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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021
This is an ordered list of Slant Magazine's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out Slant Magazine's Year End List.

1.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
100
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2.

Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Spotify

3.

Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

4.

Lilly Hiatt - Walking Proof
March 27, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

5.

Caribou - Suddenly
February 28, 2020
Indietronica
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

6.

The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
December 11, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hip Hop
Score
90
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8.

Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Folk Pop
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify

9.

21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode II
October 2, 2020
Trap Rap
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
October 16, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify

11.

The Flaming Lips - American Head
September 11, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Rico Nasty - Nightmare Vacation
December 4, 2020
Trap Rap
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify

13.

Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
August 21, 2020
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Disclosure - ENERGY
August 28, 2020
House
Score
80
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side B
May 21, 2020
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
July 17, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Khruangbin - Mordechai
June 26, 2020
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
May 15, 2020
Bubblegum Bass
Score
80
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
July 17, 2020
Post-Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Arca - KiCk i
June 26, 2020
Deconstructed Club
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
June 26, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open
May 1, 2020
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Slant Magazine awarded albums throughout 2020.
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