The Atlantic's 16 Best Albums of 2020

A selection of the most illuminating music to come out of a dark year, handpicked by our staffers

Published: December 16, 2020 20:53 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Neon Skyline Andy Shauf Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Bonny Light Horseman Bonny Light Horseman Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk
#3 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 BTS Feb-21-2020, K-Pop
#4 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#5 Thank You For Using GTL Drakeo the Ruler, JoogSzn Jun-05-2020, Gangsta Rap
#6 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#7 Ho, why is you here ? Flo Milli Jul-24-2020,
#8 Miss Anthropocene Grimes Feb-21-2020, Art Pop
#9 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#10 Splid Kvelertak Feb-14-2020, Hardcore Punk
#11 Eternal Atake (Deluxe) - LUV vs. The World 2 Lil Uzi Vert Mar-13-2020, Trap
#12 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#13 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 After Hours The Weeknd Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B
#15 Morning​/​Evening Raga Toby Hay Jun-19-2020,
#16 Made In Lagos Wizkid Oct-29-2020, Afrobeats
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Neon Skyline | Andy Shauf | Album, Jan-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Bonny Light Horseman | Bonny Light Horseman | Album, Jan-24-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #3 | MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 | BTS | Album, Feb-21-2020, K-Pop |
| #4 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Thank You For Using GTL | Drakeo the RulerJoogSzn | Album, Jun-05-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #6 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #7 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020,  |
| #8 | Miss Anthropocene | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Pop |
| #9 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Splid | Kvelertak | Album, Feb-14-2020, Hardcore Punk |
| #11 | Eternal Atake (Deluxe) - LUV vs. The World 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-13-2020, Trap |
| #12 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #13 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Morning​/​Evening Raga | Toby Hay | Album, Jun-19-2020,  |
| #16 | Made In Lagos | Wizkid | Album, Oct-29-2020, Afrobeats |