The best albums of 2020

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1folkloreTaylor Swift · 4.5 from 2 scores
  2. 2The Slow RushTame Impala · 4.3 from 2 scores
  3. 3The New AbnormalThe Strokes · 4.3 from 2 scores
  1. 4Future NostalgiaDua Lipa4.3 from 2 scores
  2. 5ChromaticaLady Gaga4 from 2 scores
  3. 6THE ALBUMBLACKPINK4 from 2 scores
  4. 7After HoursThe Weeknd4 from 2 scores
  5. 8ManicHalsey4 from 2 scores
  6. 9evermoreTaylor Swift4 from 2 scores
  7. 10BEBTS4 from 1 score
  8. 11Whole Lotta RedPlayboi Carti4 from 1 score
  9. 12MAP OF THE SOUL : 7BTS4 from 1 score
  10. 13RareSelena Gomez4 from 1 score
  11. 14PunisherPhoebe Bridgers4 from 1 score
  12. 15SAWAYAMARina Sawayama4 from 1 score
  13. 16CirclesMac Miller3.8 from 2 scores
  14. 17Eternal AtakeLil Uzi Vert3.5 from 1 score
  15. 18how i’m feeling nowCharli xcx3.5 from 1 score
  16. 19Legends Never DieJuice WRLD3.5 from 2 scores
  17. 20DreamlandGlass Animals3.5 from 2 scores
  18. 21PositionsAriana Grande3 from 2 scores
  19. 22Music to Be Murdered ByEminem3 from 2 scores