# The Guardian's best albums of 2020

The top 15 of the Guardian's 50 best albums of 2020, led by Fetch the Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple.

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- Aug 16, 2025 · piotr_popcorn
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## Top 15

1. **Fetch the Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 1 on the Guardian's list.
2. **Set My Heart on Fire Immediately — Perfume Genius** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 4 on the Guardian's list.
3. **Folklore — Taylor Swift** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 9 on the Guardian's list.
4. **Ungodly Hour — Chloe x Halle** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 12 on the Guardian's list.
5. **Future Nostalgia — Dua Lipa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 2 on the Guardian's list.
6. **Untitled (Black Is) — Sault** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 5 on the Guardian's list.
7. **Saint Cloud — Waxahatchee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 6 on the Guardian's list.
8. **Women in Music Pt. III — Haim** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 7 on the Guardian's list.
9. **Big Conspiracy — J Hus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 8 on the Guardian's list.
10. **Græ — Moses Sumney** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 10 on the Guardian's list.
11. **Rough and Rowdy Ways — Bob Dylan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 13 on the Guardian's list.
12. **What's Your Pleasure? — Jessie Ware** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 14 on the Guardian's list.
13. **Sawayama — Rina Sawayama** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 3 on the Guardian's list.
14. **Róisín Machine — Róisín Murphy** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 11 on the Guardian's list.
15. **A Written Testimony — Jay Electronica** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 15 on the Guardian's list.

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