The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of their individual tracks. While the two hit singles won over new fans -- paving the way for the group to score a whopping three Hot 100 No. This is Swift's fifth go around as the year's top female artist. -- H.M. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Rare, "Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. Originally slated for April 29th of this year… -- KATIE ATKINSON, Chloe x Halle may have released their debut album two years ago, but the sister duo arrived in 2020. Strutting onto a stage set up by R&B's top performers this year — from Kehlani to Jhené Aiko — the pair's Ungodly Hour stood out for its themes of maturation, which Chloe (22) and Halle (20) are exploring in real time with songs like the title track about not settling ("I don't have the time/To teach you how to love all over again") and single "Do It," an R&B ode to the girls night out. Packed with back-to-back hits such as the edgy, futurisitc pop anthem “Blanco,” heart-wrenching ballad “Rojo” and hard-hitting reggaetón track “Negro” -- the three tracks on the album that also best showcase Balvin’s versatility as an artist -- this album proved he’s not just a go-to collaborator, but can deliver hits on his own. Laced with cheeky innuendos and intimate moments in which she (literally) lets that signature ponytail down, Grande is re-learning to trust herself and those around her on the Billboard 200-chart topping album. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart", "Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Rules for Fourth Week at No. -- FRANK DIGIACOMO, On his first album since 2017’s chart-topping From A Room: Volume 2, Stapleton leads an exhilarating physical and emotional journey through middle age that is all substance, no filler. Bea doesn't beat around the bush: according to her commentary on the album's digital version, "Dye it Red" is "about the horrible men in your life" and "the frustration you feel when you can't be yourself." Maybe we didn't know we needed it. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral, "Roddy Ricch Returns to No. Do Not Sell My Personal Information Just 12 days passed between the Feb. 7 release of Pop Smoke’s breakthrough mixtape, Meet The Woo 2, and his tragic death on Feb. 19. Maines inquires on "Tights On My Boat. 1) or woozy uptempo numbers ("Let Me Get Me”). 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Achieves Third No. With the end of the year rapidly approaching, the many year-end lists and reviews are beginning to be published across the industry. Plus, how to vote for the Billboard Music Awards this year! On track one, she’s roasting Tory Lanez to the tune of Biggie Smalls’s “Who Shot Ya?” On track two, she’s dancing you in “Circles” on the song of the same name with a warp-speed sample of Jazmine Sullivan. Although American superstar rap artiste, Kanye West, started his career as a secular musician, in 2019, he released his first spiritual-themed album, Jesus is King. 1 album from this year is your favorite album of the year? The rapper enlisted Jay-Z as his second-in-command on the 39-minute expedition, to prove that father time can't stop the God MC. 2 peak on the Top Latin Albums chart. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200's History", "Big Sean's 'Detroit 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "Travis Scott-led 'Jackboys' Debuts at No. -- K.B. Her previous album… -- PAUL GREIN. As a self-taught guitarist, who hails from Guanajuato, Mexico, Junior pours his heart out on Atrapado en un Sueño, including his infectious corridos tumbados, mesmerizing requintos, and lyrics about ambition, optimism, the street life, and more. It’s everything fans had come to expect from Mac prior to his tragic passing: ambitious, vulnerable, and in many ways, healing. Music Canada has certified the album platinum. It’s a testament to Bridgers’ songwriting -- wry, confessional, often devastating and always with a keen sense of pop melodicism -- that Punisher remains so captivating, with both lyrical puzzles that beg for repeated listens to be unpacked and turns of phrase ("From the window, it’s not a bad show/ If your favorite thing is Dianetics or stucco," she sings on the title track) that leave you awestruck upon first encounter. Released nine days after its Jan. 8 announcement, Circles serves as a perfect example of just how much the late Mac Miller still had left to accomplish. Against a backdrop mixing musical influences from the worlds of R&B, rap, trap-pop, doo-wop and bossanova, Reyez deftly shifts from soft to sultry to seething -- putting an exclamation point on one of the strongest years in recent R&B. But his movement isn’t limited to settling down someplace new: On “Arkansas,”  his gruff vocals deliver the most jubilant geographic escape since Bob Seger’s “Katmandu.” Though Stapleton’s talent is anything but ordinary, he evinces the common man better than any singer/songwriter since Merle Haggard on songs like “When I’m With You,” which embraces his partner’s love, but admits, that