Best Albums of 2020

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Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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

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71.

Notes On A Conditional Form

The 1975

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

222

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

277

Overall Rank:

5,935

Average Rating:

68 (138 votes)

Comments:

72.

Live Drugs
Live

The War On Drugs

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

278

Overall Rank:

5,980

Average Rating:

79 (36 votes)

Comments:

73.

Man On The Moon III: The Chosen

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

280

Overall Rank:

6,028

Average Rating:

73 (79 votes)

Comments:

74.

Sixteen Oceans

Four Tet

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

214

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

286

Overall Rank:

6,108

Average Rating:

72 (72 votes)

Comments:

75.

Live Forever

Bartees Strange

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

288

Overall Rank:

6,135

Average Rating:

74 (43 votes)

Comments:

76.

Mordechai

Khruangbin

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

294

Overall Rank:

6,177

Average Rating:

74 (69 votes)

Comments:

77.

Man Alive!

King Krule

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

297

Overall Rank:

6,195

Average Rating:

73 (177 votes)

Comments:

78.

925

Sorry (UK)

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

206

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

299

Overall Rank:

6,310

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

Comments:

79.

Inlet

Hum

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

203

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

303

Overall Rank:

6,397

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

Comments:

80.

A Written Testimony

Jay Electronica

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

203

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

304

Overall Rank:

6,411

Average Rating:

69 (92 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Hayley Williams	2	0%
Kaatayra	2	0%
Sault	2	0%
Zach Bryan	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	193	19%
	59	6%
	33	3%
	26	3%
	26	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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