Slant Magazine's Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

These 20 albums reflect a reckoning with ourselves, the patriarchy, systemic racism, and our connection to the planet.

Published: June 29, 2020 20:46 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 KiCk i Arca Jun-26-2020, Deconstructed Club
#2 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#3 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Dedicated Side B Carly Rae Jepsen May-21-2020, Dance-Pop
#5 Melee Dogleg Mar-13-2020, Emo
#6 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#7 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#8 Miss Anthropocene Grimes Feb-21-2020, Art Pop
#9 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#10 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#11 Funeral Lil Wayne Jan-31-2020, Southern Hip Hop
#12 Walking Proof Lilly Hiatt Mar-27-2020, Alt-Country
#13 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#14 BRAT NNAMDÏ Apr-03-2020, Art Pop
#15 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#16 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#17 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#18 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#19 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#20 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | KiCk i | Arca | Album, Jun-26-2020, Deconstructed Club |
| #2 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #3 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Dedicated Side B | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, May-21-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Melee | Dogleg | Album, Mar-13-2020, Emo |
| #6 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #7 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #8 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #9 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #10 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #11 | Funeral | Lil Wayne | Album, Jan-31-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #12 | Walking Proof | Lilly Hiatt | Album, Mar-27-2020, Alt-Country |
| #13 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #14 | BRAT | NNAMDÏ | Album, Apr-03-2020, Art Pop |
| #15 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #16 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #19 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |