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Highest Rated Albums of the 2020s

Decade

2020s
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Genre

2020s

1. Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - We're New Again - A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven

Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - We're New Again - A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven

February 7, 2020

Score

86

2. Destroyer - Have We Met

Destroyer - Have We Met

January 31, 2020

Score

85

3. Jeff Parker - Suite for Max Brown

Jeff Parker - Suite for Max Brown

January 24, 2020

Score

84

4. Beatrice Dillon - Workaround

Beatrice Dillon - Workaround

February 7, 2020

Electroacoustic

Score

83

5. Chubby and The Gang - Speed Kills

Chubby and The Gang - Speed Kills

January 17, 2020

Score

80

6. Desire Marea - Desire

Desire Marea - Desire

January 10, 2020

Deconstructed Club

Score

80

7. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

February 14, 2020

Neo-Psychedelia

Score

80

8. J Hus - Big Conspiracy

J Hus - Big Conspiracy

January 24, 2020

Score

80

9. Navy Blue - Àdá Irin

Navy Blue - Àdá Irin

February 4, 2020

Abstract Hip Hop

Score

79

10. Against All Logic - 2017 - 2019

Against All Logic - 2017 - 2019

February 7, 2020

Score

79

11. Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline

January 24, 2020

Score

79

12. Obongjayar - Which Way Is Forward?

Obongjayar - Which Way Is Forward?

February 7, 2020

Score

78

13. ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

January 17, 2020

Score

78

14. Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman

Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman

January 24, 2020

Score

78

15. Bill Fay - Countless Branches

Bill Fay - Countless Branches

January 17, 2020

Singer-Songwriter

Score

78

16. Shopping - All Or Nothing

Shopping - All Or Nothing

February 7, 2020

Score

78

17. Katie Gately - Loom

Katie Gately - Loom

February 14, 2020

Score

77

18. Sada Baby - Brolik

Sada Baby - Brolik

January 1, 2020

Score

77

19. Aoife Nessa Frances - Land of No Junction

Aoife Nessa Frances - Land of No Junction

January 17, 2020

Score

77

20. Wayne Phoenix - Soaring Wayne Phoenix Story The Earth

Wayne Phoenix - Soaring Wayne Phoenix Story The Earth

January 10, 2020

Score

77

21. Lina_Raül Refree - Lina_Raül Refree

Lina_Raül Refree - Lina_Raül Refree

January 17, 2020

Score

77

22. King Krule - Man Alive!

King Krule - Man Alive!

February 21, 2020

Score

77

23. Frances Quinlan - Likewise

Frances Quinlan - Likewise

January 31, 2020

Score

77

24. Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band - Just Like Moby Dick

Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band - Just Like Moby Dick

January 24, 2020

Score

76

25. Keeley Forsyth - Debris

Keeley Forsyth - Debris

January 17, 2020

Score

76

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2020.

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