EOY 2020 - Soundblab (US)

[Marlon]

TOP 100 Albums of 2020
(now defunkt, but resurrected just for this list)

https://soundblab.com/lists/2020-albums-of-the-year

1
TREES SPEAK - OHMS
2
HEY COLOSSUS - DANCES / CURSES
3
RHEINZAND - RHEINZAND
4
KING KRULE - MAN ALIVE!
5
IDLES - ULTRA MONO
6
PROTOMARTYR - ULTIMATE SUCCESS TODAY
7
KHRUANGBIN - MORDECHAI
8
THURSTON MOORE - BY THE FIRE
9
THE HOMESICK - THE BIG EXERCISE
10
DISQ - COLLECTOR
11
PAISIEL - UNCONSCIOUS DEATH WISHES
12
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE - COMPANION RISES
13
SEX SWING - TYPE II
14
THE COOL GREENHOUSE - THE COOL GREENHOUSE
15
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER - SIDEWAYS TO NEW ITALY
16
OHMME - FANTASIZE YOUR GHOST
17
GARCIA PEOPLES - NIGHTCAP AT WITS' END
18
FIONA APPLE - FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS
19
SAULT - UNTITLED (BLACK IS)
20
FONTAINES D.C. - A HERO'S DEATH
21
THE MEN - MERCY
22
BDRMM - BEDROOM
23
MICHAEL ROTHER - DREAMING
24
GNOD & JOÃO PAIS FILIPE - FACA DE FOGO
25
ISLET - EYELET
26
AUTOTELIA - I
27
MODERN NATURE - ANNUAL
28
THUNDERCAT - IT IS WHAT IT IS
29
KELLY LEE OWENS - INNER SONG
30
CLIPPING. - VISIONS OF BODIES BEING BURNED
31
VIAGRA BOYS - COMMON SENSE
32
OCH - II
33
TREES SPEAK - SHADOW FORMS
34
SUNWATCHERS - OH YEAH?
35
KOOBA TERCU - PROTO TEKNO
36
DÉJÀ VEGA - DÉJÀ VEGA
37
HANDLE - IN THREES
38
BASIC PLUMBING - KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
39
MUSH - 3D ROUTINE
40
KANAAN - ODENSE SESSION
41
WINDY & CARL - ALLEGIANCE AND CONVICTION
42
WORKING MEN'S CLUB - WORKING MEN'S CLUB
43
EARTHEATER - PHOENIX: FLAMES ARE DEW UPON MY SKIN
44
SILVERBACKS - FAD
45
GOOD SAD HAPPY BAD - SHADES
46
RUN THE JEWELS - RTJ4
47
MARTIN RUDE & JAKOB SKØTT DUO - THE DISCIPLINE OF ASSENT
48
CRACK CLOUD - PAIN OLYMPICS
49
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS - VISCERALS
50
PSYCHIC MARKERS - PSYCHIC MARKERS
51
THE LEFT OUTSIDES - ARE YOU SURE I WAS THERE?
52
PRIMO - SOGNI
53
THE LAVENDER FLU - BARBARIAN DUST
54
SONIC BOOM - ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL
55
SPORTS TEAM - DEEP DOWN HAPPY
56
THE STROPPIES - LOOK ALIVE
57
VINYL WILLIAMS - AZURE
58
MEMNON SA - WORLD SERPENT
59
CRAVEN FAULTS - ERRATICS & UNCONFORMITIES
60
ART FEYNMAN - HALF PRICE AT 3:30
61
HOLY WAVE - INTERLOPER
62
DISHEVELED CUSS - DISHEVELED CUSS
63
L.A. WITCH - PLAY WITH FIRE
64
ILLUMINATI HOTTIES - FREE I.H: THIS IS NOT THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
65
KUTIMAN - WACHAGA
66
WHITE MANNA - ARC
67
MRS. PISS - SELF-SURGERY
68
THE FLAMING LIPS - AMERICAN HEAD
69
THROWING MUSES - SUN RACKET
70
THE ASTEROID NO.4 - NORTHERN SONGS
71
KANAAN - DOUBLE SUN
72
SLIFT - UMMON
73
BOTANY - END THE SUMMERTIME F(OR)EVER
74
FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS - MONSTERS EATING PEOPLE EATING MONSTERS...
75
THE HELIOCENTRICS - TELEMETRIC SOUNDS
76
SHIT AND SHINE - MALIBU LIQUOR STORE
77
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS - UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY
78
MJ GUIDER - SOUR CHERRY BELL
79
J. ZUNZ - HIBISCUS
80
THE GREEN CHILD - SHIMMERING BASSET
81
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - MAGIC ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
82
MOURN - SELF WORTH
83
SPECTRES - IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AND THIS IS WHY
84
TIÑA - POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH MUSIC
85
LOMA - DON'T SHY AWAY
86
LA PRIEST - GENE
87
DERADOORIAN - FIND THE SUN
88
KING HANNAH - TELL ME YOUR MIND AND I'LL TELL YOU MINE
89
CAVERNZZ - II
90
MARTIN RUDE & JAKOB SKØTT DUO - THE DICHOTOMY OF CONTROL
91
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - BRIDGE TO QUIET
92
TELEPLASMISTE - TO KISS EARTH GOODBYE
93
POTTERY - WELCOME TO BOBBY'S MOTEL
94
SORRY - 925
95
NO AGE - GOONS BE GONE
96
SUN ARAW - ROCK SUTRA
97
ALDOUS RH - RESPECT 4 DEVOTION
98
GRASSHOPPER - SCUTTLE
99
FACS - VOID MOMENTS
100
ELEPHANT STONE - HOLLOW

