Best Albums of 2020

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Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2020 were The Strokes, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, The Weeknd, Fleet Foxes, Charli XCX, Run The Jewels and Tame Impala.

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Ungodly Hour

Chloe X Halle

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

158

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102.

Gold Record

Bill Callahan

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

157

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We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven

Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya McCraven

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

60 charts

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156

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104.

Kick I

Arca

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

153

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Everything Else Has Gone Wrong

Bombay Bicycle Club

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

38 charts

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153

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What’s Tonight To Eternity

Cindy Lee

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

32 charts

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153

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Mystic Familiar

Dan Deacon

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

146

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Heavy Light

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

82 charts

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145

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Sideways To New Italy

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

63 charts

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145

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Quand La Nuit Tombe

Louis-Jean Cormier

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

23 charts

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144

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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Darren Isaiah	2	0%
Bad Bunny	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Sault	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	478	48%
	197	20%
	60	6%
	34	3%
	28	3%
	25	3%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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