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Highest Rated Albums of 2020

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021

1.

Charles Webster - Decision Time
November 20, 2020
Deep House
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Loudon Wainwright III - I’d Rather Lead A Band
October 9, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Public Enemy - What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
September 25, 2020
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Cabaret Voltaire - Shadow of Fear
November 20, 2020
Post-Industrial
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine
October 2, 2020
Nu-Disco
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Yello - Point
August 28, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Maria Schneider Orchestra - Data Lords
July 24, 2020
Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

8.

Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
September 25, 2020
Indietronica
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Ammar 808 - Global Control / Invisible Invasion
September 18, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Imelda May - Slip of the Tongue
September 18, 2020
Spoken Word
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Tricky - Fall to Pieces
September 4, 2020
Trip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Dion - Blues With Friends
June 5, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Joensuu 1685 - ÖB
October 9, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Neil Young - Homegrown
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Bill Stewart, John Scofield & Steve Swallow - Swallow Tales
June 5, 2020
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

18.

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Cleo Sol - Rose In The Dark
March 27, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
May 1, 2020
Ambient
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

JARV IS... - Beyond the Pale
July 17, 2020
Art Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Steve Earle & The Dukes - Ghosts of West Virginia
May 22, 2020
Americana
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Melt Yourself Down - 100% Yes
March 27, 2020
Art Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Nadine Shah - Kitchen Sink
June 26, 2020
Art Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Arts Desk awarded albums throughout 2020.
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