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Suzanne Vallie - Love Lives Where Rules Die
July 3, 2020
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100
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Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death
July 31, 2020
Post-Punk
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100
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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JARV IS... - Beyond the Pale
July 17, 2020
Art Rock
Score
100
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5
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Lucinda Williams - Good Souls Better Angels
April 24, 2020
Blues Rock
Score
100
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6
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Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA
April 17, 2020
R&B
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100
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7
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Yello - Point
August 28, 2020
Score
80
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8
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Duval Timothy - Help
August 7, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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9
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Willie J Healey - Twin Heavy
August 7, 2020
Score
80
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10
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L.A. Witch - Play With Fire
August 21, 2020
Garage Rock
Score
80
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11
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Nubya Garcia - Source
August 21, 2020
Jazz
Score
80
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12
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Doves - The Universal Want
September 11, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
80
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13
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No Home - Fucking Hell
June 24, 2020
Score
80
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14
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My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall II
July 10, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
80
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15
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James Dean Bradfield - Even In Exile
August 14, 2020
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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16
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Zara McFarlane - Songs of an Unknown Tongue
July 17, 2020
Score
80
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17
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Bo Ningen - Sudden Fictions
June 26, 2020
Noise Rock
Score
80
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18
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Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge - Roy Ayers JID002
June 19, 2020
Jazz-Funk
Score
80
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19
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Love Fame Tragedy - Wherever I Go, I Want To Leave
July 10, 2020
Indie Pop
Score
80
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20
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All We Are - Providence
August 14, 2020
Score
80
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21
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SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is)
June 19, 2020
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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22
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Keleketla! & Coldcut - Keleketla!
July 3, 2020
Afrobeat
Score
80
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23
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Daniel Blumberg - On&On
July 31, 2020
Indie Rock
Score
80
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24
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Idles - Ultra Mono
September 25, 2020
Art Punk
Score
80
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25
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Meridian Brothers - Cumbia Siglo XXI
August 21, 2020
Art Pop
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Q Magazine awarded albums throughout 2020.
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