Top 20 Music Albums of 2020 by 
ForegroundNoise 
Had been playing on doing an in-depth dive on each of these (á la my 5 Best Short Releases of 2020 list), though inevitably life gets in the way. Might still jot some thoughts down here and there, but either way I thought it'd be nice to give these records their time in the sun however it comes. Also not sure where else to put it, but special mention needs to go to SOPHIE's HEAV3N SUSPENDED livestream. Despite being only being 20 minutes long, it might genuinely be my favourite DJ set of all time. Rest in peace.
Top 5 Short Releases of 2020 (out of 34)
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1. Mach-Hommy - Mach's Hard Lemonade (n/a, 22:07) [US]
hip hop - 8.5/10
2. Slauson Malone - Vergangenheitsbewältigung (Crater Speak) (n/a, 24:14) [US]
neo-soul • sound collage - 8.5/10
3. Jadasea & MIKE - Old Earth (n/a, 11:44) [GB/US]
experimental hip hop • abstract hip hop - 7.5/10
4. Serpent Column - Endless Detainment (Mystískaos, 21:58) [US]
black metal • mathcore - 7.5/10
5. Backxwash - STIGMATA EP (n/a, 13:47) [ZM]
industrial hip hop • horrorcore - 7/10
Retrospectival/Archical Releases:
Meredith Monk / Theo Bleckmann / Katie Geissinger / Allison Sniffin / Bang on a Can All-Stars - Memory Game (Cantaloupe, 50:20) [US]
post-minimalism - 8.5/10
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] - "gift" at Sogetsu Hall (hermine, 78:35) [JP]
contemporary folk - 6.5/10
2020 Ratings (117, Avg Rating = 5.78):
- Chart updated: 03/31/2024 12:15
- (Created: 02/07/2020 14:47).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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art rock • post-punk
(Matador, 41:45)
7.5/10
"She lays at night
(Right by the speeding light)
Seeping through the bolts and cogs
Of these machines of fog
That we sit inside
(They sit inside)
Young man turning in on himself
Felt the horror through her"
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art rock • post-punk
(Matador, 41:45)
7.5/10
"She lays at night
(Right by the speeding light)
Seeping through the bolts and cogs
Of these machines of fog
That we sit inside
(They sit inside)
Young man turning in on himself
Felt the horror through her"
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Year of Release:
2020
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Rank Score:
209
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electroacoustic • modern classical
(Rvng, 44:07)
7.5/10
"I carved out the words I said
All over the tree trunks"
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electroacoustic • modern classical
(Rvng, 44:07)
7.5/10
"I carved out the words I said
All over the tree trunks"
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modern classical • chamber music
(Another Timbre, 44:23)
7/10
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modern classical • chamber music
(Another Timbre, 44:23)
7/10
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2020 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Dreamcrusher | 1 | 5% | |
| R.A.P. Ferreira | 1 | 5% | |
| Sevdaliza | 1 | 5% | |
| Fiona Apple | 1 | 5% | |
| Klô Pelgag | 1 | 5% | |
| 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] | 1 | 5% | |
| Sarah Davachi | 1 | 5% | |
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 Up 1 from 3rd to 2ndGræ by Moses Sumney |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Purple Moonlight Pages by R.A.P. Ferreira |
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