Best Albums of 2020

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Listed below are the best albums of 2020 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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2020 year summaryThe best artists of 2020 were The Strokes, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, The Weeknd, Fleet Foxes, Charli XCX, Run The Jewels and Tame Impala.

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Polysomn

Kairon; IRSE!

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2020

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus - Complete Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

Guillaume David

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2020

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2 charts

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Between A Breath And A Breath

Dyble Longdon

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2020

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5 charts

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994.

2020

Vandenberg

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2020

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Eastern Medicine, Western Illness

Preservation

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2020

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Angular Blues

Wolfgang Muthspiel / Scott Colley / Brian Blade

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2020

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3 charts

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Phantom Birds

Matt Berry

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2020

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9 charts

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Invisible Ritual

Tyshawn Sorey & Jennifer Curtis

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2020

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0xBaadf00d

Slugbug

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2020

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3 charts

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Possession

Joywave

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2020

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Best Albums of 2020 composition

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Adrianne Lenker	3	0%
Navy Blue	2	0%
Cindy Lee	2	0%
Bad Bunny	2	0%
Nicolas Jaar	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	193	19%
	59	6%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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