at 40,  it “looks like the end of the rainbow is no pot of gold.” Maybe not, but Starting Over certainly is a musical treasure, and sometimes that’s enough. [5], "Billboard 200 to Include Official Video Plays From YouTube, Streaming Services", "Taylor Swift Achieves Seventh No. And in true Bad Bunny fashion, the Puerto Rican artist indeed does just that, dropping an innovative, daring, and edgy 20-song set that includes collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Jowell & Randy, Sech, and many more. Alongside partners-in-rhyme 42 Dugg and Gunna ("Grace" and "Heatin Up," respectively), Baby makes a quantum leap lyrically. Terms of Use -- S.D. As for Grande, who blew Eilish kisses when she made the comment during her speech, the 26-year-old’s fifth album, “Thank U, Next,” was on Billboard’s Top 100 albums chart for … Billboard examines potential candidates for album of the year at the 2020 Grammy Awards. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby, "Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. The tranquil voices, the soft piano riffs and the pristine production come together to create just over an hour of cathartic and escapist listening. Clockwise from bottom left: BC Camplight, Fiona Apple, Jay Electronica, Carla Bley, KeiyaA. So by the time Eternal Atake finally arrived out of the blue in March, expectations were sky high — and the rapper delivered, offering a little something for every kind of Uzi fan. Without losing sight of their joyful sound, WIMPIII takes inspiration from an abundance of Haim favorites including Sheryl Crow, Fleetwood Mac, Lou Reed and Prince to create their most eclectic album yet. But beyond the candid lyrics about owning her bisexuality and enduring toxic relationships, Halsey takes thrilling sonic leaps on the project -- from the country-inspired twang of "You Should Be Sad" to the syncopated handclaps of "Graveyard" -- proving she can have the best of both worlds by pairing painfully earnest, yearning sentiments with radio-ready beats. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "DaBaby Arrives at No. But more than just about any album released in 2020, Letter to You speaks to the heartbreaking losses of this endless year -- in the meditative “One Minute You’re Here,” the howling “Ghosts” or the elegiac “I’ll See You In My Dreams.” Still, grief is tempered here with sweet memories: “I run my fingers through your sun streaked hair,” he sings. 1 in 2020 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. -- JOSH GLICKSMAN, 28. In 2020, Cobbs Leonard scored her fifth No. The 2020 GRAMMY Awards were a sight to behold on Sunday, Jan. 26, opening with a brilliant performance from Lizzo and Sasha Flute and closing out with multiple wins from 18-year-old pop wunderkind Billie Eilish, who swept the major categories (Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year, respectively). 1 on Top Latin Albums and No. EU Privacy Preferences, BILLBOARD is a registered trademark of Billboard IP Holdings, LLC. What started as a quiet piano project has evolved into an intricate, genre-crossing tapestry, with as many whimsical pop threads as there are muscly rock wires. Evermore marks Swift’s No. Whether he's quoting Op Ivy with Trippie Redd, having a loud cafeteria break up with Halsey or invoking Blink-182 (alongside Travis Barker himself) with an even more cathartic "in my 'yed" chorus, MGK not only revives the genre's greatest moments but transcends them, with his own blistering riffs and KO choruses ensuring that paying customers might not get the Greek tragedy they anticipated, but a hell of a f--king show regardless. Whether they were reflecting our current condition or providing much-needed respite from it, they helped us get to December, and to the point where we're able to present a list like this recapping the very best of the bunch. Taylor Swift is the year's top female artist and bets is the top duo Group and rapper Rich leads the twenty top new artist chart. Recently, Billboard released their list of the top country albums of 2020 which is based on physical sales, digital sales and streaming performance. 1s later in the year -- tracks like the more reflective "Moon" and the edgier "Louder Than Bombs" delighted music critics and ARMY soldiers alike. Leave it to the stans to say it best: “Interesting that #Chromatica is arguably @ladygaga’s most personal album to date and also her very first without any ballads,” tweeted go-to news source Gaga Daily on the day of its release. From the R&B slow jam “3am” that lands itself smack-dab in the middle of the 16-song collection to the Joni Mitchell-influenced rebuke of male-driven music criticism on “Man From The Magazine,” Haim hit their stride through an exhibition of their expanding capabilities. The Grammy-nominated album scored Fernández his seventh No. [3] Hollywood's Bleeding (2019) by Post Malone was the best-performing album on the Billboard 200 Year-End chart of 2020. Billboard Baby took the successful formula of his 2019 twin releases Baby on Baby and Kirk -- collections of succinct, effective