Slate's Best Albums of 2020

Plus the best songs.

Published: December 04, 2020 18:40 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Artlessly Falling Mary Halvorson's Code Girl Oct-30-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz
#3 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#4 Songs for Pierre Chuvin The Mountain Goats Apr-17-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#6 Dutch From The 5th Dutchavelli Nov-06-2020, UK Drill
#7 on the tender spot of every calloused moment Ambrose Akinmusire Jun-12-2020, Post-Bop
#8 Your Life is a Record Brandy Clark Mar-06-2020, Contemporary Country
#9 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#10 My Turn (Deluxe) Lil Baby Feb-28-2020,
#11 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Mama, You Can Bet! Jyoti, Georgia Anne Muldrow Aug-28-2020, Nu Jazz
#13 Love-Lore Deerhoof Sep-29-2020, Experimental Rock
#14 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Artlessly Falling | Mary Halvorson's Code Girl | Album, Oct-30-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #3 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Songs for Pierre Chuvin | The Mountain Goats | Album, Apr-17-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | Dutch From The 5th | Dutchavelli | Album, Nov-06-2020, UK Drill |
| #7 | on the tender spot of every calloused moment | Ambrose Akinmusire | Album, Jun-12-2020, Post-Bop |
| #8 | Your Life is a Record | Brandy Clark | Album, Mar-06-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #10 | My Turn (Deluxe) | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020,  |
| #11 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Mama, You Can Bet! | JyotiGeorgia Anne Muldrow | Album, Aug-28-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #13 | Love-Lore | Deerhoof | Album, Sep-29-2020, Experimental Rock |
| #14 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |