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This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
Pitchfork's Year End List
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1
.
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Progressive Pop
Score
100
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2
.
Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Adrianne Lenker - instrumentals
October 23, 2020
Ambient
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Adrianne Lenker - songs
October 23, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
7
.
Jay Electronica - Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn)
October 5, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
8
.
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Soft Rock
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Soft Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Dogleg - Melee
March 13, 2020
Pop Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
,
Emo
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - We're New Again - A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven
February 7, 2020
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Nu Jazz
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7, 2020
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Avant-Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
15
.
Drakeo The Ruler & Joogszn - Thank You For Using GTL
June 5, 2020
Trap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
April 3, 2020
Art Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
U.S. Girls - Heavy Light
March 6, 2020
Art Pop
,
Pop Soul
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Bad Bunny - YHLQMDLG
February 29, 2020
Reggaeton
,
Trap
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Destroyer - Have We Met
January 31, 2020
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Amaarae - THE ANGEL YOU DON'T KNOW
November 13, 2020
Afrobeats
,
Alternative R&B
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood - LIVE
October 31, 2020
Jazz
,
Spiritual Jazz
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
22
.
Jyoti - Mama, You Can Bet!
August 28, 2020
Psychedelic Soul
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Special Interest - The Passion Of
June 19, 2020
Synth Punk
,
Industrial Rock
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Medhane - Cold Water
May 26, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
March 13, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2020.
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