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The Best Alternative Rock Albums of 2020

Decade
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2020s
2020

1.

Boston Manor - Glue
May 1, 2020
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Bob Mould - Blue Hearts
September 25, 2020
Critic Score
80
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings
August 14, 2020
Critic Score
79
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

James Dean Bradfield - Even In Exile
August 14, 2020
Critic Score
79
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

The Airborne Toxic Event - Hollywood Park
May 22, 2020
Critic Score
78
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Mark Lanegan - Straight Songs Of Sorrow
May 8, 2020
Critic Score
78
21 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

7.

Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
October 16, 2020
Critic Score
78
21 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Marilyn Manson - WE ARE CHAOS
September 11, 2020
Critic Score
78
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Throwing Muses - Sun Racket
September 4, 2020
Critic Score
78
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Pearl Jam - Gigaton
March 27, 2020
Critic Score
78
32 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

All Time Low - Wake Up Sunshine
April 3, 2020
Critic Score
77
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

12.

Humanist - Humanist
February 21, 2020
Critic Score
76
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

The Used - Heartwork
April 24, 2020
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Bully - SUGAREGG
August 21, 2020
Critic Score
75
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Greg Dulli - Random Desire
February 21, 2020
Critic Score
75
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Enter Shikari - Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
April 17, 2020
Critic Score
73
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Grey Daze - Amends
June 26, 2020
Critic Score
71
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Nothing But Thieves - Moral Panic
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
71
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Asking Alexandria - Like a House on Fire
May 15, 2020
Critic Score
69
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

20.

Twin Atlantic - POWER
January 24, 2020
Critic Score
62
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Bush - The Kingdom
July 17, 2020
Critic Score
59
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Morrissey - I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
March 20, 2020
Critic Score
57
17 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Beach Slang - The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City
January 10, 2020
Critic Score
54
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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