The 75 best albums of 2020 by RIFF (2020)

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RTJ4 

 Run The Jewels

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

1,464

Rank in 2020:

7

Rank in 2020s:

13

Overall Rank:

1,211

Average Rating:

 79 (385 votes)

Comments:

25

2.

Never Not Together 

 Nada Surf

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

46

Rank in 2020:

378

Rank in 2020s:

1,311

Overall Rank:

21,358

Average Rating:

 71 (20 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 

 Fiona Apple

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

568 charts

Rank Score:

3,042

Rank in 2020:

2

Rank in 2020s:

3

Overall Rank:

580

Average Rating:

 81 (658 votes)

Comments:

55

4.

By The Fire 

 Thurston Moore

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

61

Rank in 2020:

292

Rank in 2020s:

1,030

Overall Rank:

17,524

Average Rating:

 72 (22 votes)

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5.

Underneath 

 Code Orange

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

77

Rank in 2020:

220

Rank in 2020s:

810

Overall Rank:

14,476

Average Rating:

 72 (36 votes)

Comments:

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6.

The Slow Rush 

 Tame Impala

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

1,215

Rank in 2020:

10

Rank in 2020s:

25

Overall Rank:

1,424

Average Rating:

 74 (603 votes)

Comments:

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7.

The Universal Want 

 Doves (UK)

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

178

Rank in 2020:

86

Rank in 2020s:

304

Overall Rank:

7,120

Average Rating:

 75 (64 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? 

 Fantastic Negrito

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

24

Rank in 2020:

601

Rank in 2020s:

2,127

Overall Rank:

32,292

Average Rating:

 72 (8 votes)

Comments:

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9.

Petals For Armor 

 Hayley Williams

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

124

Rank in 2020:

130

Rank in 2020s:

451

Overall Rank:

9,543

Average Rating:

 71 (83 votes)

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10.

Shiver 

 Jónsi

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Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 2020:

699

Rank in 2020s:

2,453

Overall Rank:

36,870

Average Rating:

 73 (10 votes)

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The 75 best albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%
블랙핑크 [Blackpink]	1	1%
The Chicks (US)	1	1%
Lady Gaga	1	1%
Phoebe Bridgers	1	1%
Jacob Collier	1	1%
Fleet Foxes	1	1%
Code Orange	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	68%
	10	13%
	5	7%
	2	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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The 75 best albums of 2020 similarity to your chart(s)

Other 2020 year charts

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• Die 10 besten Alben 2020 international by DIFFUS (2020 year chart)
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• The 50 best albums of 2020 by Double J (2020 year chart)
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• Die besten Alben des Jahres 2020 by eclipsed (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)
• The 40 Best Albums of 2020 by Metacritic (2020 year chart)
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• 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)
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• 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)
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• The 50 Best Albums Of 2020 by NPR (2020 year chart)
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• 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)
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• 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)
• 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)
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• Die 25 besten Alben des Jahres 2020 by Reverb Is For Lovers (2020 year chart)
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• The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2020 by The Wire (2020 year chart)
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• TYF’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 by The Young Folks (2020 year chart)
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