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
Album • Jan 24 / 2020 UK Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Neo-Soul
# 3
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock
# 4
Album • Jul 24 / 2020
# 5
Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 6
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
# 7
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Emo Post-Hardcore
# 8
Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass
# 9
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 10
Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Dancehall
# 11
Album • Apr 29 / 2020 Sound Collage Industrial
# 12
Album • May 08 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative Dance
# 13
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 14
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 15
Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap
# 16
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Nu-Disco
# 17
Album • Sep 24 / 2020 Ambient Pop Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 18
Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Indie Pop
# 19
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music
# 20
Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Southern Hip Hop
# 21
Album • Nov 20 / 2020 Electro Tech House
# 22
Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 23
Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Afrobeats
# 24
Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock
# 25
Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Slacker Rock Post-Punk
# 26
Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 27
EP • Sep 11 / 2020 Ambient Ambient Americana
# 28
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop
# 29
Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Indie Rock Midwest Emo Slacker Rock
# 30
Album • Oct 09 / 2020 UK Drill UK Hip Hop Trap
# 31
Album • May 20 / 2020 Pop Punk Power Pop
# 32
Album • May 08 / 2020 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 33
Album • Oct 29 / 2020 Afrobeats
# 34
Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Contemporary R&B
# 35
Album • May 29 / 2020 Dance-Pop Euro House
# 36
Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Folk
# 37
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Neo-Soul
# 38
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 39
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Indietronica
# 40
Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Alternative Rock
# 41
Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 42
Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Contemporary R&B
# 43
Album • Sep 18 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap
# 44
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop
# 45
Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic
# 46
Album • May 22 / 2020 Electronic Art Pop Pop Rock
# 47
Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Metalcore
# 48
Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Bedroom Pop Dream Pop
# 49
Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap
# 50
Philadelphia by Shabason, Krgovich & Harris
Album • Sep 18 / 2020