Sputnikmusic's Top 50 Albums of 2020
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Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #2 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 | Obsidian | Paradise Lost | May-15-2020, Gothic Metal |
| #5 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Palimpsest | Protest the Hero | Jun-18-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #8 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Im Wald | Paysage d'Hiver | Jun-26-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #10 | Windswept Adan | Ichiko Aoba | Dec-02-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #11 | Brave Faces Everyone | Spanish Love Songs | Feb-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #12 | NO DREAM | Jeff Rosenstock | May-20-2020, Pop Punk |
| #13 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #14 | Empty Country | Empty Country | Mar-20-2020, Indie Rock |
| #15 | you'll be fine | Hot Mulligan | Mar-06-2020, Pop Punk |
| #16 | Hole in My Head | Choi Joonyong, Jin Sangtae | Nov-06-2020, EAI |
| #17 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #18 | The Good Sweat | ManDancing | Nov-20-2020, Emo |
| #19 | Ohms | Deftones | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #20 | The God-Shaped Void | Psychotic Waltz | Feb-14-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #21 | Starmaker | Honey Harper | Mar-06-2020, Alt-Country |
| #22 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #23 | What's Tonight To Eternity | Cindy Lee | Feb-14-2020, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #24 | Inlet | Hum | Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #27 | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | Bright Eyes | Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk |
| #28 | Moment | Dark Tranquillity | Nov-20-2020, Melodic Death Metal |
| #29 | Stare Into Death and Be Still | Ulcerate | Apr-24-2020, Technical Death Metal |
| #30 | Circles | Mac Miller | Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #31 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | Rivers Cuomo | Nov-23-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #32 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #33 | Uinuos Syömein Sota | Havukruunu | Jul-17-2020, Pagan Black Metal |
| #34 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | No | Boris | Aug-27-2021, Crust Punk |
| #36 | Long Haired Locusts | Godcaster | Sep-04-2020, Art Punk |
| #37 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #38 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #39 | Diamonds | The Birthday Massacre | Mar-27-2020, Synthpop |
| #40 | ORCORARA 2010 | Elysia Crampton | May-01-2020, Progressive Electronic |
| #41 | Dwellers of the Deep | Wobbler | Oct-23-2020, Symphonic Prog |
| #42 | 925 | Sorry | Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Kintsugi | Seiko Oomori | Dec-09-2020, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Endless Wound | Black Curse | Apr-24-2020, Death Metal |
| #45 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #46 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Of What We Have | The Most | Oct-09-2020, Math Rock |
| #48 | Breakfast For Pathetics | Tired Lion | Nov-20-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | WE ARE CHAOS | Marilyn Manson | Sep-11-2020, Alternative Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #2 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Album, Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 | Obsidian | Paradise Lost | Album, May-15-2020, Gothic Metal |
| #5 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Palimpsest | Protest the Hero | Album, Jun-18-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #8 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Im Wald | Paysage d'Hiver | Album, Jun-26-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #10 | Windswept Adan | Ichiko Aoba | Album, Dec-02-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #11 | Brave Faces Everyone | Spanish Love Songs | Album, Feb-07-2020, Pop Punk |
| #12 | NO DREAM | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, May-20-2020, Pop Punk |
| #13 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #14 | Empty Country | Empty Country | Album, Mar-20-2020, Indie Rock |
| #15 | you'll be fine | Hot Mulligan | Album, Mar-06-2020, Pop Punk |
| #16 | Hole in My Head | Choi JoonyongJin Sangtae | Album, Nov-06-2020, EAI |
| #17 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #18 | The Good Sweat | ManDancing | Album, Nov-20-2020, Emo |
| #19 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #20 | The God-Shaped Void | Psychotic Waltz | Album, Feb-14-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #21 | Starmaker | Honey Harper | Album, Mar-06-2020, Alt-Country |
| #22 | Petals For Armor | Hayley Williams | Album, May-08-2020, Art Pop |
| #23 | What's Tonight To Eternity | Cindy Lee | Album, Feb-14-2020, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #24 | Inlet | Hum | Album, Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | Album, May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #27 | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | Bright Eyes | Album, Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk |
| #28 | Moment | Dark Tranquillity | Album, Nov-20-2020, Melodic Death Metal |
| #29 | Stare Into Death and Be Still | Ulcerate | Album, Apr-24-2020, Technical Death Metal |
| #30 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #31 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | Rivers Cuomo | Album, Nov-23-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #32 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Album, Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #33 | Uinuos Syömein Sota | Havukruunu | Album, Jul-17-2020, Pagan Black Metal |
| #34 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | No | Boris | Album, Aug-27-2021, Crust Punk |
| #36 | Long Haired Locusts | Godcaster | Album, Sep-04-2020, Art Punk |
| #37 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #38 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Album, Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #39 | Diamonds | The Birthday Massacre | Album, Mar-27-2020, Synthpop |
| #40 | ORCORARA 2010 | Elysia Crampton | Album, May-01-2020, Progressive Electronic |
| #41 | Dwellers of the Deep | Wobbler | Album, Oct-23-2020, Symphonic Prog |
| #42 | 925 | Sorry | Album, Mar-27-2020, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Kintsugi | Seiko Oomori | Album, Dec-09-2020, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Endless Wound | Black Curse | Album, Apr-24-2020, Death Metal |
| #45 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #46 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Of What We Have | The Most | Album, Oct-09-2020, Math Rock |
| #48 | Breakfast For Pathetics | Tired Lion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | WE ARE CHAOS | Marilyn Manson | Album, Sep-11-2020, Alternative Rock |