Treble's Top 50 Albums of 2020



Published: December 08, 2020 06:42 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 May Our Chambers Be Full Emma Ruth Rundle, Thou Oct-30-2020, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#2 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Heaven To a Tortured Mind Yves Tumor Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#4 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#5 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#6 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#7 Mestarin kynsi Oranssi Pazuzu Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#8 Saint Cloud Waxahatchee Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Visions of Bodies Being Burned clipping. Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore
#10 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#11 Suite for Max Brown Jeff Parker Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion
#12 songs Adrianne Lenker Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#13 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Inner Song Kelly Lee Owens Aug-28-2020, Tech House
#15 The Caretaker Half Waif Mar-27-2020, Art Pop
#16 Suddenly Caribou Feb-28-2020, Indietronica
#17 Microphones in 2020 The Microphones Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#18 Inlet Hum Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze
#19 Birthmarks Hilary Woods Mar-13-2020, Ambient Pop
#20 No Boris Aug-27-2021, Crust Punk
#21 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#22 Róisín Machine Róisín Murphy Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco
#23 Likewise Frances Quinlan Jan-31-2020, Indie Pop
#24 We Are Sent Here By History Shabaka and the Ancestors Mar-13-2020, Afro-Jazz
#25 Silver Ladders Mary Lattimore Oct-09-2020, Ambient
#26 Ohms Deftones Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal
#27 SOURCE Nubya Garcia Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz
#28 how i'm feeling now Charli XCX May-15-2020, Hyperpop
#29 The Passion Of Special Interest Jun-19-2020, Synth Punk
#30 Wanderers: Astrology of The Nine Mare Cognitum, Spectral Lore Apr-01-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal
#31 Persian Pillars of the Gasoline Era Vatican Shadow Sep-18-2020, Industrial Techno
#32 Person P.E. Mar-06-2020, Post-Industrial
#33 Descendants of Cain KA May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#34 on the tender spot of every calloused moment Ambrose Akinmusire Jun-12-2020, Post-Bop
#35 Have We Met Destroyer Jan-31-2020, Art Pop
#36 Skeleton Skeleton Jul-10-2020, Hardcore Punk
#37 Just Look At That Sky Ganser Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#38 Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? The Soft Pink Truth May-01-2020, Ambient
#39 Welcome to Conceptual Beach Young Jesus Aug-14-2020, Art Rock
#40 The Ascension Sufjan Stevens Sep-25-2020, Indietronica
#41 Who Sent You? Irreversible Entanglements Mar-20-2020, Jazz Poetry
#42 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#43 Polysomn Kairon; IRSE! Sep-11-2020, Shoegaze
#44 Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! Vile Creature Jun-19-2020, Sludge Metal
#45 May You Be Held Sumac Oct-02-2020, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#46 Shame Uniform Sep-11-2020, Industrial Metal
#47 KiCk i Arca Jun-26-2020, Deconstructed Club
#48 Manger on McNichols Boldy James, Sterling Toles Jul-22-2020, Jazz Rap
#49 Reunions Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit May-15-2020, Americana
#50 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | May Our Chambers Be Full | Emma Ruth RundleThou | Album, Oct-30-2020, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #2 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #4 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #7 | Mestarin kynsi | Oranssi Pazuzu | Album, Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #8 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Album, Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #10 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #11 | Suite for Max Brown | Jeff Parker | Album, Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #12 | songs | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #15 | The Caretaker | Half Waif | Album, Mar-27-2020, Art Pop |
| #16 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #17 | Microphones in 2020 | The Microphones | Album, Aug-07-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Inlet | Hum | Album, Jun-24-2020, Shoegaze |
| #19 | Birthmarks | Hilary Woods | Album, Mar-13-2020, Ambient Pop |
| #20 | No | Boris | Album, Aug-27-2021, Crust Punk |
| #21 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #22 | Róisín Machine | Róisín Murphy | Album, Oct-02-2020, Nu-Disco |
| #23 | Likewise | Frances Quinlan | Album, Jan-31-2020, Indie Pop |
| #24 | We Are Sent Here By History | Shabaka and the Ancestors | Album, Mar-13-2020, Afro-Jazz |
| #25 | Silver Ladders | Mary Lattimore | Album, Oct-09-2020, Ambient |
| #26 | Ohms | Deftones | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Metal |
| #27 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Album, Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #28 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #29 | The Passion Of | Special Interest | Album, Jun-19-2020, Synth Punk |
| #30 | Wanderers: Astrology of The Nine | Mare CognitumSpectral Lore | Album, Apr-01-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #31 | Persian Pillars of the Gasoline Era | Vatican Shadow | Album, Sep-18-2020, Industrial Techno |
| #32 | Person | P.E. | Album, Mar-06-2020, Post-Industrial |
| #33 | Descendants of Cain | KA | Album, May-07-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | on the tender spot of every calloused moment | Ambrose Akinmusire | Album, Jun-12-2020, Post-Bop |
| #35 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Album, Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #36 | Skeleton | Skeleton | Album, Jul-10-2020, Hardcore Punk |
| #37 | Just Look At That Sky | Ganser | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #38 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | Album, May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #39 | Welcome to Conceptual Beach | Young Jesus | Album, Aug-14-2020, Art Rock |
| #40 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #41 | Who Sent You? | Irreversible Entanglements | Album, Mar-20-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #42 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #43 | Polysomn | Kairon; IRSE! | Album, Sep-11-2020, Shoegaze |
| #44 | Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! | Vile Creature | Album, Jun-19-2020, Sludge Metal |
| #45 | May You Be Held | Sumac | Album, Oct-02-2020, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #46 | Shame | Uniform | Album, Sep-11-2020, Industrial Metal |
| #47 | KiCk i | Arca | Album, Jun-26-2020, Deconstructed Club |
| #48 | Manger on McNichols | Boldy JamesSterling Toles | Album, Jul-22-2020, Jazz Rap |
| #49 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #50 | Alfredo | Freddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, May-29-2020, Gangsta Rap |