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This is an ordered list of The Independent's highest rated albums of 2020. Check out
The Independent's Year End List
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Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
October 23, 2020
Heartland Rock
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100
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Adrianne Lenker - songs
October 23, 2020
Folk
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100
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3
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Chris Stapleton - Starting Over
November 13, 2020
Country
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100
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Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
September 25, 2020
Indietronica
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100
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5
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Bill Callahan - Gold Record
September 4, 2020
Americana
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100
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Everything Everything - Re-Animator
September 11, 2020
Progressive Pop
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100
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Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Folk
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100
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
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100
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Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of
April 3, 2020
Electropop
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100
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HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III
June 26, 2020
Indie Pop
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100
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Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
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100
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12
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Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
Score
100
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13
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Mac Miller - Circles
January 17, 2020
Neo-Soul
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100
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Alanis Morissette - Such Pretty Forks in the Road
July 31, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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15
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Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
100
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16
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The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
December 11, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
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100
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17
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Grimes - Miss Anthropocene
February 21, 2020
Art Pop
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100
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18
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Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Folk Pop
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80
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19
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Tori Amos - Christmastide
December 4, 2020
Christmas
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80
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Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
November 27, 2020
Pop Rock
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80
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21
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Paul McCartney - McCartney III
December 18, 2020
Pop Rock
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80
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22
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Che Lingo - The Worst Generation
October 23, 2020
Score
80
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23
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Benee - Hey u x
November 13, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
80
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24
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Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
October 30, 2020
Alternative Metal
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80
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AC/DC - Power Up
November 13, 2020
Hard Rock
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Independent awarded albums throughout 2020.
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