The Young Folks' Top 50 Albums of 2020

Published: December 30, 2020 15:24 Source

# 1

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 2

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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

# 3

SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

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

# 4

Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco

# 5

After Hours by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 6

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 7

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 8

Women In Music Pt. III by HAIM

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock

# 9

Shore by Fleet Foxes

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Folk Chamber Pop

# 10

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

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

# 11

Circles by Mac Miller

Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 12

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 13

Notes On A Conditional Form by The 1975

Album • May 22 / 2020 Electronic Art Pop Pop Rock

# 14

Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 15

Chromatica by Lady Gaga

Album • May 29 / 2020 Dance-Pop Euro House

# 16

Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 17

YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

Album • Feb 29 / 2020

# 18

Plastic Hearts by Miley Cyrus

Album • Nov 27 / 2020 Pop Rock

# 19

High Road by Kesha

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Pop

# 20

UNLOCKED by Denzel Curry + Kenny Beats

EP • Feb 07 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 21

Visions of Bodies Being Burned by clipping.

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Horrorcore Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 22

Swimmer by Tennis

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Indie Pop

# 23

Mystic Familiar by Dan Deacon

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica

# 24

Ohms by Deftones

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Alternative Metal

# 25

Song For Our Daughter by Laura Marling

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 26

I Disagree by Poppy

Album • Jan 09 / 2020 Alternative Metal

# 27

Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) by Gorillaz

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Art Pop Synthpop

# 28

Petals For Armor by Hayley Williams

Album • May 08 / 2020 Art Pop Alternative Dance

# 29

Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 30

Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist

Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap

# 31

ENERGY by Disclosure

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 House UK Garage

# 32

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 33

Miss Anthropocene by Grimes

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic

# 34

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 35

A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 Post-Punk

# 36

Peaceful as Hell by Black Dresses

Album • Apr 13 / 2020 Electro-Industrial Industrial Rock

# 37

Dreamland by Glass Animals

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Indietronica Alt-Pop Alternative R&B Indie Pop

# 38

STRAY SHEEP by Kenshi Yonezu

Album • Aug 05 / 2020 J-Pop Pop Rock

# 39

Sideways to New Italy by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 40

The Balladeer by Lori McKenna

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana Country

# 41

Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap

# 42

Kiss My Super Bowl Ring by The Garden

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Art Punk Experimental Rock

# 43

For You by India Jordan

EP • May 20 / 2020 House UK Garage

# 44

Im Wald by Paysage d'Hiver

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Atmospheric Black Metal

# 45

Manic by Halsey

Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Alt-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 46

Dedicated Side B by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • May 21 / 2020 Dance-Pop Synthpop

# 47

It Is What It Is by Thundercat

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk

# 48

We Will Always Love You by The Avalanches

Album • Dec 11 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Electronic

# 49

Róisín Machine by Róisín Murphy

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Nu-Disco

# 50

Giver Taker by Anjimile

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Indie Folk Chamber Folk