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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020

1.

I Break Horses - Warnings
May 8, 2020
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Girls In Synthesis - Now Here's An Echo From Your Future
August 28, 2020
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess
August 28, 2020
Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Another Sky - I Slept On The Floor
August 7, 2020
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Young Jesus - Welcome to Conceptual Beach
August 14, 2020
Art Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
September 25, 2020
Indietronica
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Hum - Inlet
June 23, 2020
Shoegaze
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Thousand Yard Stare - The Panglossian Momentum
May 29, 2020
Score
85
Source →
Amazon

10.

Idles - Ultra Mono
September 25, 2020
Art Punk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Tricky - Fall to Pieces
September 4, 2020
Trip Hop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Bob Mould - Blue Hearts
September 25, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Jeff Rosenstock - NO DREAM
May 20, 2020
Pop Punk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
July 17, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Remo Drive - A Portrait of an Ugly Man
June 26, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
July 17, 2020
Post-Punk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Sonic Boom - All Things Being Equal
June 5, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
April 3, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Empty Country - Empty Country
March 20, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

The Lovely Eggs - I Am Moron
April 3, 2020
Noise Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Braids - Shadow Offering
June 19, 2020
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Sorry - 925
March 27, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under The Radar awarded albums throughout 2020.
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