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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020

1.

Ital Tek - Outland
May 1, 2020
UK Bass
Score
100
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iTunes
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Spotify

2.

Childish Gambino - 3.15.20
March 22, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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3.

Wire - Mind Hive
January 24, 2020
Post-Punk
Score
90
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4.

TORRES - Silver Tongue
January 31, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
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5.

Les Amazones d'Afrique - Amazones Power
January 24, 2020
Score
90
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6.

Boniface - Boniface
February 14, 2020
Synthpop
Score
90
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7.

Lilly Hiatt - Walking Proof
March 27, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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8.

A Girl Called Eddy - Been Around
January 17, 2020
Sophisti-Pop
Score
90
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9.

Helen Money - Atomic
March 20, 2020
Score
90
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10.

Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
Score
90
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11.

The Dustbowl Revival - Is It You, Is It Me
January 31, 2020
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

12.

Lucinda Williams - Good Souls Better Angels
April 24, 2020
Blues Rock
Score
90
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13.

Jehnny Beth - TO LOVE IS TO LIVE
June 12, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
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14.

Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
April 3, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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15.

ONIPA - We No Be Machine
March 20, 2020
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

16.

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open
May 1, 2020
Indietronica
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

18.

Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
June 26, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
90
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19.

The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
May 1, 2020
Ambient
Score
90
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20.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
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21.

Dumama + Kechou - Buffering Juju
March 20, 2020
Score
90
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22.

Sondre Lerche - Patience
June 5, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

23.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Die Wilde Jagd - Haut
April 17, 2020
Progressive Electronic
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Larkin Poe - Self Made Man
June 12, 2020
Blues Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2020.
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