2020 has been a rough year to get through given all of the outside factors going on in the world around us. Luckily, the music that has come shining through the speakers has been nothing short of fantastic at the mid-way point on the year. Much like the full contributor mid-year list, my personal list was dominated by female artists. From the deeply personal Petals for Armor by Hayley Williams, the pure-pop bliss of Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa, to the aptly titled Manic by Halsey, there are some incredible works of art all over the spectrum here. These are the 30 albums I have loved listening to the most at the halfway point of 2020.
- All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine
- Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
- Hayley Williams – Petals for Armor
- Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
- Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
- The Strokes – The New Abnormal
- Silverstein – A Beautiful Place To Drown
- Selena Gomez – Rare
- HAIM – Women In Music Pt. III
- Four Year Strong – Brain Pain
- Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces Everyone
- Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
- The Used – Heartwork
- Lady Gaga – Chromatica
- The 1975 – Notes on a Conditional Form
- Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
- Grouplove – Healer
- Brian Fallon – Local Honey
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Reunions
- Halsey – Manic
- Chase Tremaine – Unfall
- Adam Lambert – Velvet
- Car Seat Headrest – Making a Door Less Open
- Snarls – Burst
- Joywave – Possession
- Dustbowl Revival – Is It You, Is It Me
- City Mouth – Coping Machine
- Diet Cig – Do You Wonder About Me?
- New Found Glory – Forever and Ever x Infinity
- Poppy – I Disagree