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, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, The Weeknd, Fleet Foxes, Run The Jewels, Charli XCX and Tame Impala.

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Gulf Coast Sessions

Jesse Dayton

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2020

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Warnings

I Break Horses

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2020

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23 charts

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Human Calzones

Suko Pyramid

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2020

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Mutable Set

Blake Mills

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2020

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26 charts

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Streams Of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane And Abel

Black Thought

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2020

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22 charts

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Welcome To Bobby's Motel

Pottery

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2020

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16 charts

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Planet Gold

Sofiane Pamart

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2020

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2 charts

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Who Sent You?

Irreversible Entanglements

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2020

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15 charts

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Arca

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2020

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Royal Tea

Joe Bonamassa

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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%
Pop Smoke	2	0%
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]	2	0%
Sturgill Simpson	2	0%
Hayley Williams	2	0%
방탄소년단 [BTS]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	481	48%
	193	19%
	61	6%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

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

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