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This is an ordered list of Entertainment Weekly's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
Entertainment Weekly's Year End List
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Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Folk Pop
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100
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Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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The Chicks - Gaslighter
July 17, 2020
Country Pop
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100
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Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
100
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
91
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Lady Gaga - Chromatica
May 29, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
91
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The Strokes - The New Abnormal
April 10, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
91
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Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
91
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The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
Score
91
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Shawn Mendes - Wonder
December 4, 2020
Pop
Score
83
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12
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Sam Smith - Love Goes
October 30, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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13
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Jónsi - Shiver
October 2, 2020
Glitch Pop
Score
83
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14
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Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
June 12, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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Teyana Taylor - The Album
June 19, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
July 17, 2020
Neo-Soul
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83
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The Psychedelic Furs - Made of Rain
July 31, 2020
Post-Punk
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83
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18
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Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
March 13, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
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83
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Sam Hunt - Southside
April 3, 2020
Country Pop
Score
83
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20
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Pearl Jam - Gigaton
March 27, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
83
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21
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Selena Gomez - Rare
January 10, 2020
Electropop
Score
83
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22
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Little Big Town - Nightfall
January 17, 2020
Country Pop
Score
83
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23
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Halsey - Manic
January 17, 2020
R&B
Score
83
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Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
November 27, 2020
Pop Rock
Score
75
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Paul McCartney - McCartney III
December 18, 2020
Pop Rock
Score
75
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2020.
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