It was no easy task compiling our Top 50 Albums of 2020 as there were so many great albums this year.
Similar to our Top 50 Songs of 2020, our #12 (Taylor Swift) and #1 (Sault) spots are occupied by two albums because both artists released two albums that are equally strong (altSoccer Mommyhough if you must know, we believe that folklore and Untitled (Rise) have a slight edge over evermore and Untitled (Black Is)).
50) Soccer Mommy - Color Theory
49) Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King
48) Omar Apollo - Apolonio
47) Mac Miller - Circles
46) Burna Boy - Twice As Tall
45) Helena DeLand - Someone New
44) Tiwa Savage - Celia
43) Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of
42) Thundercat - It is What It Is
41) Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Aguita
40) The Strokes - The New Abnormal
39) Childish Gambino - 15.3.20
38) Hamilton Leithhauser - The Loves of Your Life
37) Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
36) Future Islands - As long As You Are
35) Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
34) Doves - The Universal Want
33) Jessie Reyez - Before Love Came to Kill Us
32) Helena DeLand - Someone New
31) Lianne La Haavas - Lianne La Haavas
30) Oklou - Galore
29) The Weeknd - After Hours
28) Annie - Dark Hearts
27) Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
26) Jesse Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
25) Little Dragon - New Me, Same Us
24) Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison
23) Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown
22) Andy Shauf - Neon Skyline
21) My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall 2
20) The 1975 - Notes On A Conditional Form
19) Fleet Foxes - Shore
18) Khruangbin - Mordechai
17) Tobe Nwigwe - Cincoriginals
16) Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
15) HAIM - Woman in Music Pt. III
14) beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
13) Run the Jewels - RTJ4
12) Taylor Swift - Folklore & Evermore
11) Adrianne Lenker - songs
10) Moses Summey - græ
9) Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo
8) Gil Scott-Heron - We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya Craven
7) Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
6) Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
5) Caribou - Suddenly
4) The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
3) Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
2) Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
1) Sault - Untitled (Black Is) & Untitled (Rise)