Best Albums of 2020

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Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2020 were The Strokes, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, The Weeknd, Fleet Foxes, Charli XCX, Run The Jewels and Tame Impala.

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Ungodly Hour

Chloe X Halle

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

158

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102.

Gold Record

Bill Callahan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

157

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We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven

Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya McCraven

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

60 charts

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156

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Kick I

Arca

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

153

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What’s Tonight To Eternity

Cindy Lee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

32 charts

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153

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Everything Else Has Gone Wrong

Bombay Bicycle Club

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

38 charts

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153

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Mystic Familiar

Dan Deacon

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

146

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Heavy Light

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

82 charts

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146

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Sideways To New Italy

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

63 charts

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146

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Melee

Dogleg

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

57 charts

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144

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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Darren Isaiah	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Sault	2	0%
Kaatayra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	477	48%
	196	20%
	60	6%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	25	3%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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Best Artists of the 2020s
1. Black Country, New Road
2. The Strokes
3. Taylor Swift
4. Charli XCX
5. Little Simz
6. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
7. Phoebe Bridgers
8. Fiona Apple
9. Kendrick Lamar
10. Fontaines D.C.
11. Black Midi
12. The Smile
13. Lana Del Rey
14. Big Thief
15. The Weeknd
16. Sufjan Stevens
17. Magdalena Bay
18. Jessie Ware
19. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
20. Tyler, The Creator