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1 on Billboard 200", "AC/DC's 'Power Up' Charges In at No. Alejandro Fernández, Hecho en Mexico, Leaning on mariachi and norteño sounds to honor Mexican ranchera music, Alejandro Fernández re-visits his musical roots in the heartfelt Hecho En México. Alongside partners-in-rhyme 42 Dugg and Gunna ("Grace" and "Heatin Up," respectively), Baby makes a quantum leap lyrically. While the year definitely belonged to the ladies, the guys held their own as well. -- S.D. 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. ’s 22-track opus set out to dispel any doubts about his musicianship or gravitas. Check out other annual picks for album of the year here. Now that 2020's wave of major releases by the likes of Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, BTS, Post Malone and Dua Lipa have hit shelves, Billboard wants to … 1 Among Women in Billboard 200's History", "Machine Gun Kelly Earns First No. The multi-hyphenate keeps the BPMs steady while sharing the mic with everyone from fellow contemporary genre star Kehlani to reclusive icons like Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu – but she's always center stage. -- R.A. As Haim began rolling out singles off their third studio album -- aptly named Women in Music Part III -- one thing became instantly clear: no two songs would be exactly alike. ") Equally buoyant and melancholic, with a pop lean courtesy of producer Jack Antonoff, Gaslighter possesses the same magic of the trio's 1999 smash Fly, but now outfitted with 20 years experience and the hard-won wisdom that comes with it. It's a mother of a break-up album, in ways the country parallel to Lemonade -- but in this case with a happy ending less about healing a romance and more about healing your own damn self. 1 when it topped Adult Alternative Songs. 1s later in the year -- tracks like the more reflective "Moon" and the edgier "Louder Than Bombs" delighted music critics and ARMY soldiers alike. -- G.F. Be honest: you missed him. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Billie Eilish Surges Post-Grammys", "Lil Wayne Achieves Fifth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, "Selena Gomez Earns Third No. -- J.R. Doubters may have been willing to spend top dollar to witness the flopping of Machine Gun Kelly upon his pivot to rock -- but as MGK himself says, joke's on them, because there was no downfall. Here are our staff's 50 favorite albums from this year. 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. But for all the speculation offered about his mindstate during and after his lifetime, poignant tracks like the album’s namesake and “Good News” evidence that no one ever understood Mac Miller better than himself. -- PAUL GREIN. At 80 minutes, it’s The 1975’s longest studio album, but there are more than enough captivating highlights and enticing experiments to keep their Notes easily digestible. -- 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. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Tickets to My Downfall, "21 Savage & Metro Boomin's 'Savage Mode II' Debuts at No. "I do whatever I want." The release was then followed by the single "ON," its accompanying music video(s), and subsequent late night performances, as it followed "Boy" to the Hot 100's top 10. 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