Best Albums of 2020

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Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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2020

2020 year summaryThe best artists of 2020 are Fiona Apple, The Strokes, Tame Impala, Nicolas Jaar, Grimes, The Weeknd, Yves Tumor, Mac Miller, Dua Lipa and Destroyer.

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2017-2019

Against All Logic

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

59 charts

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Overall Rank:

17,240

Average Rating:

74 (118 votes)

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Sawayama

Rina Sawayama

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

28 charts

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24,495

Average Rating:

78 (68 votes)

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Cenizas

Nicolas Jaar

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

30 charts

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25,229

Average Rating:

74 (33 votes)

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We Are Sent Here By History

Shabaka And The Ancestors

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

22 charts

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27,699

Average Rating:

74 (29 votes)

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Ghosts V: Together

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

18 charts

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32,441

Average Rating:

78 (21 votes)

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63.

Ghosts VI: Locusts

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

15 charts

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38,528

Average Rating:

77 (19 votes)

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90.

Illusion Of Time

Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

8 charts

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45,324

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

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106.

Rejoice

Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

6 charts

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121.

Wanderers: Astrology Of The Nine

Spectral Lore & Mare Cognitum

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

7 charts

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179.

Names Of North End Women

Lee Ranaldo & Refree

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

5 charts

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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	3	0%
Thorsten Quaeschning	3	0%
ＣｏｍｐｕＳｅｒｖｅへようこそ	2	0%
Bad Bunny	2	0%
Stabscotch	2	0%
ROMBREAKER	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	436	44%
	134	13%
	62	6%
	42	4%
	29	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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