The 50 best albums of 2020 by New Music Express (2020)

New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of 2020.
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RTJ4 

 Run The Jewels

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

1,463

Rank in 2020:

8

Rank in 2020s:

14

Overall Rank:

1,210

Average Rating:

 79 (386 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Folklore 

 Taylor Swift

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

348 charts

Rank Score:

1,933

Rank in 2020:

4

Rank in 2020s:

9

Overall Rank:

930

Average Rating:

 75 (406 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Future Nostalgia 

 Dua Lipa

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

1,110

Rank in 2020:

11

Rank in 2020s:

28

Overall Rank:

1,558

Average Rating:

 75 (359 votes)

Comments:

25

4.

The New Abnormal 

 The Strokes

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

526 charts

Rank Score:

4,023

Rank in 2020:

1

Rank in 2020s:

2

Overall Rank:

446

Average Rating:

 82 (785 votes)

Comments:

88

5.

Punisher 

 Phoebe Bridgers

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,032

Rank in 2020:

3

Rank in 2020s:

4

Overall Rank:

582

Average Rating:

 80 (505 votes)

Comments:

38

6.

Inner Song 

 Kelly Lee Owens

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

284

Rank in 2020:

55

Rank in 2020s:

189

Overall Rank:

4,823

Average Rating:

 73 (92 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Sawayama 

 Rina Sawayama

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

688

Rank in 2020:

24

Rank in 2020s:

66

Overall Rank:

2,334

Average Rating:

 77 (212 votes)

Comments:

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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:

81

Overall Rank:

2,601

Average Rating:

 76 (187 votes)

Comments:

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9.

Fake It Flowers 

 Beabadoobee

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 2020:

135

Rank in 2020s:

479

Overall Rank:

10,037

Average Rating:

 73 (50 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Big Conspiracy 

 J Hus

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

76

Rank in 2020:

236

Rank in 2020s:

850

Overall Rank:

14,791

Average Rating:

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The 50 best albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Killers	1	2%
Khruangbin	1	2%
Beabadoobee	1	2%
Junglepussy	1	2%
Lil Uzi Vert	1	2%
Empress Of	1	2%
J Hus	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	46%
	17	34%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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The 50 best albums of 2020 similarity to your chart(s)

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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)
• Albums of the Year 2020 by Distorted Sound Magazine (2020 year chart)
• 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)
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• Die besten Alben des Jahres 2020 by eclipsed (2020 year chart)
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• Albums of 2020 by The Forty Five (2020 year chart)
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• Top 25 albums of 2020 by Magnet (2020 year chart)
• 30 Best Albums of 2020 by Magnetic Magazine (2020 year chart)
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• The 50 Best Albums Of 2020 by NPR (2020 year chart)
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• OOR’s Eindlijst van 2020 by OOR (2020 year chart)
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• Top 10 Albums of 2020 by People (2020 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums of 2020 by Piccadilly Records (2020 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Pitchfork (2020 year chart)
• 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)
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• Quietus Albums Of The Year 2020 by The Quietus (2020 year chart)
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• Record Collector Magazine Albums of The Year 2020 by Record Collector Magazine (2020 year chart)
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• 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)
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• 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 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)
• The 10 Best Albums of 2020 by TIME (2020 year chart)
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• Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2020 by Tonspion (2020 year chart)
• Thw 50 Best Albums of 2020 by Treble (2020 year chart)
• 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020 by Ultimate Classic Rock (2020 year chart)
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• 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)

Other charts by New Music Express

Year charts

• NME Albums Of The Year 2023 by New Music Express (2023 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2022 by New Music Express (2022 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2021 by New Music Express (2021 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2020 by New Music Express (2020 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2019 by New Music Express (2019 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2018 by New Music Express (2018 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2017 by New Music Express (2017 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2016 by New Music Express (2016 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2015 by New Music Express (2015 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2014 by New Music Express (2014 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2013 by New Music Express (2013 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2012 by New Music Express (2012 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2011 by New Music Express (2011 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2010 by New Music Express (2010 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2009 by New Music Express (2009 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2008 by New Music Express (2008 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2007 by New Music Express (2007 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2006 by New Music Express (2006 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2005 by New Music Express (2005 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2004 by New Music Express (2004 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2003 by New Music Express (2003 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2002 by New Music Express (2002 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2001 by New Music Express (2001 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2000 by New Music Express (2000 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1999 by New Music Express (1999 year chart)
• NME Albums of the Year 1998 by New Music Express (1998 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1997 by New Music Express (1997 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1996 by New Music Express (1996 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1995 by New Music Express (1995 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1994 by New Music Express (1994 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1993 by New Music Express (1993 year chart) (published 2016)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1992 by New Music Express (1992 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1991 by New Music Express (1991 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1990 by New Music Express (1990 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1989 by New Music Express (1989 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1988 by New Music Express (1988 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1987 by New Music Express (1987 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1986 by New Music Express (1986 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1985 by New Music Express (1985 year chart) (published 2016)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1984 by New Music Express (1984 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1983 by New Music Express (1983 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1982 by New Music Express (1982 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1981 by New Music Express (1981 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1980 by New Music Express (1980 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1979 by New Music Express (1979 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1978 by New Music Express (1978 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1977 by New Music Express (1977 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1976 by New Music Express (1976 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1975 by New Music Express (1975 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1974 by New Music Express (1974 year chart)

Decade charts

• NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s by New Music Express (2000s decade chart) (published 2009)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s by New Music Express (1980s decade chart) (published 1990)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s by New Music Express (1970s decade chart) (published 1980)
• Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s by New Music Express (1960s decade chart) (published 1993)

Overall charts

• NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2003)
• The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2013)
• NME's Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 1985)
• New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1993)
• NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1988)

[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]

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90/100	04/20/2021 07:10	Skroskznik	94	92/100

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