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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020

1.

Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams - Aporia
March 24, 2020
New Age
Score
100
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

2.

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
100
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iTunes
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Spotify

3.

Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Folk
Score
100
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Spotify

4.

Mystery Jets - A Billion Heartbeats
April 3, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Poppy - I Disagree
January 10, 2020
Alternative Metal
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

6.

Pinegrove - Marigold
January 17, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

7.

Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Pearl Jam - Gigaton
March 27, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

10.

InMe - Jumpstart Hope
January 17, 2020
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

11.

Brian Fallon - Local Honey
March 27, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

12.

Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Sorry - 925
March 27, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Ghostpoet - I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
May 1, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Jehnny Beth - TO LOVE IS TO LIVE
June 12, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Pottery - Welcome to Bobby's Motel
June 26, 2020
Art Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Black Orchid Empire - Semaphore
June 12, 2020
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

18.

Westerman - Your Hero Is Not Dead
June 5, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Kate NV - Room For The Moon
June 12, 2020
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

The Cool Greenhouse - The Cool Greenhouse
May 29, 2020
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
January 17, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

The Courteeners - More. Again. Forever.
January 17, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Gabrielle Aplin - Dear Happy
January 17, 2020
Dance Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Field Music - Making a New World
January 10, 2020
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Gigwise awarded albums throughout 2020.
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