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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020

1.

Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
October 23, 2020
Heartland Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
August 21, 2020
Indie Folk
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Hayley Williams - Petals for Armor
May 8, 2020
Art Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Kesha - High Road
January 31, 2020
Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Paul McCartney - McCartney III
December 18, 2020
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

10.

Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
September 25, 2020
Indietronica
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Lady Gaga - Chromatica
May 29, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Lucinda Williams - Good Souls Better Angels
April 24, 2020
Blues Rock
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Mandy Moore - Silver Landings
March 6, 2020
Pop Rock
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Pearl Jam - Gigaton
March 27, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Ariana Grande - Positions
October 30, 2020
R&B
Score
67
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Katy Perry - Smile
August 28, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
67
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Morrissey - I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
March 20, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
67
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Justin Bieber - Changes
February 14, 2020
R&B
Score
58
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
February 14, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
58
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings A.V. Club awarded albums throughout 2020.
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