The Needle Drop's 50 Best Albums of 2020



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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#2 Visions of Bodies Being Burned clipping. Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore
#3 Peaceful as Hell Black Dresses Apr-13-2020, Electro-Industrial
#4 Miles Blu & Exile, Blu, Exile Jul-17-2020, Conscious Hip Hop
#5 Windswept Adan Ichiko Aoba Dec-02-2020, Chamber Folk
#6 Song For Our Daughter Laura Marling Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk
#7 True Opera (feat. Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry) Moor Jewelry Apr-20-2020,
#8 The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form Matmos Aug-21-2020, Sound Collage
#9 Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 Natalia Lafourcade May-08-2020, Mexican Folk Music
#10 Underneath Code Orange Mar-13-2020, Metalcore
#11 Little Dominiques Nosebleed The Koreatown Oddity Jun-19-2020, Jazz Rap
#12 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) Gorillaz Oct-23-2020, Art Pop
#13 Starting Over Chris Stapleton Nov-13-2020, Contemporary Country
#14 Circles Mac Miller Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#15 God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It Backxwash May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop
#16 Shabrang Sevdaliza Aug-28-2020, Art Pop
#17 American Head The Flaming Lips Sep-11-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#18 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#19 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#20 Purple Moonlight Pages R.A.P. Ferreira Mar-06-2020, Jazz Rap
#21 Miss Colombia Lido Pimienta Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic
#22 West of Eden HMLTD Feb-07-2020, Glam Punk
#23 Alphaville Imperial Triumphant Jul-31-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#24 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#25 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#26 2017 - 2019 Against All Logic Feb-07-2020, Post-Industrial
#27 Cumbia siglo XXI Meridian Brothers Aug-21-2020, Digital Cumbia
#28 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#29 No Boris Aug-27-2021, Crust Punk
#30 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#31 Innocent Country 2 Quelle Chris, Chris Keys Apr-24-2020, Abstract Hip Hop
#32 NO DREAM Jeff Rosenstock May-20-2020, Pop Punk
#33 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#34 Origin of the Alimonies Liturgy Nov-20-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#35 The New Abnormal The Strokes Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock
#36 From King To A GOD Conway the Machine Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#37 My Agenda Dorian Electra Oct-16-2020, Hyperpop
#38 Ultra Mono IDLES Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk
#39 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
#40 Women In Music Pt. III HAIM Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop
#41 Lesions of a Different Kind Undeath Oct-23-2020, Death Metal
#42 I Disagree Poppy Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal
#43 The Common Task Horse Lords Mar-13-2020, Experimental Rock
#44 Future Teenage Cave Artists Deerhoof May-29-2020, Indie Rock
#45 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#46 Mystic Familiar Dan Deacon Jan-31-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#47 Manger on McNichols Boldy James, Sterling Toles Jul-22-2020, Jazz Rap
#48 Man Alive! King Krule Feb-21-2020, Art Rock
#49 UNLOCKED Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats Feb-07-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#50 Home Body DOPE BODY May-01-2020, Noise Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Album, Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #3 | Peaceful as Hell | Black Dresses | Album, Apr-13-2020, Electro-Industrial |
| #4 | Miles | Blu & ExileBluExile | Album, Jul-17-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | Windswept Adan | Ichiko Aoba | Album, Dec-02-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #6 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #7 | True Opera (feat. Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry) | Moor Jewelry | Album, Apr-20-2020,  |
| #8 | The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form | Matmos | Album, Aug-21-2020, Sound Collage |
| #9 | Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 | Natalia Lafourcade | Album, May-08-2020, Mexican Folk Music |
| #10 | Underneath | Code Orange | Album, Mar-13-2020, Metalcore |
| #11 | Little Dominiques Nosebleed | The Koreatown Oddity | Album, Jun-19-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #12 | Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) | Gorillaz | Album, Oct-23-2020, Art Pop |
| #13 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | Album, Nov-13-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #14 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #15 | God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It | Backxwash | Album, May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #16 | Shabrang | Sevdaliza | Album, Aug-28-2020, Art Pop |
| #17 | American Head | The Flaming Lips | Album, Sep-11-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #19 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | Purple Moonlight Pages | R.A.P. Ferreira | Album, Mar-06-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #21 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Album, Apr-17-2020, Latin Electronic |
| #22 | West of Eden | HMLTD | Album, Feb-07-2020, Glam Punk |
| #23 | Alphaville | Imperial Triumphant | Album, Jul-31-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #24 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #25 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #26 | 2017 - 2019 | Against All Logic | Album, Feb-07-2020, Post-Industrial |
| #27 | Cumbia siglo XXI | Meridian Brothers | Album, Aug-21-2020, Digital Cumbia |
| #28 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | No | Boris | Album, Aug-27-2021, Crust Punk |
| #30 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #31 | Innocent Country 2 | Quelle ChrisChris Keys | Album, Apr-24-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #32 | NO DREAM | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, May-20-2020, Pop Punk |
| #33 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Origin of the Alimonies | Liturgy | Album, Nov-20-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #35 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #36 | From King To A GOD | Conway the Machine | Album, Sep-11-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #37 | My Agenda | Dorian Electra | Album, Oct-16-2020, Hyperpop |
| #38 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #39 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |
| #40 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #41 | Lesions of a Different Kind | Undeath | Album, Oct-23-2020, Death Metal |
| #42 | I Disagree | Poppy | Album, Jan-09-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | The Common Task | Horse Lords | Album, Mar-13-2020, Experimental Rock |
| #44 | Future Teenage Cave Artists | Deerhoof | Album, May-29-2020, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #46 | Mystic Familiar | Dan Deacon | Album, Jan-31-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #47 | Manger on McNichols | Boldy JamesSterling Toles | Album, Jul-22-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #48 | Man Alive! | King Krule | Album, Feb-21-2020, Art Rock |
| #49 | UNLOCKED | Denzel CurryKenny Beats | EP, Feb-07-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #50 | Home Body | DOPE BODY | Album, May-01-2020, Noise Rock |