Adam Grundy’s Top Albums of 2020 (So Far)

Best of 2020 (So Far)

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.

  1. All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine
  2. Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
  3. Hayley Williams – Petals for Armor
  4. Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
  5. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
  6. The Strokes – The New Abnormal
  7. Silverstein – A Beautiful Place To Drown
  8. Selena Gomez – Rare
  9. HAIM – Women In Music Pt. III
  10. Four Year Strong – Brain Pain
  11. Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces Everyone
  12. Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
  13. The Used – Heartwork
  14. Lady Gaga – Chromatica
  15. The 1975 – Notes on a Conditional Form
  16. Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
  17. Grouplove – Healer
  18. Brian Fallon – Local Honey
  19. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Reunions
  20. Halsey – Manic
  21. Chase Tremaine – Unfall
  22. Adam Lambert – Velvet
  23. Car Seat Headrest – Making a Door Less Open
  24. Snarls – Burst
  25. Joywave – Possession
  26. Dustbowl Revival – Is It You, Is It Me
  27. City Mouth – Coping Machine
  28. Diet Cig – Do You Wonder About Me?
  29. New Found Glory – Forever and Ever x Infinity
  30. Poppy – I Disagree