The New Yorker: Sheldon Pearce's Favorite Albums of 2020

Sheldon Pearce lists his thirty favorite albums released in 2020, including works by Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Moses Sumney, Bob Dylan, Jay Electronica, Bad Bunny, Perfume Genius, Adrianne Lenker, Fleet Foxes, Grimes, Run the Jewels, and Taylor Swift, among others.

Published: December 08, 2020 17:39 Source

# 1
Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 2
Album • Oct 22 / 2020 Ambient Contemporary Folk
# 3
Album • Feb 29 / 2020
# 4
Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock
# 5
Album • May 08 / 2020 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 6
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 7
Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Nervous Music
# 8
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop
# 9
Album • Aug 19 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Afrobeats
# 10
Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Folk Chamber Pop
# 11
Album • Jul 24 / 2020
# 12
Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic
# 13
Album • Jan 24 / 2020 UK Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Oct 05 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Drumless
# 15
Album • Jul 10 / 2020 Ambient
# 16
Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Nu Jazz Psychedelic Soul Avant-Garde Jazz
# 17
Album • May 07 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Drumless
# 18
Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Neo-Soul Hypnagogic Pop
# 19
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 20
Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Abstract Hip Hop
# 21
Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop
# 22
Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 23
Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk
# 24
Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 25
Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
# 26
Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Neo-Soul
# 27
Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop
# 28
Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop
# 29
Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Avant-Folk
# 30
Album • Apr 02 / 2020 Hip House Ambient House UK Bass
# 31
Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock