Alternative Press's 50 Best Albums of 2020

Alternative Press's 50 Best Albums of 2020

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All Time Low - Wake Up Sunshine
In 5 Lists
April 3, 2020
Pop Rock
Critic Score
77
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Anti-Flag - 20/20 Vision
January 17, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
65
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

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

August Burns Red - Guardians
April 3, 2020
Metalcore
Critic Score
78
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Bad Cop/Bad Cop - The Ride
June 19, 2020
Punk Rock
Amazon

blackbear - everything means nothing
August 21, 2020
R&B
Critic Score
47
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Boston Manor - Glue
In 3 Lists
May 1, 2020
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
In 4 Lists
October 30, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
75
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Code Orange - Underneath
In 12 Lists
March 13, 2020
Metalcore
Critic Score
84
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Creeper - Sex, Death & the Infinite Void
In 6 Lists
July 31, 2020
Pop Rock
Critic Score
89
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Dance Gavin Dance - Afterburner
April 24, 2020
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
60
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Deftones - Ohms
In 28 Lists
September 25, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
85
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Dragged Under - The World Is In Your Way
January 17, 2020
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
60
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Ghostemane - ANTI-ICON
In 3 Lists
October 21, 2020
Trap Metal
Critic Score
75
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Green Day - Father of All...
In 3 Lists
February 7, 2020
Pop Rock
Critic Score
59
29 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Halsey - Manic
In 11 Lists
January 17, 2020
R&B
Critic Score
74
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Hayley Williams - Petals for Armor
In 30 Lists
May 8, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater
In 3 Lists
January 24, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

Hot Mulligan - You'll Be Fine
In 3 Lists
March 6, 2020
Emo
Critic Score
64
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

I Don't Know How But They Found Me - RAZZMATAZZ
In 2 Lists
October 23, 2020
Synthpop
Critic Score
81
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Idles - Ultra Mono
In 24 Lists
September 25, 2020
Art Punk
Critic Score
78
34 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

In This Moment - Mother
March 27, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
55
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Joji - Nectar
In 2 Lists
September 25, 2020
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
67
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Joyce Manor - Songs From Northern Torrance
May 29, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
77
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Knuckle Puck - 20/20
September 18, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
78
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive
In 2 Lists
October 1, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
74
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Loathe - I Let It in and It Took Everything
In 4 Lists
February 7, 2020
Metalcore
Critic Score
76
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets To My Downfall
In 5 Lists
September 25, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
66
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Marilyn Manson - WE ARE CHAOS
In 3 Lists
September 11, 2020
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
78
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Movements - No Good Left To Give
In 2 Lists
September 18, 2020
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

NOFX / Frank Turner - West Coast vs Wessex
July 31, 2020
Critic Score
70
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Nothing - The Great Dismal
In 8 Lists
October 30, 2020
Shoegaze
Critic Score
76
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?
In 2 Lists
February 28, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
79
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Ozzy Osbourne - Ordinary Man
In 4 Lists
February 21, 2020
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
77
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Palaye Royale - The Bastards
May 29, 2020
Glam Rock
Critic Score
63
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
In 86 Lists
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
41 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Picturesque - Do You Feel O.K?
April 24, 2020
Critic Score
40
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music

Poppy - I Disagree
In 10 Lists
January 10, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
69
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

PVRIS - Use Me
In 5 Lists
August 28, 2020
Pop Rock
Critic Score
84
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Sharptooth - Transitional Forms
In 2 Lists
July 10, 2020
Amazon

Silverstein - A Beautiful Place To Drown
In 2 Lists
March 6, 2020
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
72
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone
In 6 Lists
February 7, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
85
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Stand Atlantic - Pink Elephant
August 7, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
In 16 Lists
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
70
42 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

The Bombpops - Death in Venice Beach
March 13, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

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

THICK - 5 Years Behind
March 6, 2020
Garage Punk
Critic Score
78
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Tommy Lee - Andro
October 16, 2020
Critic Score
63
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

Touché Amoré - Lament
In 14 Lists
October 9, 2020
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
80
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

YUNGBLUD - weird!
In 3 Lists
December 4, 2020
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
62
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
Original Source: https://www.altpress.com/features/best-albums-2020-rock-alternative-metal-pop-punk/
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Comments (5)
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Fantasio
3mo
ignoring tons of critics' favourites except Phoebe Bridgers - weird
MaceBlade42
4mo
Good thing nobody takes AP seriously. You missed a ton of good albums from this list.
A1t3rTheFreak
4mo
interesting choices...I like tho
santymasnaosant
4mo
whata weird choices
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