Uproxx's Best Albums Of 2020 So Far

In a year unlike any other, the best music has either reflected the current times or provided a temporary reprieve.

Published: June 22, 2020 04:00 Source

# 1

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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

# 2

Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Trap Pop Rap

# 3

Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa

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

# 4

Circles by Mac Miller

Album • Jan 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul

# 5

Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee

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

# 6

After Hours by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 7

Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch

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

# 8

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

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

# 9

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 by Yaeji

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

# 10

Heaven To a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 11

Fine Line by Harry Styles

Album • Dec 13 / 2019 Pop Rock Pop Soul

# 12

Black Habits by D Smoke

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

# 13

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 14

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 15

color theory by Soccer Mommy

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

# 16

My Turn by Lil Baby

Album • Feb 28 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 17

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately by Perfume Genius

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 18

YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

Album • Feb 29 / 2020

# 19

THE GOAT by Polo G

Album • May 15 / 2020 Trap Conscious Hip Hop

# 20

Rare by Selena Gomez

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

# 21

WUNNA by Gunna

Album • May 22 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 22

Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 23

Melee by Dogleg

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Emo Post-Hardcore

# 24

A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica

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

# 25

SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

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

# 26

Got It Made by Kamaiyah

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 West Coast Hip Hop

# 27

Lyrics to Go, Vol. 1 by Kota the Friend

Album • Jan 20 / 2020 East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 28

Reunions by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • May 15 / 2020 Americana Contemporary Country

# 29

Pray for Paris by Westside Gunn

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

# 30

Kid Krow by Conan Gray

Album • Mar 20 / 2020 Alt-Pop

# 31

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

Album • Apr 10 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 32

It Is What It Is by Thundercat

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

# 33

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

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

# 34

INDUSTRY GAMES by CHIKA

EP • Mar 13 / 2020 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 35

Son Of A Gun by Key Glock

Album • May 22 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 36

Miss Anthropocene by Grimes

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Art Pop Electronic

# 37

Heavy Is The Head by Stormzy

Album • Dec 13 / 2019 UK Hip Hop

# 38

I'm Your Empress Of by Empress Of

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Synthpop Electropop

# 39

Dark Lane Demo Tapes by Drake

Album • May 01 / 2020 Pop Rap Trap

# 40

It Was Good Until It Wasn't by Kehlani

Album • May 08 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 41

NO DREAM by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • May 20 / 2020 Pop Punk Power Pop

# 42

Anyways by Young Nudy

Album • Feb 24 / 2020 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 43

Manic by Halsey

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

# 44

BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US by Jessie Reyez

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Trap

# 45

Beyond Bulletproof by Mozzy

Album • May 01 / 2020 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 46

BETTER by Deante' Hitchcock

Album • May 13 / 2020 Southern Hip Hop Dirty South

# 47

~how i'm feeling~ by Lauv

Album • Mar 06 / 2020 Electropop Contemporary R&B

# 48

TAKE TIME by GIVĒON

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Contemporary R&B

# 49

Heaven Or Hell by Don Toliver

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

# 50

PARTYMOBILE by PARTYNEXTDOOR

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Contemporary R&B Alternative R&B