punches to the mouth -- and combined them into one overarching project with April's Blame It on Baby. 5, making Junior the youngest act since Natanael Cano to score a top 10 on the listing. With mariacheño (a fusion of mariachi and norteño) songs like “Caballero,” “Decepciones” and “Mentí -- an extraordinary collaboration with his father, the legendary Vicente Fernández -- the Mexican singer revitalizes traditional regional Mexican music, but adds a contemporary twist, thanks to the contributions of young songwriters like Joss Favela, Eden Muñoz and Christian Nodal. A decade after hiccups and pushbacks, Jay Elect's debut album A Written Testimony finally crossed the finish line in March, and proved well worth the wait. After opening with a stirring speech from 17-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg, it bounces all the way from shoegaze (“Frail State of Mind”) to punk rock (“People”) to folk (“Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America”), the whole thing tied together by some of the group’s most immaculate production and slick songwriting to date. 1 Album in Less Than a Year on the Billboard 200 Chart With 'Top, "Taylor Swift Surpasses Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase By three and four, she’s already teamed up with some of the hottest names in hip-hop — DaBaby and City Girls — and she’s still got 13 more to go. For as vulnerable as Bridgers becomes on Punisher, no other indie artist sounded as confident in their work this year. 1 on Billboard 200", "Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Hits Fifth Week at No. -- KATIE BAIN, Smith’s first album in three years was originally set for release in May, but was pushed back to October because of the pandemic -- by which point, six songs on the album, (including the 2019 smash “Dancing with a Stranger,” a silky collab with Normani) had already hit the Hot 100. No spoilers here, you'll have to catch this one for yourself. (Released just weeks before COVID hit the U.S., the album's warmly lo-fi lead single is even in fact called "Home.") Check out Part One. -- T.C. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Wonder, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums_of_2020&oldid=996046187, Lists of number-one albums in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 06:29. It's all there in the title: Dua Lipa's dancefloor-commanding sophomore album makes listeners nostalgic for the sequined days of Studio 54, while piloting the recently revived disco sound into the future. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Tickets to My Downfall, "21 Savage & Metro Boomin's 'Savage Mode II' Debuts at No. You can hear that gleeful largesse throughout the LP, whether it's Savage quoting 50 Cent on "Many Men" and then letting the man's own hook see the track out, or the biggest artist in the world popping by for a quick guest verse with a very rude SZA namedrop, or Freeman getting a full track just to expound upon the key difference between snitches and rats. We'll see about that last part in January, when A Written Testimony is up for best rap album. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "BTS Earns Fifth No. On their long-awaited full-length debut, the appropriately titled The Album, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé offer up eight thrilling doses of grade-A K-pop perfection, from the hip-hop swagger of thunderous lead single “How You Like That” to the infectious shout-along dance-pop of “Lovesick Girls.” Add in a pair of high-profile collaborations with stateside superstars Selena Gomez (“Ice Cream”) and Cardi B (“Bet You Wanna”) and The Album not only builds on the foursome’s string of hits since their 2016 debut, it also provides the perfect entry point for soon-to-be Blinks to embrace the girls as they continue their meteoric rise. With a series of stellar at-home performances, Chloe x Halle also promoted their second album through a pandemic like pros, delivering richer harmonies (and more fierce 'fits) with each one. -- LYNDSEY HAVENS. Even though the set officially kicked off Bad Bunny's successful year -- including countless hits, accolades and even the release of two other studio LPs, Las Que No Iban a Salir and El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo -- it's YHLQMDLG that most become a staple for 2020 pop music in any language. -- JESSICA ROIZ, Springsteen recorded Letter to You before the pandemic, collaborating with the E Street Band at maximum power last winter at his home studio in New Jersey. The best albums of 2020 so far. The 1975, Notes on a Conditional Form, Initially intended as a swift follow-up to 2018 LP A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, Notes ultimately took an extra 18 months and 16 different studios to record -- and it sounds like it. Doubts about his musicianship or gravitas Vert 's 'Eternal Atake ' Debuts at No are ranked on the Billboard 's. Time With warm-ups outer space,  Chromatica proved to be exceedingly legit megan Thee Stallion knows long! 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