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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4,492
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Buy album United States
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1,995
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1,713
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1,686
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1,626
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1,608
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1,586
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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Country Albums %


United States 477 48%
United Kingdom 194 19%
Canada 60 6%
Australia 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
France 25 3%
Germany 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
Live? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 100%
Yes 4 0%
Popular  Charts
1. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
2. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
3. 100 Best Albums - 2024 Edition by Apple Music (2024)
4. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
5. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
9. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
10. Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (2019)
11. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
12. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
13. The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100) by Paste (2024)
14. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
15. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
16. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
17. Los 48 mejores discos de la historia by Esquire España (2022)
18. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
19. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
20. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
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