50 Live Forever Bartees Strange Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #4 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #7 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #9 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #10 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Letter To You | Bruce Springsteen | Album, Oct-23-2020, Heartland Rock |
| #13 | City On Lock | City Girls | Album, Jun-20-2020, Trap |
| #14 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #15 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020,  |
| #16 | MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 | BTS | Album, Feb-21-2020, K-Pop |
| #17 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #18 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #19 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | Never Will | Ashley McBryde | Album, Apr-03-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #21 | Honeymoon | Beach Bunny | Album, Feb-14-2020, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Album, Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Plastic Hearts | Miley Cyrus | Album, Nov-27-2020, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Rare | Selena Gomez | Album, Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | Manic | Halsey | Album, Jan-17-2020, Alt-Pop |
| #26 | TO LOVE IS TO LIVE | Jehnny Beth | Album, Jun-12-2020, Art Pop |
| #27 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #28 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #29 | Shamir | Shamir | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Album, Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #31 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #32 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #34 | Private Lives | Low Cut Connie | Album, Oct-13-2020, Rock & Roll |
| #35 | Got to Be Tough | Toots & The Maytals | Album, Aug-28-2020, Reggae |
| #36 | Traditional Techniques | Stephen Malkmus | Album, Mar-06-2020, Psychedelic Folk |
| #37 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #38 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #39 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Album, Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | McCartney III | Paul McCartney | Album, Dec-18-2020, Pop Rock |
| #41 | Haunted Painting | Sad13 | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock |
| #42 | ALPHABETLAND | X | Album, May-01-2020, Punk Rock |
| #43 | Aftermath | Elizabeth Cook | Album, Sep-11-2020, Country Pop |
| #44 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | Album, Nov-13-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #45 | POWER UP | AC/DC | Album, Nov-13-2020, Hard Rock |
| #46 | The Price Of Tea In China | Boldy JamesThe Alchemist | Album, Feb-07-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #47 | Good Souls Better Angels | Lucinda Williams | Album, Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock |
| #48 | G R O W T H | Kareem Ali | Album, Apr-17-2020, House |
| #49 | Love Is The King | Jeff Tweedy | Album, Oct-23-2020, Americana |
| #50 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |