New Zealand top 50 albums of 2020

This is a list of the top-selling albums in New Zealand for 2020 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1] Recorded Music NZ also published a list for the top 20 albums released by New Zealand artists.[2]

New Zealand band Six60 released the top performing album of the year, Six60 (2019), as well as four of the top 50 albums of the year
English singer Harry Styles' album Fine Line (2019) was the second best performing release of the year
Albums by rappers Juice Wrld (top), Mac Miller (bottom) and Pop Smoke posthumously performed well in 2020

Chart
Key
 †  – Album of New Zealand origin[nb 1]
Rank Artist Title
1 Six60 Six60 (3)
2 Harry Styles Fine Line
3 Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
4 Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
5 Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
6 Six60 Six60 EP
7 L.A.B. L.A.B. III
8 Taylor Swift Folklore
9 Six60 Six60 (1)
10 Six60 Six60 (2)
11 Ed Sheeran No.6 Collaborations Project
12 Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding
13 Bob Marley and the Wailers Legend: The Best Of
14 Elton John Diamonds
15 Ed Sheeran ÷
16 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
17 Drax Project Drax Project
18 Fleetwood Mac Rumours
19 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack
20 Eminem Music to Be Murdered By
21 Taylor Swift Lover
22 BTS Map of the Soul: 7
23 Juice Wrld Legends Never Die
24 Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
25 The Weeknd After Hours
26 L.A.B. L.A.B.
27 Juice Wrld Goodbye & Good Riddance
28 Billie Eilish Don't Smile at Me
29 Khalid Free Spirit
30 Justin Bieber Changes
31 Benee Fire on Marzz
32 Doja Cat Hot Pink
33 Lil Uzi Vert Eternal Atake
34 Various Artists Frozen II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
35 The Kid Laroi F*ck Love (Savage)
36 Mac Miller Circles
37 Ariana Grande Thank U, Next
38 Lauv How I'm Feeling
39 L.A.B. L.A.B. II
40 Chris Brown Indigo
41 Roddy Ricch Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
42 Juice Wrld Death Race for Love
43 Ariana Grande Positions
44 Lady Gaga Chromatica
45 Various Artists Waiata / Anthems
46 Ella Mai Ella Mai
47 Camila Cabello Romance
48 Hamilton Broadway cast Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
49 Pop Smoke Meet the Woo 2
50 AC/DC Power Up

Top 20 Albums by New Zealand artists
Rank Artist Title
1 Six60 Six60 (3)
2 Six60 Six60 EP
3 L.A.B. L.A.B. III
4 Six60 Six60 (1)
5 Six60 Six60 (2)
6 Drax Project Drax Project
7 L.A.B. L.A.B.
8 Benee Fire on Marzz
9 L.A.B. L.A.B. II
10 Various Artists Waiata / Anthems
11 Mitch James Mitch James
12 Lorde Melodrama
13 Devilskin Red
14 L.A.B. L.A.B. IV
15 Split Enz True Colours: 40th Anniversary Edition
16 Stan Walker Impossible (Music by the Book)
17 Sons of Zion Vantage Point
18 Benee Hey U X
19 Fat Freddy's Drop Special Edition, Pt. 1
20 Nadia Reid Out of My Province

Notes
  1. Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ.

References
  1. "Official Top 40 Albums: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2020". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. "Official Top 20 NZ Albums: End of Year Charts 2020". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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