The FADER's Best Albums of 2020

Our list of the albums that defined 2020 from Lady Gaga and Hayley Williams to Pink Siifu and J Hus.

Published: December 15, 2020 17:10 Source

# 1

Big Conspiracy by J Hus

Album • Jan 24 / 2020 UK Hip Hop

# 2

Untitled (Black Is) by Sault

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 3

Women In Music Pt. III by HAIM

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock

# 4

Ho, why is you here ? by Flo Milli

Album • Jul 24 / 2020

# 5

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 6

Heaven To a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 7

Melee by Dogleg

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Emo Post-Hardcore

# 8

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 9

græ by Moses Sumney

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 10

Fixtape by Popcaan

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Dancehall

# 11

NEGRO by Pink Siifu

Album • Apr 29 / 2020 Sound Collage Industrial

# 12

Petals For Armor by Hayley Williams

Album • May 08 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative Dance

# 13

Live Forever by Bartees Strange

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 14

SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

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

# 15

Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist

Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap

# 16

Róisín Machine by Róisín Murphy

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Nu-Disco

# 17

Galore by Oklou

Album • Sep 24 / 2020 Ambient Pop Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 18

Someone New by Helena Deland

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Indie Pop

# 19

Thank You For Using GTL by Drakeo the Ruler + JoogSzn

Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music

# 20

Spilligion by Spillage Village + JID + EARTHGANG

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Southern Hip Hop

# 21

Off the Meds by Off The Meds

Album • Nov 20 / 2020 Electro Tech House

# 22

Flower of Devotion by Dehd

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 23

Twice As Tall by Burna Boy

Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Afrobeats

# 24

Mordechai by Khruangbin

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock

# 25

Shades by Good Sad Happy Bad

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Slacker Rock Post-Punk

# 26

Muthaland by Bbymutha

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 27

New Vanitas by William Tyler

EP • Sep 11 / 2020 Ambient Ambient Americana

# 28

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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

# 29

Ground Aswim by Sinai Vessel

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Indie Rock Midwest Emo Slacker Rock

# 30

EDNA by Headie One

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 UK Drill UK Hip Hop Trap

# 31

NO DREAM by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • May 20 / 2020 Pop Punk Power Pop

# 32

Mutable Set by Blake Mills

Album • May 08 / 2020 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 33

Made In Lagos by Wizkid

Album • Oct 29 / 2020 Afrobeats

# 34

Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 35

Chromatica by Lady Gaga

Album • May 29 / 2020 Dance-Pop Euro House

# 36

Sundry Rock Song Stock by Yves Jarvis

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Folk

# 37

Forever, Ya Girl by KeiyaA

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 38

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

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

# 39

Suddenly by Caribou

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indietronica

# 40

Fake It Flowers by beabadoobee

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 41

Likewise by Frances Quinlan

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 42

TAKE TIME by GIVĒON

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 43

THE LIZ by Armani Caesar

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 44

color theory by Soccer Mommy

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

# 45

Miss Anthropocene by Grimes

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic

# 46

Notes On A Conditional Form by The 1975

Album • May 22 / 2020 Electronic Art Pop Pop Rock

# 47

Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress by Gulch

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Metalcore

# 48

Sucker's Lunch by Madeline Kenney

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Bedroom Pop Dream Pop

# 49

Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap

# 50

Philadelphia by Shabason, Krgovich & Harris

Album • Sep 18 / 2020