Best Albums of 2020
Explore the best albums of 2020, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"Just didn't move me. They sound more and more like Sheryl Crow with each album that goes by." Reply
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"The Quietus don’t like IDLES, so eager were the noise-drone-loving-blur-hating online UK equivalent of Pitchfork that they published their review of the new record a month early. They hated it. The most exciting band in the UK and they were found with their pants round their ankles. It seems the ..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"so after a few months listening to this album, i have upped my ratings,i keep comin back to this album.i really do think this is as good as soft bulletin" Reply
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"Moses has something really special and he’s insanely talented. I thoroughly enjoyed this album and its high points are true bliss. That being said I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as Aromanticism, it just wasn’t up to the same standard as his debut. I really hope it’s another case of a sophomore ..." [+] Reply
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"Caribou has always been a slow burner for me. 'Our Love' took me a year or two to fully appreciate (and now is on my short list for best albums of the decade). I've gone through 'Suddenly' at least 3 times now, and have yet to notice a track I don't like. Bottom line, Caribou is keeping up with t..." [+] Reply
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"Nice collection of some fun jams but that's all they are mostly; jam sessions. Songwriting isn't a feature on the album." Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Not quite as good folklore, but still pretty solid. A couple duds in there, but when it's good, it's *really* good." Reply
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cgriffin060 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Sophie Allison’s proper album number 4 explores the emotional narrative cast over her following the cancer diagnosis of her mother via ‘color theory’ a concept peice in 3 parts Act I: “blue” represents ‘sadness’ with the opening 4 tracks “bloodstream”,“circle the drain”, “royal screw up” and “nig..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2020
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"I love the energy and controlled aggression. This man can shred. A little sappy at times but really authentic and powerful punk music." Reply
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"Boring American dad rock." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of 2020 composition
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| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| Nicolas Jaar | 3 | 0% | |
| Adrianne Lenker | 3 | 0% | |
| Navy Blue | 2 | 0% | |
| The Mountain Goats | 2 | 0% | |
| Kaatayra | 2 | 0% | |
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469 | 47% | |
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197 | 20% | |
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57 | 6% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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