[VacantJoy]

TOP 100 Albums of 2020
(now defunkt, but resurrected just for this list)

https://soundblab.com/lists/2020-albums-of-the-year

1
TREES SPEAK - OHMS
2
HEY COLOSSUS - DANCES / CURSES
3
RHEINZAND - RHEINZAND
4
KING KRULE - MAN ALIVE!
5
IDLES - ULTRA MONO
6
PROTOMARTYR - ULTIMATE SUCCESS TODAY
7
KHRUANGBIN - MORDECHAI
8
THURSTON MOORE - BY THE FIRE
9
THE HOMESICK - THE BIG EXERCISE
10
DISQ - COLLECTOR
11
PAISIEL - UNCONSCIOUS DEATH WISHES
12
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE - COMPANION RISES
13
SEX SWING - TYPE II
14
THE COOL GREENHOUSE - THE COOL GREENHOUSE
15
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER - SIDEWAYS TO NEW ITALY
16
OHMME - FANTASIZE YOUR GHOST
17
GARCIA PEOPLES - NIGHTCAP AT WITS' END
18
FIONA APPLE - FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS
19
SAULT - UNTITLED (BLACK IS)
20
FONTAINES D.C. - A HERO'S DEATH
21
THE MEN - MERCY
22
BDRMM - BEDROOM
23
MICHAEL ROTHER - DREAMING
24
GNOD & JOÃO PAIS FILIPE - FACA DE FOGO
25
ISLET - EYELET
26
AUTOTELIA - I
27
MODERN NATURE - ANNUAL
28
THUNDERCAT - IT IS WHAT IT IS
29
KELLY LEE OWENS - INNER SONG
30
CLIPPING. - VISIONS OF BODIES BEING BURNED
31
VIAGRA BOYS - COMMON SENSE
32
OCH - II
33
TREES SPEAK - SHADOW FORMS
34
SUNWATCHERS - OH YEAH?
35
KOOBA TERCU - PROTO TEKNO
36
DÉJÀ VEGA - DÉJÀ VEGA
37
HANDLE - IN THREES
38
BASIC PLUMBING - KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
39
MUSH - 3D ROUTINE
40
KANAAN - ODENSE SESSION
41
WINDY & CARL - ALLEGIANCE AND CONVICTION
42
WORKING MEN'S CLUB - WORKING MEN'S CLUB
43
EARTHEATER - PHOENIX: FLAMES ARE DEW UPON MY SKIN
44
SILVERBACKS - FAD
45
GOOD SAD HAPPY BAD - SHADES
46
RUN THE JEWELS - RTJ4
47
MARTIN RUDE & JAKOB SKØTT DUO - THE DISCIPLINE OF ASSENT
48
CRACK CLOUD - PAIN OLYMPICS
49
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS - VISCERALS
50
PSYCHIC MARKERS - PSYCHIC MARKERS
51
THE LEFT OUTSIDES - ARE YOU SURE I WAS THERE?
52
PRIMO - SOGNI
53
THE LAVENDER FLU - BARBARIAN DUST
54
SONIC BOOM - ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL
55
SPORTS TEAM - DEEP DOWN HAPPY
56
THE STROPPIES - LOOK ALIVE
57
VINYL WILLIAMS - AZURE
58
MEMNON SA - WORLD SERPENT
59
CRAVEN FAULTS - ERRATICS & UNCONFORMITIES
60
ART FEYNMAN - HALF PRICE AT 3:30
61
