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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

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

1.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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.

Childish Gambino - 3.15.20
March 22, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

LA Priest - GENE
June 5, 2020
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Digawolf - High Arctic
November 6, 2020
Score
91
Source →
Amazon

6.

Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Folk Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Dex Wolfe - Lightness
October 23, 2020
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

8.

Bartees Strange - Live Forever
October 2, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Helena Deland - Someone New
October 16, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

METZ - Atlas Vending
October 9, 2020
Noise Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

illuminati hotties - FREE I​.​H: This Is Not The One You've Been Waiting For
July 17, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Doves - The Universal Want
September 11, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

The Koreatown Oddity - Little Dominiques Nosebleed
June 19, 2020
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Orville Peck - Show Pony
August 14, 2020
Alt-Country
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
August 21, 2020
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

The Streets - None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive
July 10, 2020
UK Garage
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings
August 14, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

The Dream Syndicate - The Universe Inside
April 10, 2020
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Anna Calvi - Hunted
March 6, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Ellis - Born Again
April 3, 2020
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Porridge Radio - Every Bad
March 13, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Soccer Mommy - color theory
February 28, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Northern Transmissions awarded albums throughout 2020.
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