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This is an ordered list of Slant Magazine's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
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100
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Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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Lilly Hiatt - Walking Proof
March 27, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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Caribou - Suddenly
February 28, 2020
Indietronica
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90
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The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
December 11, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
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90
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Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hip Hop
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90
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Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Folk Pop
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80
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21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode II
October 2, 2020
Trap Rap
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80
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Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
October 16, 2020
Alternative Rock
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80
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The Flaming Lips - American Head
September 11, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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Rico Nasty - Nightmare Vacation
December 4, 2020
Trap Rap
Score
80
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Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
August 21, 2020
Indie Folk
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80
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Disclosure - ENERGY
August 28, 2020
House
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80
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Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side B
May 21, 2020
Synthpop
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80
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Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
July 17, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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18
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Khruangbin - Mordechai
June 26, 2020
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
May 15, 2020
Bubblegum Bass
Score
80
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21
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Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
July 17, 2020
Post-Punk
Score
80
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22
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Arca - KiCk i
June 26, 2020
Deconstructed Club
Score
80
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HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
80
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Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
June 26, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
80
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Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open
May 1, 2020
Indietronica
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Slant Magazine awarded albums throughout 2020.
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