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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020

1.

Joesef - Does It Make You Feel Good?
October 9, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

2.

21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode II
October 2, 2020
Trap Rap
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
October 23, 2020
Heartland Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Ela Minus - acts of rebellion
October 23, 2020
Electropop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Deftones - Ohms
September 25, 2020
Alternative Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Holly Humberstone - Falling Asleep At The Wheel
August 14, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine
October 2, 2020
Nu-Disco
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Marilyn Manson - WE ARE CHAOS
September 11, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
October 16, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Martha Skye Murphy - Heal
July 10, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

11.

bdrmm - Bedroom
July 3, 2020
Dream Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Alex The Astronaut - The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing
August 21, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

India Jordan - For You
May 20, 2020
House
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Khruangbin - Mordechai
June 26, 2020
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Cadet - The Rated Legend
April 10, 2020
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Headie One & Fred Again... - GANG
April 3, 2020
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club
October 2, 2020
Synthpop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of
April 3, 2020
Electropop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Cub Sport - LIKE NIRVANA
July 24, 2020
Alternative R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Christine and the Queens - La vita nuova
February 27, 2020
Synthpop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2020.
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