Lists
- Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
- Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2020
- PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
- DIY: Albums of 2020
- Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
- The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2020
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
- A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
- Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2020
- New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2020
- Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2020
- Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
- The Skinny: Top 10 Albums of 2020
- Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2020
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
- Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
- Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
- No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020
- The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
- Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- Flood: The Best Albums of 2020
- NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2020
- Artforum: Perfume Genius: Best Music of 2020
- Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2020
- Spin: The 30 Best Albums of 2020
- Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
- Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- USA Today: Patrick Ryan: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
- Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2020
- Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
- Hanif Abdurraqib: 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
- Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
- New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2020
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
- Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2020
- Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
- Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
- Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2020
- Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
- Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2020
- The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: 50 Best Albums of 2020
- Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020