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This is an ordered list of Paste's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
96
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2
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Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
92
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3
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Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
October 23, 2020
Heartland Rock
Score
90
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4
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Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
April 3, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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5
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Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
Score
90
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6
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Soccer Mommy - color theory
February 28, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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7
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Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
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8
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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
89
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9
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Worriers - You or Someone You Know
March 6, 2020
Score
89
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10
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Caroline Rose - Superstar
March 6, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
89
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11
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Hawktail - Formations
January 10, 2020
Bluegrass
Score
89
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12
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Okay Kaya - Watch This Liquid Pour Itself
January 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
89
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13
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Frances Quinlan - Likewise
January 31, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
89
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14
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21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode II
October 2, 2020
Trap Rap
Score
88
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15
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The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives
October 23, 2020
Indie Folk
Score
88
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16
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
88
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17
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Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Folk
Score
88
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18
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Arca - KiCk i
June 26, 2020
Deconstructed Club
Score
88
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19
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Christine and the Queens - La vita nuova
February 27, 2020
Synthpop
Score
88
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20
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Choir Boy - Gathering Swans
May 8, 2020
Synthpop
Score
88
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21
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Nation of Language - Introduction, Presence
May 22, 2020
Synthpop
Score
88
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22
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Thundercat - It Is What It Is
April 3, 2020
Psychedelic Soul
Score
88
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23
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Porridge Radio - Every Bad
March 13, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
88
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24
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Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen & Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir - Odin's Raven Magic
December 4, 2020
Modern Classical
Score
87
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25
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Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
87
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2020.
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