The Alternative's 75 Best Albums of 2020

Spotify

73. Lil Baby - My Turn

In 8 Lists

February 28, 2020

Critic Score

5 reviews

72. Princess Nokia - Everything Is Beautiful

In 4 Lists

February 26, 2020

Pop Rap

Critic Score

8 reviews

72. Princess Nokia - Everything Sucks

February 26, 2020

Critic Score

8 reviews

71. Modern Color - From the Leaves of Your Garden

July 10, 2020

70. Riverby - Smart Mouth

July 10, 2020

69. The Big Easy - A Long Year

October 23, 2020

Critic Score

1 review

68. Stay Inside - Viewing

In 3 Lists

April 10, 2020

Post-Hardcore

Critic Score

2 reviews

67. Phony - Knock Yourself Out

August 28, 2020

Critic Score

1 review

66. NOVA ONE - lovable

April 24, 2020

65. 2nd Grade - Hit to Hit

May 29, 2020

Indie Pop

Critic Score

4 reviews

64. waveform* - Last Room

September 18, 2020

63. Lomelda - Hannah

In 9 Lists

September 4, 2020

Indie Folk

Critic Score

10 reviews

62. Gulch - Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress

In 5 Lists

July 24, 2020

Metalcore

Critic Score

1 review

61. Bacchae - Pleasure Vision

March 6, 2020

Post-Punk

60. Food House - Food House

October 29, 2020

59. Barely Civil - I'll Figure This Out

September 4, 2020

58. Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour

In 33 Lists

June 12, 2020

R&B

Critic Score

9 reviews

57. Wednesday - I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone

February 7, 2020

56. Deftones - Ohms

In 28 Lists

September 25, 2020

Alternative Metal

Critic Score

28 reviews

55. Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline

In 13 Lists

January 24, 2020

Chamber Pop

Critic Score

16 reviews

54. Flung - Shaky But My Hair Is Grown

September 18, 2020

53. Halsey - Manic

In 11 Lists

January 17, 2020

R&B

Critic Score

23 reviews

52. Young Jesus - Welcome to Conceptual Beach

In 5 Lists

August 14, 2020

Art Rock

Critic Score

5 reviews

51. Fleet Foxes - Shore

In 45 Lists

September 22, 2020

Indie Folk

Critic Score

26 reviews

50. PUP - This Place Sucks Ass

October 23, 2020

Pop Punk

Critic Score

9 reviews

49. ManDancing - The Good Sweat

November 20, 2020

Critic Score

1 review

48. Year Of The Knife - Internal Incarceration

August 7, 2020

Critic Score

4 reviews

47. Thundercat - It Is What It Is

In 42 Lists

April 3, 2020

Psychedelic Soul

Critic Score

30 reviews

46. Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly - Soak

August 14, 2020

45. Walter Etc. - Dark Comedy Performance Piece of My Life

March 27, 2020

Critic Score

1 review

44. Teenage Halloween - Teenage Halloween

September 18, 2020

Pop Punk

43. Taylor Swift - folklore

In 68 Lists

July 24, 2020

Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

37 reviews

42. The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick - Ways of Hearing

October 30, 2020

41. Nuvolascura - As We Suffer From Memory and Imagination

June 19, 2020

Screamo

Critic Score

2 reviews

40. Sada Baby - Skuba Sada 2

March 20, 2020

Critic Score

1 review

39. Worst Party Ever - here, online

February 14, 2020

38. Soul Glo - Songs to Yeet at the Sun

November 6, 2020

Hardcore Punk

Critic Score

2 reviews

37. Hayley Williams - Petals for Armor

In 30 Lists

May 8, 2020

Art Pop

Critic Score

28 reviews

36. Empty Country - Empty Country

In 4 Lists

March 20, 2020

Critic Score

7 reviews

35. No Thank You - Embroidered Foliage

October 23, 2020

Critic Score

1 review

34. Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers

In 20 Lists

October 16, 2020

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

24 reviews

33. weave - The Sound II

April 8, 2020

32. Megan Thee Stallion - Good News

In 23 Lists

November 20, 2020

Critic Score

19 reviews

31. Bully - SUGAREGG

In 4 Lists

August 21, 2020

Critic Score

19 reviews

30. Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China

In 11 Lists

February 7, 2020

Hip Hop

Critic Score

2 reviews

29. Melkbelly - PITH

In 3 Lists

April 3, 2020

Critic Score

7 reviews

28. Porridge Radio - Every Bad

In 33 Lists

March 13, 2020