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Highest Rated Albums of 2020
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
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Dance-Pop
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Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
Trap
UK Hip Hop
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2020
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2023
2024
This is an ordered list of NME's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
NME's Year End List
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1
.
Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
YUNGBLUD - weird!
December 4, 2020
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Pop Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
The Cribs - Night Network
November 20, 2020
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Bruce Springsteen - Letter to You
October 23, 2020
Heartland Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Ela Minus - acts of rebellion
October 23, 2020
Electropop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Joesef - Does It Make You Feel Good?
October 9, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
7
.
21 Savage & Metro Boomin - SAVAGE MODE II
October 2, 2020
Trap
,
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
October 16, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club
October 2, 2020
Synthpop
,
Dance-Punk
,
Post-Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine
October 2, 2020
Nu-Disco
,
Disco
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Deftones - Ohms
September 25, 2020
Alternative Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Marilyn Manson - WE ARE CHAOS
September 11, 2020
Gothic Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Glam Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song
August 28, 2020
Tech House
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Alex The Astronaut - The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing
August 21, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
The Killers - Imploding the Mirage
August 21, 2020
Heartland Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Holly Humberstone - Falling Asleep At The Wheel
August 14, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Cub Sport - LIKE NIRVANA
July 24, 2020
Alternative R&B
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Martha Skye Murphy - Heal
July 10, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
19
.
bdrmm - Bedroom
July 3, 2020
Dream Pop
,
Post-Punk Revival
,
Shoegaze
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Khruangbin - Mordechai
June 26, 2020
Psychedelic Rock
,
Funk Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
22
.
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Soft Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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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