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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020

1.

Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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2.

Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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3.

The Chicks - Gaslighter
July 17, 2020
Country Pop
Score
100
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4.

Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
100
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5.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
91
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6.

Lady Gaga - Chromatica
May 29, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
91
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7.

The Strokes - The New Abnormal
April 10, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
91
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8.

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
91
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9.

The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
Score
91
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10.

Jónsi - Shiver
October 2, 2020
Glitch Pop
Score
83
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11.

Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
June 12, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Teyana Taylor - The Album
June 19, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
July 17, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
83
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iTunes
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Spotify

14.

The Psychedelic Furs - Made of Rain
July 31, 2020
Post-Punk
Score
83
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
March 13, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
83
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Sam Hunt - Southside
April 3, 2020
Country Pop
Score
83
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iTunes
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Spotify

17.

Pearl Jam - Gigaton
March 27, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
83
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iTunes
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Spotify

18.

Selena Gomez - Rare
January 10, 2020
Electropop
Score
83
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19.

Little Big Town - Nightfall
January 17, 2020
Country Pop
Score
83
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20.

Halsey - Manic
January 17, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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Spotify

21.

Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
October 23, 2020
Art Pop
Score
75
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iTunes
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Spotify

22.

Logic - No Pressure
July 24, 2020
Pop Rap
Score
75
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Pop Smoke - Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
July 3, 2020
Trap Rap
Score
75
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

The Weeknd - After Hours
March 20, 2020
Alternative R&B
Score
75
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Eminem - Music To Be Murdered By
January 17, 2020
Pop Rap
Score
75
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2020.
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