Best Albums of 2020

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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Buy album United States
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179
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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Country Albums %


United States 477 48%
United Kingdom 195 20%
Canada 60 6%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
France 25 3%
Germany 20 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%
Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Neutral Milk Hotel
5. Oasis
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Nick Cave
10. Weezer
11. Björk
12. Richard David James
13. Pavement
14. Portishead
15. Blur
16. Jeff Buckley
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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