Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2020 So Far

Maybe when we do this again in six months, the world will look a little less dark.

Published: June 10, 2020 13:30 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop
# 2
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 3
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 4
Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
# 5
Album • May 22 / 2020 Electronic Art Pop Pop Rock
# 6
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop
# 7
925 by Sorry
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk
# 8
Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass
# 9
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
# 10
Album • May 07 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Drumless
# 11
Album • May 15 / 2020 Americana Contemporary Country
# 12
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco
# 13
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk
# 14
Album • May 20 / 2020 Pop Punk Power Pop
# 15
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk
# 16
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Jangle Pop Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indietronica
# 18
Album • Jan 24 / 2019 Alternative Metal
# 19
Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 20
Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Detroit Trap Gangsta Rap
# 21
Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Deconstructed Club
# 22
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 23
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Art Pop Sophisti-Pop
# 24
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 25
Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Post-Industrial House
# 26
Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap
# 27
Album • Jan 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop
# 28
Album • Jun 20 / 2020 Art Pop Indietronica
# 29
Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 30
Album • May 01 / 2020 Indietronica Indie Rock
# 31
Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Gangsta Rap
# 32
Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic
# 33
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Bro-Country
# 34
Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop
# 35
Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Screamo Post-Rock
# 36
Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 37
Album • May 22 / 2020 Synthpop
# 38
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 39
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Shoegaze Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 40
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Metalcore Industrial Metal
# 41
Album • May 08 / 2020 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 42
Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Art Pop Synthpop
# 43
Album • May 21 / 2020 Deep House
# 44
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Contemporary Country Singer-Songwriter
# 45
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Deconstructed Club Glitch Pop Post-Industrial
# 46
Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Garage Punk Punk Rock
# 47
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap
# 48
Album • Apr 02 / 2020 Hip House Ambient House UK Bass
# 49
Album • May 08 / 2020 Contemporary R&B
# 50
Album • Jan 10 / 2020 Screamo