Time Out's 15 Best Albums of 2020

From escapist pop to a good dose of ambient, these are the best albums of 2020, as chosen by Time Out staff around the world.

Published: December 10, 2020 00:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Feb-29-2020,
#2 Bedroom bdrmm Jul-03-2020, Dream Pop
#3 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#4 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#5 As Long As You Are Future Islands Oct-09-2020, Synthpop
#6 Green Hiroshi Yoshimura Jan-01-1987, Ambient
#7 Chromatica Lady Gaga May-29-2020, Dance-Pop
#8 Origin of the Alimonies Liturgy Nov-20-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#9 Voices Max Richter Jul-31-2020, Modern Classical
#10 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#11 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Róisín Machine Róisín Murphy Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco
#13 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
#14 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#15 American Head The Flaming Lips Sep-11-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020,  |
| #2 | Bedroom | bdrmm | Album, Jul-03-2020, Dream Pop |
| #3 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #4 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #5 | As Long As You Are | Future Islands | Album, Oct-09-2020, Synthpop |
| #6 | Green | Hiroshi Yoshimura | Album, Jan-01-1987, Ambient |
| #7 | Chromatica | Lady Gaga | Album, May-29-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | Origin of the Alimonies | Liturgy | Album, Nov-20-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #9 | Voices | Max Richter | Album, Jul-31-2020, Modern Classical |
| #10 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #13 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #14 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | American Head | The Flaming Lips | Album, Sep-11-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |