Best Rock Albums Of 2020

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Our Best Rock Albums Of 2020 looks at another year in rock and roll in which classic rock legends once again filled the top 10 albums of the year. Classic rock fans may think they were looking at the year 1975 when they see a top 10 filled by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Paul McCartney. However, 2020 also saw the return of Maria Mckee with her first solo album release in thirteen years., And what a sensational album it was. One of the year’s biggest surprises was the release of Cat Stevens’ Tea for the Tillerman 2. The year also presented fans with another great album from Fiona Apple as well as killer records from Stone Temple Pilots, Blue Oyster Cult, The Pretenders, Willie Nile, Ozzy Osbourne, Lucinda Williams and the return of Huey Lewis And The News.

# 50 – Imploding the Mirage – The Killers

# 49 – Shore – Fleet Foxes

# 48 – Women in Music Pt. III – Haim

# 47 – The Slow Rush – Tame Impala

# 46 – The New Abnormal – The Strokes

# 45 – Hollywood Park – The Airborne Toxic Event

# 44 – Forever + Ever x Infinity – New Found Glory

# 43 – The Waterfall II – My Morning Jacket

# 42 – American Head – The Flaming Lips

# 41 – Notes on a Conditional Form – The 1975

# 40 – Tea for the Tillerman 2 – Cat Stevens

# 39 – Blue Hearts – Bob Mould

# 38 – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo – Mr. Bungle

# 37 – Human. :II: Nature. – Nightwish

# 36 – Danzig Sings Elvis – Danzig

# 35 –Lamb of God – Lamb of God

# 34 – Project Regeneration Vol. 1 – Static-X

# 33 – Plastic Hearts – Miley Cyrus

# 32 – Like a House on Fire – Asking Alexandria

# 31 – Long Day Good Night – Fates Warning

# 30 – The Absence of Presence – Kansas

# 29 – Pick Me Up Off the Floor – Norah Jones

# 28 – The Human Condition – Black Stone Cherry

# 27 – Ohms – Deftones

# 26 – 2020 – Bon Jovi

# 25 – Such Pretty Forks in the Road – Alanis Morissette

# 24 – Hate For Sale – The Pretenders

# 23 – I Am Not a Dog on a Chain – Morrissey

# 22 – Citizens of Boomtown – The Boomtown Rats

# 21 – American Standard – James Taylor

# 20 – Petals for Armor – Hayley Williams

# 19 – Bridge to Quiet – Animal Collective

# 18 – Perdida – Stone Temple Pilots

# 17 – Weather – Huey Lewis and the News

# 16 – Trouble and Strife – Joan Osborne

# 15 – Good Souls Better Angels – Lucinda Williams

# 14 – Gigaton – Pearl Jam

# 13 – Made of Rain – The Psychedelic Furs

# 12 – Sigma Oasis – Phish

# 11 – The Symbol Remains – Blue Oyster Cult

# 10 – New York At Night – Willie Nile

# 9 – Ordinary Man – Ozzy Osbourne

# 8 – Power Up – AC/DC

# 7 – Homegrown – Neil Young

# 6 – Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple

# 5 – Hey Clockface – Elvis Costello

# 4 – Rough and Rowdy Ways – Bob Dylan

# 3 – McCartney III – Paul McCartney

# 2 – Letter to You – Bruce Springsteen

# 1 – La Vita Nuova – Maria McKee

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