The Observer: Kitty Empire's 10 Best Albums of 2020

Our critic’s picks, from righteous old-school hip-hop via euphoric retro pop to classic American songwriting

Published: December 27, 2020 08:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Paid Salvation A. Swayze & the Ghosts Sep-18-2020, Garage Punk
#2 U kin B the Sun Frazey Ford Feb-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Gold Record Bill Callahan Oct-21-2020, Americana
#4 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#5 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#6 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#7 Coriky Coriky Jun-12-2020, Indie Rock
#8 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#9 Dark Matter Moses Boyd Feb-14-2020, Nu Jazz
#10 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paid Salvation | A. Swayze & the Ghosts | Album, Sep-18-2020, Garage Punk |
| #2 | U kin B the Sun | Frazey Ford | Album, Feb-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Gold Record | Bill Callahan | Album, Oct-21-2020, Americana |
| #4 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #5 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #7 | Coriky | Coriky | Album, Jun-12-2020, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #9 | Dark Matter | Moses Boyd | Album, Feb-14-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #10 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |