The New York Times: Jon Pareles' Best Albums of 2020

Isolation was unavoidable this year: Some albums embraced it, some raged against it, some tried to imagine a world without it.

Published: December 02, 2020 10:03 Source

# 1

The Ascension by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Indietronica Art Pop

# 2

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop

# 3

græ by Moses Sumney

Album • May 15 / 2020 Art Pop

# 4

folklore by Taylor Swift

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 5

Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

Album • Jun 19 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 6

Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas

Album • Jul 17 / 2020 Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Twice As Tall by Burna Boy

Album • Aug 13 / 2020 Afrobeats

# 8

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 9

Mama, You Can Bet! by Jyoti + Georgia Anne Muldrow

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Nu Jazz Psychedelic Soul Avant-Garde Jazz

# 10

SIGN by Autechre

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Ambient Electronic IDM