Top 20 Music Albums of 2020 by 
ForegroundNoise 
Had been playing on doing an in-depth dive on each of these (á la my 5 Best Short Releases of 2020 list), though inevitably life gets in the way. Might still jot some thoughts down here and there, but either way I thought it'd be nice to give these records their time in the sun however it comes. Also not sure where else to put it, but special mention needs to go to SOPHIE's HEAV3N SUSPENDED livestream. Despite being only being 20 minutes long, it might genuinely be my favourite DJ set of all time. Rest in peace.
Top 5 Short Releases of 2020 (out of 34)
Read the list with descriptions on RYM here:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/ForegroundNoise/foreground-noises-5-best-short-releases-of- 2020/
1. Mach-Hommy - Mach's Hard Lemonade (n/a, 22:07) [US]
hip hop - 8.5/10
2. Slauson Malone - Vergangenheitsbewältigung (Crater Speak) (n/a, 24:14) [US]
neo-soul • sound collage - 8.5/10
3. Jadasea & MIKE - Old Earth (n/a, 11:44) [GB/US]
experimental hip hop • abstract hip hop - 7.5/10
4. Serpent Column - Endless Detainment (Mystískaos, 21:58) [US]
black metal • mathcore - 7.5/10
5. Backxwash - STIGMATA EP (n/a, 13:47) [ZM]
industrial hip hop • horrorcore - 7/10
Retrospectival/Archical Releases:
Meredith Monk / Theo Bleckmann / Katie Geissinger / Allison Sniffin / Bang on a Can All-Stars - Memory Game (Cantaloupe, 50:20) [US]
post-minimalism - 8.5/10
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] - "gift" at Sogetsu Hall (hermine, 78:35) [JP]
contemporary folk - 6.5/10
2020 Ratings (120, Avg Rating = 5.78):
- Chart updated: 11/22/2024 12:15
- (Created: 02/07/2020 14:47).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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deconstructed club • glitch hop
(XL, 38:13)
7/10
"Una rosa blanca de metal [A white metal rose]
De tal pa cual, qué tal [From that one, to this one, how’s that?]
Mirala chupar, la beba de un mango bajito [Look as she sucks on the pit of a low-hanging mango]
Un mene-mene-meneaito [A little shimmy]
Chiquitito, sabrosito, riquiquí" [Tiny, tasty, riquiquí]
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deconstructed club • glitch hop
(XL, 38:13)
7/10
"Una rosa blanca de metal [A white metal rose]
De tal pa cual, qué tal [From that one, to this one, how’s that?]
Mirala chupar, la beba de un mango bajito [Look as she sucks on the pit of a low-hanging mango]
Un mene-mene-meneaito [A little shimmy]
Chiquitito, sabrosito, riquiquí" [Tiny, tasty, riquiquí]
____________________________________________________________________________ [First added to this chart: 09/14/2020]
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2020 composition
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| Moses Sumney | 1 | 5% | |
| Dreamcrusher | 1 | 5% | |
| R.A.P. Ferreira | 1 | 5% | |
| Sevdaliza | 1 | 5% | |
| Fiona Apple | 1 | 5% | |
| Klô Pelgag | 1 | 5% | |
| 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] | 1 | 5% | |
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