The Alternative's 75 Best Albums of 2020

The Alternative's 75 Best Albums of 2020

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75.

AJJ - Good Luck Everybody
January 17, 2020
Indie Folk
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
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74.

Kicksie - All My Friends
August 21, 2020
Amazon
Spotify

73.

Lil Baby - My Turn
In 8 Lists
February 28, 2020
Trap Rap
Critic Score
63
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

72.

Princess Nokia - Everything Is Beautiful
In 4 Lists
February 26, 2020
Pop Rap
Critic Score
68
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

72.

Princess Nokia - Everything Sucks
February 26, 2020
Trap Rap
Critic Score
69
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

71.

Modern Color - From the Leaves of Your Garden
July 10, 2020
Amazon

70.

Riverby - Smart Mouth
July 10, 2020
Amazon

69.

The Big Easy - A Long Year
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

68.

Stay Inside - Viewing
In 3 Lists
April 10, 2020
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
79
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

67.

Phony - Knock Yourself Out
August 28, 2020
Critic Score
70
1 review
Amazon

66.

NOVA ONE - lovable
April 24, 2020
Amazon

65.

2nd Grade - Hit to Hit
May 29, 2020
Indie Pop
Critic Score
76
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

64.

waveform* - Last Room
September 18, 2020
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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63.

Lomelda - Hannah
In 8 Lists
September 4, 2020
Indie Folk
Critic Score
81
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

62.

Gulch - Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
In 5 Lists
July 24, 2020
Metalcore
Critic Score
79
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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61.

Bacchae - Pleasure Vision
In 2 Lists
March 6, 2020
Post-Punk
Amazon

60.

Food House - Food House
October 29, 2020
Bubblegum Bass
Amazon
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59.

Barely Civil - I'll Figure This Out
In 2 Lists
September 4, 2020
Amazon

58.

Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
In 33 Lists
June 12, 2020
R&B
Critic Score
80
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

57.

Wednesday - I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone
February 7, 2020
Indie Rock
Amazon
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56.

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

55.

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline
In 12 Lists
January 24, 2020
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
80
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

54.

Flung - Shaky But My Hair Is Grown
September 18, 2020
Amazon

53.

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

52.

Young Jesus - Welcome to Conceptual Beach
In 5 Lists
August 14, 2020
Art Rock
Critic Score
78
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

51.

Fleet Foxes - Shore
In 44 Lists
September 22, 2020
Indie Folk
Critic Score
82
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

50.

PUP - This Place Sucks Ass
October 23, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
73
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

49.

ManDancing - The Good Sweat
In 2 Lists
November 20, 2020
Critic Score
86
1 review
Amazon

48.

Year Of The Knife - Internal Incarceration
August 7, 2020
Critic Score
71
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

47.

Thundercat - It Is What It Is
In 41 Lists
April 3, 2020
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
81
30 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

46.

Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly - Soak
August 14, 2020
Amazon

45.

Walter Etc. - Dark Comedy Performance Piece of My Life
March 27, 2020
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon

44.

Teenage Halloween - Teenage Halloween
In 2 Lists
September 18, 2020
Pop Punk
Amazon

43.

Taylor Swift - folklore
In 67 Lists
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
87
34 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

42.

The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick - Ways of Hearing
October 30, 2020
Amazon

41.

Nuvolascura - As We Suffer From Memory and Imagination
In 2 Lists
June 19, 2020
Screamo
Critic Score
73
2 reviews
Amazon

40.

Sada Baby - Skuba Sada 2
March 20, 2020
Trap Rap
Critic Score
68
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

39.

Worst Party Ever - here, online
February 14, 2020
Emo
Amazon
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38.

Soul Glo - Songs to Yeet at the Sun
November 6, 2020
Hardcore Punk
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
Amazon

37.

Hayley Williams - Petals for Armor
In 29 Lists
May 8, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
27 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

36.

Empty Country - Empty Country
In 4 Lists
March 20, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

35.

No Thank You - Embroidered Foliage
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
75
1 review
Amazon

34.

Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
In 19 Lists
October 16, 2020
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
79
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

33.

weave - The Sound II
April 8, 2020
Amazon

32.

Megan Thee Stallion - Good News
In 23 Lists
November 20, 2020
Trap Rap
Critic Score
81
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

31.

Bully - SUGAREGG
In 3 Lists
August 21, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

30.

Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China
In 11 Lists
February 7, 2020
Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

29.

Melkbelly - PITH
In 3 Lists
April 3, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

28.

Porridge Radio - Every Bad
In 32 Lists
March 13, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

27.

Gleemer - Down Through
May 8, 2020
Dream Pop
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

26.

Trace Mountains - Lost in the Country
April 10, 2020
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
Original Source: https://www.getalternative.com/the-75-best-albums-of-2020-the-alt-music-awards/
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