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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Ascension Sufjan Stevens Sep-25-2020, Indietronica
#2 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#3 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#4 folklore Taylor Swift Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#7 Twice As Tall Burna Boy Aug-13-2020, Afrobeats
#8 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#9 Mama, You Can Bet! Jyoti, Georgia Anne Muldrow Aug-28-2020, Nu Jazz
#10 SIGN Autechre Oct-16-2020, Ambient
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Ascension | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indietronica |
| #2 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #3 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 | folklore | Taylor Swift | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | Twice As Tall | Burna Boy | Album, Aug-13-2020, Afrobeats |
| #8 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #9 | Mama, You Can Bet! | JyotiGeorgia Anne Muldrow | Album, Aug-28-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #10 | SIGN | Autechre | Album, Oct-16-2020, Ambient |