The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Pitchfork (2020)

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1.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 

 Fiona Apple

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

569 charts

Rank Score:

3,049

Rank in 2020:

2

Rank in 2020s:

3

Overall Rank:

581

Average Rating:

 81 (660 votes)

Comments:

55

2.

Saint Cloud 

 Waxahatchee

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

963

Rank in 2020:

14

Rank in 2020s:

36

Overall Rank:

1,766

Average Rating:

 76 (195 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Græ 

 Moses Sumney

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 2020:

34

Rank in 2020s:

101

Overall Rank:

3,229

Average Rating:

 75 (150 votes)

Comments:

8

4.

Punisher 

 Phoebe Bridgers

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,031

Rank in 2020:

3

Rank in 2020s:

4

Overall Rank:

582

Average Rating:

 80 (505 votes)

Comments:

38

5.

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately 

 Perfume Genius

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

994

Rank in 2020:

12

Rank in 2020s:

31

Overall Rank:

1,706

Average Rating:

 77 (312 votes)

Comments:

17

6.

Rough And Rowdy Ways 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

914

Rank in 2020:

15

Rank in 2020s:

40

Overall Rank:

1,841

Average Rating:

 76 (286 votes)

Comments:

20

7.

Heaven To A Tortured Mind 

 Yves Tumor

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

787

Rank in 2020:

20

Rank in 2020s:

56

Overall Rank:

2,102

Average Rating:

 76 (284 votes)

Comments:

14

8.

Women In Music Pt. III 

 Haim

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

597

Rank in 2020:

28

Rank in 2020s:

83

Overall Rank:

2,612

Average Rating:

 76 (187 votes)

Comments:

15

9.

What's Your Pleasure? 

 Jessie Ware

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,569

Rank in 2020:

5

Rank in 2020s:

11

Overall Rank:

1,128

Average Rating:

 79 (331 votes)

Comments:

28

10.

YHLQMDLG 

 Bad Bunny

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

157

Rank in 2020:

99

Rank in 2020s:

347

Overall Rank:

7,909

Average Rating:

 71 (53 votes)

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The 50 Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Soft Pink Truth	1	2%
Bad Bunny	1	2%
Kate NV	1	2%
Dua Lipa	1	2%
Drakeo The Ruler	1	2%
Adrianne Lenker	1	2%
Megan Thee Stallion	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	32	64%
	8	16%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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The 50 Best Albums of 2020 similarity to your chart(s)

Other 2020 year charts

Listed below are 141 charts from recognised sources for 2020. There are also 405 user submitted charts covering this period.

