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
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Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
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#1 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
#3 | Spilligion | Spillage Village, JID, EARTHGANG | Sep-25-2020, Contemporary R&B |
#4 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Mar-06-2020, Trap |
#5 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
#6 | Circles | Mac Miller | Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
#7 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#8 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
#9 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
#10 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
#11 | Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial | Roddy Ricch | Dec-06-2019, Trap |
#12 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
#13 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
#14 | My Turn | Lil Baby | Feb-28-2020, Trap |
#15 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#16 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Jul-24-2020, |
#17 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
#18 | Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) | Sturgill Simpson | Oct-16-2020, |
#19 | Fine Line | Harry Styles | Dec-13-2019, Pop Rock |
#20 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B |
#21 | Black Habits | D Smoke | Feb-07-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
#22 | WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 | Yaeji | Apr-02-2020, Hip House |
#23 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
#24 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
#25 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
#26 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | May-15-2020, Art Pop |
#27 | Limbo | Aminé | Aug-07-2020, Pop Rap |
#28 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Feb-29-2020, |
#29 | THE GOAT | Polo G | May-15-2020, Trap |
#30 | Rare | Selena Gomez | Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B |
#31 | Talk About It | Blimes and Gab | Jun-26-2020, West Coast Hip Hop |
#32 | EVERYTHING | Kota the Friend | May-22-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
#33 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
#34 | WUNNA | Gunna | May-22-2020, Trap |
#35 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
#36 | Mordechai | Khruangbin | Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
#37 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
#38 | Imploding The Mirage | The Killers | Jan-29-2021, Pop Rock |
#39 | instrumentals | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-22-2020, Ambient |
#40 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
#41 | THE ALBUM | BLACKPINK | Oct-02-2020, K-Pop |
#42 | BETTER | Deante' Hitchcock | May-13-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
#43 | Queen of Da Souf | Latto | Aug-21-2020, Trap |
#44 | Twice As Tall | Burna Boy | Aug-13-2020, Afrobeats |
#45 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
#46 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
#47 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
#48 | My Agenda | Dorian Electra | Oct-16-2020, Hyperpop |
#49 | Heaven Or Hell | Don Toliver | Mar-13-2020, Trap |
#50 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | Spilligion | Spillage VillageJIDEARTHGANG | Album, Sep-25-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Mar-06-2020, Trap |
| #5 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | Circles | Mac Miller | Album, Jan-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Women In Music Pt. III | HAIM | Album, Feb-19-2021, Indie Pop |
| #9 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | After Hours | The Weeknd | Album, Mar-20-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial | Roddy Ricch | Album, Dec-06-2019, Trap |
| #12 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #13 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #14 | My Turn | Lil Baby | Album, Feb-28-2020, Trap |
| #15 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | Ho, why is you here ? | Flo Milli | Album, Jul-24-2020, |
| #17 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Oct-16-2020, |
| #19 | Fine Line | Harry Styles | Album, Dec-13-2019, Pop Rock |
| #20 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Album, Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #21 | Black Habits | D Smoke | Album, Feb-07-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #22 | WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 | Yaeji | Album, Apr-02-2020, Hip House |
| #23 | how i'm feeling now | Charli XCX | Album, May-15-2020, Hyperpop |
| #24 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | Live Forever | Bartees Strange | Album, Oct-02-2020, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #27 | Limbo | Aminé | Album, Aug-07-2020, Pop Rap |
| #28 | YHLQMDLG | Bad Bunny | Album, Feb-29-2020, |
| #29 | THE GOAT | Polo G | Album, May-15-2020, Trap |
| #30 | Rare | Selena Gomez | Album, Jan-10-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | Talk About It | Blimes and Gab | Album, Jun-26-2020, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | EVERYTHING | Kota the Friend | Album, May-22-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #33 | Good News | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, Nov-20-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #34 | WUNNA | Gunna | Album, May-22-2020, Trap |
| #35 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #36 | Mordechai | Khruangbin | Album, Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #37 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | Album, May-08-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Imploding The Mirage | The Killers | Album, Jan-29-2021, Pop Rock |
| #39 | instrumentals | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-22-2020, Ambient |
| #40 | Pray for Paris | Westside Gunn | Album, Apr-17-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #41 | THE ALBUM | BLACKPINK | Album, Oct-02-2020, K-Pop |
| #42 | BETTER | Deante' Hitchcock | Album, May-13-2020, Southern Hip Hop |
| #43 | Queen of Da Souf | Latto | Album, Aug-21-2020, Trap |
| #44 | Twice As Tall | Burna Boy | Album, Aug-13-2020, Afrobeats |
| #45 | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala | Album, Feb-14-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #46 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #47 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Album, Oct-16-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | My Agenda | Dorian Electra | Album, Oct-16-2020, Hyperpop |
| #49 | Heaven Or Hell | Don Toliver | Album, Mar-13-2020, Trap |
| #50 | The New Abnormal | The Strokes | Album, Apr-10-2020, Indie Rock |