Best of 2020 Album Collections

Albumism's 100 Best Albums of 2020

With 2020 approaching its conclusion, the time has arrived to revisit and celebrate the plentiful past year in new music.

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AllMusic's 100 Favorite Albums of 2020

AllMusic has assembled our Best of 2020. Browse through and check out what music our editors have been listening to this year.

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Alternative Press's 50 Best Albums of 2020

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

Published: December 07, 2020 17:55 Source

American Songwriter's Top Albums of 2020

Published: December 10, 2020 17:35 Source

BBC Culture's Best Albums of 2020

In a confounding and overwhelming year, music has allowed us both to reflect on the state of the world and escape from it with equal brilliance, writes Nick Levine.

Published: November 19, 2020 14:19 Source

BBC Radio 6 Music's Albums of the Year 2020

Which albums have 6 Music presenters loved most in 2020? See the top 10 in full.

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Beats Per Minute's Top 25 EPs of 2020

Published: December 07, 2020 12:01 Source

Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 2020

Published: December 09, 2020 12:01 Source

Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020

Whether they were reflecting our current condition or providing much-needed respite from it, these were the albums helped get us to December.

Published: December 07, 2020 19:06 Source

Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

These 2020 albums have distracted, they've confronted, they've enlightened, they've provided valuable solace and much-needed catharsis.

Published: June 09, 2020 16:17 Source

Bleep's Top 10 Albums of the Year 2020

Bleep - We specialise in independent and innovative music regardless of genre or format. Working with labels and artists around the globe, we bring you a hand-picked selection of music for your ears and your feet.

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BrooklynVegan’s Top 55 Albums of 2020

From Run The Jewels to Fiona Apple to Hum to Bartees Strange to Napalm Death to Mary Lattimore, here are our favorite albums of this whirlwind year...

Published: December 21, 2020 21:19 Source

Chorus.fm's Top 30 Albums of 2020

The Chorus.fm staff share their 30 favorite albums of 2020.

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Clash's Albums of the Year 2020

2020 has been a year unlike anything else we've ever experienced. The past 12 months have pushed us all to the brink, changing the role music plays in

Published: December 14, 2020 15:30 Source

Complex's Best Albums of 2020

This year was highlighted by projects from artists like the Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Megan Thee Stallion. These are the 50 best albums of 2020.

Published: December 01, 2020 17:59 Source

Complex's Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

From Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ to Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Eternal Atake,’ these are Complex's picks for the 50 best music albums of 2020 (so far).

Published: June 16, 2020 15:00 Source

Complex UK's Best Albums Of 2020

Did your favourite make the cut?

Published: December 22, 2020 13:52 Source

Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Albums of 2020 (So Far)

Fiona Apple, Pearl Jam, and Run the Jewels all put out records that we've leaned on during the tumultuous first six months of the year.

Published: June 22, 2020 06:00 Source

Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2020

Consequence of Sound reveal our 50 favorite albums of 2020. See the full list here.

Published: December 01, 2020 15:30 Source

Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2020

The best albums of 2020, featuring Grimes, Bad Bunny, Roza Terenzi, Dua Lipa, Duval Timothy and more

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Dazed's 20 Best Albums of 2020

From Arca to A. G. Cook, Rina Sawayama and Rico Nasty, we look back on our favourite albums of the year

Published: December 18, 2020 14:37 Source

Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2020

Published: November 12, 2020 14:00 Source

DIY's Albums of 2020

From incendiary debuts, through to unexpected returns, here are DIY’s favourite albums from across the past twelve months.

Published: December 15, 2020 00:00 Source

Dork's Albums Of The Year 2020

Published: December 15, 2020 23:11 Source

Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2020

The albums that helped us get through a difficult year

Published: December 09, 2020 06:30 Source

Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2020

The records that were stuck on repeat on our ghost-ship.

Published: December 27, 2020 20:04 Source

Dummy's 25 Best Albums of 2020

Here are the 25 records that have inspired us over the year...

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Entertainment Weekly's 15 Best Albums of 2020

From Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia to Taylor Swift's Folklore, these were the best albums of the year.

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Esquire's Best Albums of 2020

From Bob Dylan, to Taylor Swift, Run The Jewels, and BTS—these are the best albums of 2020 that transcended the noise of a horrible year.

Published: December 21, 2020 20:53 Source

Esquire's (UK) 50 Best Albums of 2020

The month's best releases and what to skip to

Published: December 11, 2020 10:38 Source

Exclaim!'s 33 Best Albums of 2020 So Far

We've all heard it a million times before: six months ago, at the start of the calendar year, who could have predicted what 2020 had in stor...

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Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020

This was a year of solitude and introspection, whether we wanted it or not. It was a year that forced everyone to confront their deepest, da...

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Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2020

As the end of 2020 beckons, we're looking back at the 50 best albums of the year including entries from The Strokes, Bob Dylan, Phoebe Bridgers, and more

Published: December 16, 2020 09:00 Source

FLOOD's Best Albums of 2020

Here are our picks for the 25 albums that kept our spirits up in 2020.

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FLOOD's Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

Twenty-five records that have kept us sane while sheltering in place.

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Fresh Air's Top 10 Albums of 2020

The pandemic, along with unprecedented political and social upheaval, created a year in which listeners sought to be transported. Enter these 10 albums. At the top of the list: X's Alphabetland.

Published: December 15, 2020 15:00 Source

Gaffa (Denmark)'s 20 Best Albums of 2020

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Gaffa (Sweden)'s Best Albums of 2020

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Published: February 22, 2022 20:44 Source

Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2020

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Published: December 01, 2020 00:00 Source

Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2020

2020 surely was a weird one and still is. Ask anyone what their favorite live show of the years was and your pretty much going back to a two and a half

Published: November 30, 2020 14:52 Source

Good Morning America's 50 Best Albums of 2020

Like 2020 itself, the records released this year offered many surprises.

Published: December 28, 2020 09:00 Source

Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2020

Presenting our favorite albums of the year...

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Gorilla vs. Bear's Favorite Albums from the First Half of 2020

These are our favorite albums + songs from the first half of 2020...

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Gothamist's Best Albums of 2020

Gothamist is a non-profit local newsroom, powered by WNYC.

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GQ [UK]'s Best Albums of 2020

GQ's best albums of 2020 to date. Featuring Dua Lipa, J Hus, Taylor Swift and Burna Boy. Here are the music albums of 2020 ranked in order.

Published: March 20, 2020 09:00 Source

Highsnobiety's 20 Best Albums of 2020

We're rounding up our biggest music highlights of the year, from Lil Uzi Vert to Pop Smoke and Kehlani. 2020 sucked but these 20 records got us through it.

Published: December 20, 2020 11:14 Source

Hot Press's Albums of 2020

The wait is over &ndash; it's time to reveal our Top 10 Albums of 2020!

Published: December 30, 2020 10:00 Source

Hypebeast's Best Albums of 2020

The Best Albums of 2020: 20 selections curated by the HYPEBEAST editorial team.

Published: December 17, 2020 14:00 Source