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• Die 80 besten Alben des Jahres by Bayern 2 (2020 year chart)
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• Top 50 Albums of 2020 by Consequence of Sound (2020 year chart)
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• The 20 best albums of 2020 by Dazed (2020 year chart)
• Top 40 Albums of 2020 by Decibel (2020 year chart)
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• Die 10 besten Alben 2020 international by DIFFUS (2020 year chart)
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• DIY's Albums Of 2020 by DIY (2020 year chart)
• Albums Of The Year 2020 by Dork (2020 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2020 by Double J (2020 year chart)
• 2020 Records of the Year by Drift (2020 year chart)
• Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2020 by Drowned in Sound (2020 year chart)
• The 25 Best Albums of 2020 by Dummy (2020 year chart)
• Die besten Alben des Jahres 2020 by eclipsed (2020 year chart)
• Eel Pie Records Albums of the Year 2020 by Eel Pie Records (2020 year chart)
• The 15 best albums of 2020 by Entertainment Weekly (2020 year chart)
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• Les Inrocks Albums of the Year 2020 by Les Inrocks (2020 year chart)
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• Albums Of The Year 2020 – Top 50 by Louder Than War (2020 year chart)
• Les 100 meilleurs disques de l’année 2020 by Magic RPM (2020 year chart)
• Top 25 albums of 2020 by Magnet (2020 year chart)
• 30 Best Albums of 2020 by Magnetic Magazine (2020 year chart)
• The 40 Best Albums of 2020 by Metacritic (2020 year chart)
• Top 50 albums of 2020 by Metal Hammer (2020 year chart)
• Die besten Alben 2020 by metal.de (2020 year chart)
• Mojo Albums of the Year 2020 by Mojo (2020 year chart)
• Los mejores discos internacionales de 2020 by Mondo Sonoro (2020 year chart)
• Les 50 Albums De L’année 2020 by Mowno (2020 year chart)
• musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2020 by musicOMH (2020 year chart)
• Redaktionscharts 2020 by MusikBlog (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Musikexpress.de (2020 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2020 by Natural Music (2020 year chart)
• 50 Best Albums Of 2020 by NBHAP (2020 year chart)
• 50 Best Albums of 2020 by The Needle Drop (2020 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2020 by New Music Express (2020 year chart)
• 2020 en 75 albums by New Noise (2020 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2020 by No Ripcord (2020 year chart)
• The 100 Best Albums of 2020 by Noisey (2020 year chart)
• Albums of the Year 2020 by Norman Records (2020 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2020 by Northern Transmissions (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums Of 2020 by NPR (2020 year chart)
• Best albums of 2020 by Okayplayer (2020 year chart)
• OOR’s Eindlijst van 2020 by OOR (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Our Culture Mag (2020 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2020 by Passion of the Weiss (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Paste (2020 year chart)
• Top 10 Albums of 2020 by People (2020 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums of 2020 by Piccadilly Records (2020 year chart)
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• Album des Jahres 2020 by Plattentests.de (2020 year chart)
• The 60 Best Albums of 2020 by PopMatters (2020 year chart)
• Prog Magazine Writers' Albums Of 2020 by Prog (2020 year chart)
• Top 25 Albums Of The Year by Punktastic (2020 year chart)
• Quietus Albums Of The Year 2020 by The Quietus (2020 year chart)
• Los 25 discos del 2020 by Radiónica (2020 year chart)
• Record Collector Magazine Albums of The Year 2020 by Record Collector Magazine (2020 year chart)
• Top 40 álbumes del año 2020 by Recovery Magazine (2020 year chart)
• Albums of the Year 2020 by Resident (2020 year chart)
• Die 25 besten Alben des Jahres 2020 by Reverb Is For Lovers (2020 year chart)
• 25 Best Albums of 2020 by Revolver (2020 year chart)
• The 75 best albums of 2020 by RIFF (2020 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2020 by The Ringer (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Rolling Stone (2020 year chart)
• Die Alben des Jahres 2020 by Rolling Stone Deutschland (2020 year chart)
• Albums of the Year 2020 by Rough Trade (2020 year chart)
• 20 Best Albums of 2020 by Shindig! Magazine (2020 year chart)
• The Skinny's Top 10 Albums of 2020 by The Skinny (2020 year chart)
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• The Best Albums of 2020 by Slate (2020 year chart)
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• The 30 Best Albums of 2020 by Spin (2020 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2020 by Sputnik Music (2020 year chart)
• Best of 2020 by Stars Are Underground (2020 year chart)
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• Årets beste album 2020 by STOFF (2020 year chart) (published 2021)
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• 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020 by Ultimate Classic Rock (2020 year chart)
• Uncut's Top 75 albums of 2020 by Uncut (2020 year chart)
• Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2020 by Under The Radar (2020 year chart)
• The Best Albums Of 2020 by Uproxx (2020 year chart)
• 10 Best Albums of 2020 by Us Weekly (2020 year chart)
• The 10 best albums of 2020 by USA Today (2020 year chart)
• Our 50 favourite albums of 2020 by The Vinyl Factory (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by VISIONS (2020 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2020 by Vive Le Rock! (2020 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2020 by Vulture (2020 year chart)
• Top 30 Albums Of 2020 by The Wild Honey Pie (2020 year chart)
• The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2020 by The Wire (2020 year chart)
• Top 10 albums of 2020 by Yahoo! (2020 year chart)
• TYF’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 by The Young Folks (2020 year chart)
• The best albums of 2020 by Young Post (2020 year chart)

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• Top 49 Music Albums of 2010 by Pitchfork (2010 year chart)
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• Top 50 Music Albums Of 2006 by Pitchfork (2006 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2005 by Pitchfork (2005 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2004 by Pitchfork (2004 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2003 by Pitchfork (2003 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2002 by Pitchfork (2002 year chart)
• Top 20 Music Albums Of 2001 by Pitchfork (2001 year chart)
• Top 20 Music Albums Of 2000 by Pitchfork (2000 year chart)
• Top 10 Music Albums Of 1999 by Pitchfork (1999 year chart)

Decade charts

• The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
• The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s by Pitchfork (2000s decade chart) (published 2009)
• The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s by Pitchfork (1990s decade chart) (published 2022)
• Top 100 Albums of the 1990s by Pitchfork (1990s decade chart) (published 2003)
• The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s by Pitchfork (1980s decade chart) (published 2018)
• Top 100 Albums of the 1980s by Pitchfork (1980s decade chart) (published 2002)
• Top 100 Albums of the 1970s by Pitchfork (1970s decade chart) (published 2004)
• Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Pitchfork (1960s decade chart) (published 2017)

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