TOP FOLK RECORDS OF 2020
| # | ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARAH JAROSZ | World On The Ground | Rounder |
| 2 | ELIZA GILKYSON | 2020 (Twenty Twenty) | Red House |
| 3 | SIERRA HULL | 25 Trips | Rounder |
| 4 | KATHLEEN EDWARDS | Total Freedom | Dualtone/eOne |
| 5 | KURT VILE | Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP] | Matador/Beggars |
| 6 | DRIVE BY TRUCKERS | The Unraveling | ATO |
| 7 | PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO | Bet On Love | Lula |
| 8 | SCOTT FAB | Someday Soon Somehow | Self-Released |
| 9 | MOLLY TUTTLE | ...But I'd Rather Be With You | Compass |
| 10 | AVETT BROTHERS, THE | The Third Gleam | Loma Vista |
| 11 | BLOODSHOT BILL | Get Loose Or Get Lost | Goner |
| 12 | LEONARD COHEN | Thanks For The Dance | Sony |
| 13 | WILLIAM PRINCE | Reliever | Six Shooter |
| 14 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color | Self-Released |
| 15 | JEFF TWEEDY | Love Is The King | dBpm |
| 16 | VANCE GILBERT | Good Good Man | Self-Released |
| 17 | JENNAH BARRY | Holiday | Forward |
| 18 | WILCO | Ode To Joy | dBpm |
| 19 | MASTERSONS, THE | No Time For Love Songs | Red House/Compass |
| 20 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | The Dirt And The Stars | Lambent Light |
| 21 | POKEY LAFARGE | Rock Bottom Rhapsody | New West |
| 22 | BOB DYLAN | Rough And Rowdy Ways | Columbia |
| 23 | TRIP MCCOOL | Hang Me Out To Dry | Thinking Dog |
| 24 | NATHANIEL RATELIFF | And It's Still Alright | Stax/Concord |
| 25 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine | Appalsongs |
| 26 | CHRISTINE LAVIN | The Best Of Christine Lavin | Self-Released |
| 27 | GRETCHEN PETERS | The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury | Scarlet Letter |
| 28 | TYLER CHILDERS | Long Violent History | Hickman Holler |
| 29 | DIRK POWELL | When I Wait For You | Compass |
| 30 | LILLY HIATT | Walking Proof | New West |
| 31 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Sound & Fury | Elektra |
| 32 | GILLIAN WELCH | Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 | Acony |
| 33 | MICHAEL CLEVELAND | Tall Fiddler | Compass |
| 34 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 35 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin' Grass Vol. 1 | High Top Mountain |
| 36 | SAM DOORES | Sam Doores | New West |
| 37 | COLTER WALL | Wester Swing & Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs | La Honda |
| 38 | LAURIE LEWIS | And Laurie Lewis | Self-Released |
| 39 | MARGO PRICE | That's How Rumors Get Started | Loma Vista |
| 40 | BYRD AND STREET | Love Circles 'Round | Self-Released |
| 41 | OTIS GIBBS | Hoosier National | Self-Released |
| 42 | ELEANOR UNDERHILL | Land Of The Living | Self-Released |
| 43 | BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN | Bonny Light Horseman | 37d03d |
| 44 | COME ON UP TO THE HOUSE: WOMEN SING WAITS | COME ON UP TO THE HOUSE: WOMEN SING WAITS | Dualtone |
| 45 | DAVE ALVIN | From An Old Guitar: Rare & Unreleased Recordings | Yep Roc |
| 46 | DAVE SIMONETT | Red Tail | Dancing Eagle |
| 47 | GILLIAN WELCH | Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2 | Acony |
| 48 | SHIRLEY COLLINS | Heart's Ease | Domino |
| 49 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 50 | JUD CASWELL | Live At The Seagull Shop | Self-Released |