No matter your thoughts on 2020, it undeniably brought some amazing tunes. In no particular order, here are my top 20 picks for the albums released this year:

1.Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers 

Genre: Alternative, indie rock

Top Songs:

• Garden Song
• Kyoto
• I Know The End 

2. Notes on A Conditional Form by The 1975 

Genre: Alternative, indie, experimental 

Top Songs:

• Frail State of Mind 
• Then Because She Goes 
• Guys 

3. evermore by Taylor Swift

Genre: Folk, indie pop
Top Songs: 

• ’tis the damn season 
• champagne problems 
• closure 

4. folklore by Taylor Swift 

Genre: Folk, indie pop

Top Songs:

• cardigan 
• invisible String 
• peace 

 5. Petals for Armor by Hayley Williams 

Genre: Synth pop, experimental pop 

Top Songs:

• Simmer 
• Sugar On The Rim 
• Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris

6. Orca by Gus Dapperton 

Genre: Indie pop, indie rock
Top Songs:

• First Aid 
• Post Humorous 
• Swan Song 

7. Chip Chrome & The Monotones by The Neighbourhood 

Genre: Indie Rock, Lo-fi
Top Songs:

• Devil’s Advocate 
• Middle of Somewhere 
• Lost in Translation 

8. Nectar by Joji 

Genre: Anti-pop
Top Songs:

• High Hopes
• MODUS 
• Sanctuary 

9. You and Your Friends by Peach Pit

Genre: Indie pop, surf pop
Top Songs:

• Brian’s Movie 
• Live At The Swamp 
• Shampoo Bottles 

10. Kid Krow by Conan Gray 

Genre: Pop, pop-punk
Top Songs: 

• Affluenza 
• Comfort Crowd
• The Story 

11. The Slow Rush by Tame Impala 

Genre: Psychedelic pop, soft rock
Top Songs: 

• One More Year
• Lost In Yesterday 
• Glimmer 

12. Heartbreak Weather by Niall Horan 

Genre: Pop, ballads
Top Songs:

• Put A Little Love On Me 
• New Angel  
• Cross Your Mind 

13. Plastic Hearts by Miley Cyrus 

Genre: Synth pop, glam rock
Top Songs: 

• Midnight Sky 
• Angels Like You 
• Plastic Hearts 

14. The New Abnormal by The Strokes 

Genre: Indie rock, alternative
Top Songs:

• Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 
• Eternal Summer 
• Why Are Sundays So Depressing 

15. Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple 

Genre: Indie rock, alternative rock
Top Songs:  

• Ladies 
• For Her
• I Want You To Love Me

16. color theory by Soccer Mommy 

Genre: Indie rock
Top Songs:

• bloodstream 
• circle the drain
• yellow is the color of her eyes

17. SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama 

Genre: Nu-metal, 2000s-inspired pop
Top Songs:

• XS
• Tokyo Love Hotel 
• STFU! 

18. Dreamland by Glass Animals 

Genre: Pop, psychedelic pop
Top Songs:

• Heat Waves
• Your Love (Déjà vu)
• Tokyo Drifting 

19. In A Dream by Troye Sivan (EP)

Genre: Gloomy pop
Top Songs:

• Take Yourself Home
• Easy 
• Rager teenager! 

20. Zeros by Declan McKenna 

Genre: Alternative indie rock
Top Songs:

• Emily 
• Be An Astronaut 
• The Key to Life on Earth