HOLY WAVE - INTERLOPER
62
DISHEVELED CUSS - DISHEVELED CUSS
63
L.A. WITCH - PLAY WITH FIRE
64
ILLUMINATI HOTTIES - FREE I.H: THIS IS NOT THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
65
KUTIMAN - WACHAGA
66
WHITE MANNA - ARC
67
MRS. PISS - SELF-SURGERY
68
THE FLAMING LIPS - AMERICAN HEAD
69
THROWING MUSES - SUN RACKET
70
THE ASTEROID NO.4 - NORTHERN SONGS
71
KANAAN - DOUBLE SUN
72
SLIFT - UMMON
73
BOTANY - END THE SUMMERTIME F(OR)EVER
74
FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS - MONSTERS EATING PEOPLE EATING MONSTERS...
75
THE HELIOCENTRICS - TELEMETRIC SOUNDS
76
SHIT AND SHINE - MALIBU LIQUOR STORE
77
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS - UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY
78
MJ GUIDER - SOUR CHERRY BELL
79
J. ZUNZ - HIBISCUS
80
THE GREEN CHILD - SHIMMERING BASSET
81
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - MAGIC ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
82
MOURN - SELF WORTH
83
SPECTRES - IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AND THIS IS WHY
84
TIÑA - POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH MUSIC
85
LOMA - DON'T SHY AWAY
86
LA PRIEST - GENE
87
DERADOORIAN - FIND THE SUN
88
KING HANNAH - TELL ME YOUR MIND AND I'LL TELL YOU MINE
89
CAVERNZZ - II
90
MARTIN RUDE & JAKOB SKØTT DUO - THE DICHOTOMY OF CONTROL
91
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - BRIDGE TO QUIET
92
TELEPLASMISTE - TO KISS EARTH GOODBYE
93
POTTERY - WELCOME TO BOBBY'S MOTEL
94
SORRY - 925
95
NO AGE - GOONS BE GONE
96
SUN ARAW - ROCK SUTRA
97
ALDOUS RH - RESPECT 4 DEVOTION
98
GRASSHOPPER - SCUTTLE
99
FACS - VOID MOMENTS
100
ELEPHANT STONE - HOLLOW

eligible?

[Marlon]

I am not sure. In previous years their lists were staff lists, but it seems that this time only
Bob Coyne contributed.

[Wisnu Tirta Aji]

eligible?

I am not sure. In previous years their lists were staff lists, but it seems that this time only
Bob Coyne contributed.

I though it means single critic, maybe ineligible.

[VacantJoy]

eligible?

I am not sure. In previous years their lists were staff lists, but it seems that this time only
Bob Coyne contributed.

I though it means single critic, maybe ineligible.

Yeah it's INELIGIBLE due to a single critic