Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2020 So Far

Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2020 So Far

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50.

Frail Hands - parted/departed/apart
January 10, 2020
Screamo
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49.

Kehlani - It Was Good Until It Wasn't
May 8, 2020
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
72
13 reviews
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48.

Yaeji - WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던
April 2, 2020
Hip House
Critic Score
82
9 reviews
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47.

Lil Uzi Vert - Eternal Atake
March 6, 2020
Trap
Critic Score
76
8 reviews
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46.

Chubby and The Gang - Speed Kills
January 17, 2020
Punk Rock
Critic Score
80
5 reviews
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45.

Amnesia Scanner - Tearless
June 19, 2020
Deconstructed Club
Critic Score
68
6 reviews
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44.

Ashley McBryde - Never Will
April 3, 2020
Country
Critic Score
77
7 reviews
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43.

Moodymann - TAKEN AWAY
May 21, 2020
Deep House
Critic Score
80
1 review
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42.

Destroyer - Have We Met
January 31, 2020
Synthpop
Critic Score
78
26 reviews
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41.

I Break Horses - Warnings
May 8, 2020
Dream Pop
Critic Score
76
12 reviews
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40.

Code Orange - Underneath
March 13, 2020
Metalcore
Critic Score
85
17 reviews
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39.

Peel Dream Magazine - Agitprop Alterna
April 3, 2020
Dream Pop
Critic Score
72
5 reviews
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38.

Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
March 13, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
78
11 reviews
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37.

Nation of Language - Introduction, Presence
May 22, 2020
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
5 reviews
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36.

Frances Quinlan - Likewise
January 31, 2020
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
17 reviews
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35.

Envy - The Fallen Crimson
February 7, 2020
Post-Rock
Critic Score
78
2 reviews
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34.

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
February 14, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
78
43 reviews
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33.

Sam Hunt - Southside
April 3, 2020
Country Pop
Critic Score
59
7 reviews
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32.

Grimes - Miss Anthropocene
February 21, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
76
33 reviews
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31.

Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China
February 7, 2020
Gangsta Rap
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
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30.

Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open
May 1, 2020
Indietronica
Critic Score
74
33 reviews
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29.

Empty Country - Empty Country
March 20, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
7 reviews
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28.

Braids - Shadow Offering
June 19, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
75
17 reviews
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27.

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline
January 24, 2020
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
80
16 reviews
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26.

Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo
May 29, 2020
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
10 reviews
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25.

Against All Logic - 2017 - 2019
February 7, 2020
Tech House
Critic Score
81
6 reviews
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24.

Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
25 reviews
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23.

Westerman - Your Hero Is Not Dead
June 5, 2020
Critic Score
75
16 reviews
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22.

Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
89
31 reviews
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21.

Arca - KiCk i
June 26, 2020
Deconstructed Club
Critic Score
79
22 reviews
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20.

Sada Baby - Skuba Sada 2
March 20, 2020
Trap
Critic Score
68
1 review
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19.

Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Folk
Critic Score
87
31 reviews
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18.

Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater
January 24, 2020
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
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17.

Caribou - Suddenly
February 28, 2020
Indietronica
Critic Score
84
33 reviews
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16.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways To New Italy
June 5, 2020
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
76
28 reviews
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15.

Thundercat - It Is What It Is
April 3, 2020
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
81
30 reviews
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14.

Jeff Rosenstock - NO DREAM
May 20, 2020
Pop Punk
Critic Score
79
7 reviews
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13.

Porridge Radio - Every Bad
March 13, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
20 reviews
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12.

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Dance Pop
Critic Score
86
31 reviews
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11.

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Reunions
May 15, 2020
Americana
Critic Score
79
20 reviews
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10.

KA - Descendants Of Cain
May 1, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
4 reviews
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9.

Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
April 3, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
84
22 reviews
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8.

Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
May 15, 2020
Bubblegum Bass
Critic Score
83
28 reviews
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7.

Sorry - 925
March 27, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
23 reviews
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6.

Soccer Mommy - color theory
February 28, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
31 reviews
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5.

The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
71
43 reviews
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4.

Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hip Hop
Critic Score
89
35 reviews
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3.

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
90
31 reviews
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2.

Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
Critic Score
83
37 reviews
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1.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
93
33 reviews
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Spotify
Original Source: https://www.stereogum.com/featured/best-albums-2020-midyear-list/
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