The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2020

Here are the 20 best albums we heard in 2020, as voted upon by The A.V. Club’s music critics. And if you’re curious, the contest for the top spot wasn’t even close.

Published: December 15, 2020 06:00 Source

# 1

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop

# 2

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 3

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 4

color theory by Soccer Mommy

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop

# 5

Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 6

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 7

SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 8

Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco

# 9

græ by Moses Sumney

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 10

It Is What It Is by Thundercat

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk

# 11

A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 12

Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 13

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 14

Miss Anthropocene by Grimes

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic

# 15

NO DREAM by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • May 20 / 2020 Pop Punk Power Pop

# 16

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never by Oneohtrix Point Never

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Progressive Electronic Neo-Psychedelia

# 17

Melee by Dogleg

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Emo Post-Hardcore

# 18

Petals For Armor by Hayley Williams

Album • May 08 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative Dance

# 19

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 20

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately by Perfume Genius

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop