Consequence of Sound chooses best albums of 2020, Fiona Apple on top

CoS' list of 50 best albums of 2020 is made mostly of singer-songwriter and pop-star albums, perhaps a few albums only CoS will have on year-end's list. See the first 20 below:

20. Lil Uzi Vert – 'Eternal Atake'

19. Sufjan Stevens – 'The Ascension'

18. Charli XCX – 'how i’m feeling now'

17. Yves Tumor – 'Heaven to a Tortured Mind'

16. Bad Bunny – 'YHLQMDLG'

15. The Weeknd – 'After Hours'

14. Thundercat – 'It Is What It Is'

13. Rina Sawayama – 'SAWAYAMA'

12. BTS – 'Map of the Soul: 7'

11. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – 'Reunions'

10. Pearl Jam – 'Gigaton'

9. Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist – 'Alfredo'

8. Lady Gaga – 'Chromatica'

7. Deftones – 'Ohms'

6. Waxahatchee – 'Saint Cloud'

5. Dua Lipa – 'Future Nostalgia'

4. Perfume Genius – 'Set My Heart on Fire Immediately'

3. Phoebe Bridgers – 'Punisher '

2. Run the Jewels – 'RTJ4'

1. Fiona Apple – 'Fetch the Bolt Cutters'