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This is an ordered list of Sputnikmusic's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
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Sam Amidon - Sam Amidon
October 23, 2020
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100
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Deftones - Ohms
September 25, 2020
Alternative Metal
Score
100
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3
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Westelaken - The Golden Days are Hard
August 21, 2020
Score
100
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Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still
April 24, 2020
Death Metal
Score
100
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5
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Paysage d'Hiver - Im Wald
June 26, 2020
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
100
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6
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Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone
February 7, 2020
Pop Punk
Score
100
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7
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Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hip Hop
Score
100
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8
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Burden Of Life - The Makeshift Conqueror
March 13, 2020
Score
96
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Paradise Lost - Obsidian
May 15, 2020
Gothic Metal
Score
96
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10
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Leeched - To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse
January 31, 2020
Metalcore
Score
96
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11
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The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
December 11, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
96
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12
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Seiko Oomori - Kintsugi
December 9, 2020
Score
94
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13
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tricot - 10
October 21, 2020
Math Rock
Score
94
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14
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Marilyn Manson - WE ARE CHAOS
September 11, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
94
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15
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Dawn Of Ashes - The Antinomian
July 10, 2020
Score
94
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16
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Empty Country - Empty Country
March 20, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
94
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17
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Domestic Terminal - I Could See Midnight Sky
October 15, 2020
Score
90
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18
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Seahaven - Halo of Hurt
November 20, 2020
Score
90
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19
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Akhlys - Melinoë
December 14, 2020
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
90
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20
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Fleet Foxes - Shore
September 22, 2020
Indie Folk
Score
90
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21
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Adrianne Lenker - songs
October 23, 2020
Folk
Score
90
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22
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Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment
October 2, 2020
Grindcore
Score
90
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23
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Cytotoxin - Nuklearth
August 21, 2020
Score
90
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24
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Nothing But Thieves - Moral Panic
October 23, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 2020.
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