USA Today's 10 Best Albums of 2020

USA TODAY music critic Patrick Ryan ranks his 10 favorite albums of the year, including Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Ariana Grande.

Published: December 15, 2020 16:08 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 evermore Taylor Swift Dec-11-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#2 SAWAYAMA Rina Sawayama Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop
#3 What's Your Pleasure? Jessie Ware Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop
#4 Positions Ariana Grande Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B
#5 Supervision La Roux Feb-07-2020, Synthpop
#6 Swimmer Tennis Feb-14-2020, Indie Pop
#7 Shore Fleet Foxes Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk
#8 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B
#10 Zeros Declan McKenna Sep-04-2020, Glam Rock
#11 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | evermore | Taylor Swift | Album, Dec-11-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | What's Your Pleasure? | Jessie Ware | Album, Jun-26-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Positions | Ariana Grande | Album, Oct-30-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Supervision | La Roux | Album, Feb-07-2020, Synthpop |
| #6 | Swimmer | Tennis | Album, Feb-14-2020, Indie Pop |
| #7 | Shore | Fleet Foxes | Album, Mar-19-2021, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Ungodly Hour | Chloe x Halle | Album, Jun-12-2020, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | Zeros | Declan McKenna | Album, Sep-04-2020, Glam Rock |
| #11 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |