Uproxx's Best Albums of 2020

From Taylor Swift to Phoebe Bridgers to Lil Uzi Vert, artists pushed through a difficult year to make impactful new music.

Published: December 01, 2020 17:47 Source

# 1

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 2

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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

# 3

Spilligion by Spillage Village + JID + EARTHGANG

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Southern Hip Hop

# 4

Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap

# 5

Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

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

# 6

Circles by Mac Miller

Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 7

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

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

# 8

Women In Music Pt. III by HAIM

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock

# 9

Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 10

After Hours by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 11

Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch

Album • Dec 06 / 2019 Trap Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop

# 12

Shore by Fleet Foxes

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Folk Chamber Pop

# 13

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

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

# 14

My Turn by Lil Baby

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 15

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 16

Ho, why is you here ? by Flo Milli

Album • Jul 24 / 2020

# 17

Heaven To a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 18

Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) by Sturgill Simpson

Album • Oct 16 / 2020

# 19

Fine Line by Harry Styles

Album • Dec 13 / 2019 Pop Rock Pop Soul

# 20

Positions by Ariana Grande

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 21

Black Habits by D Smoke

Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 22

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 by Yaeji

Album • Apr 02 / 2020 Hip House Ambient House UK Bass

# 23

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 24

color theory by Soccer Mommy

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Bedroom Pop

# 25

Live Forever by Bartees Strange

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 26

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately by Perfume Genius

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 27

Limbo by Aminé

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop Trap

# 28

YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

Album • Feb 29 / 2020

# 29

THE GOAT by Polo G

Album • May 15 / 2020 Trap Conscious Hip Hop

# 30

Rare by Selena Gomez

Album • Jan 10 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop Electropop

# 31

Talk About It by Blimes and Gab

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 West Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 32

EVERYTHING by Kota the Friend

Album • May 22 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 33

Good News by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • Nov 20 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap

# 34

WUNNA by Gunna

Album • May 22 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 35

SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

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

# 36

Mordechai by Khruangbin

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock

# 37

It Was Good Until It Wasn't by Kehlani

Album • May 08 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 38

Imploding The Mirage by The Killers

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Pop Rock Heartland Rock New Wave

# 39

instrumentals by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Oct 22 / 2020 Ambient Contemporary Folk

# 40

Pray for Paris by Westside Gunn

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Drumless Boom Bap

# 41

THE ALBUM by BLACKPINK

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 K-Pop Pop Rap

# 42

BETTER by Deante' Hitchcock

Album • May 13 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Dirty South

# 43

Queen of Da Souf by Latto

Album • Aug 21 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 44

Twice As Tall by Burna Boy

Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Afrobeats

# 45

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

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

# 46

A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 47

Fake It Flowers by beabadoobee

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Alternative Rock

# 48

My Agenda by Dorian Electra

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 49

Heaven Or Hell by Don Toliver

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Trap Alternative R&B Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 50

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Indie Rock