The 50 Best Albums of 2020
(ranked, single person list)
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a304 ... bums-2020/
50. Laura Marling – Song for Our Daughter
49. Thundercat – It Is What It Is
48. Childish Gambino – 15.3.20
47. Ultraísta – Sister
46. The Soft Pink Truth – Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
45. Lil Uzi Vert – Eternal Atake
44. LEYA – Flood Dream
43. Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
42. Westerman – Your Hero is Not Dead
41. Romare – Home
40. Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension
39. Dominic Fike – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
38. Nadine Shah – Kitchen Sink
37. Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
36. Future Islands – As Long As You Are
35. Kelly Lee Owens – Inner Song
34. Róisín Murphy – Róisín Machine
33. Daniel Avery – Love + Light
32. MIKE – Weight of the World
31. Four Tet – Sixteen Oceans
30. 070 Shake – Modus Vivendi
29. Denai Moore – Modern Dread
28. Moodymann – Taken Away
27. Grimes – Miss Anthropocene
26. Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas
25. Jyoti – Mama, You Can Bet!
24. U.S. Girls – Heavy Light
23. Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
22. Nubya Garcia – Source
21. Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
20. Yves Tumor – Heaven to a Tortured Mind
19. Amaarae – The Angel You Don’t Know
18. Taylor Swift - folklore
17. Jay Electronica – A Written Testimony
16. Lomelda – Hannah
15. KeiyaA – Forever, Ya Girl
14. Beatrice Dillon – Workaround
13. Bad Bunny – YHLQMDLG
12. Soccer Mommy – color theory
11. Adrianne Lenker – songs / instrumentals
10. Bartees Strange – Live Forever
9. HAIM – Women in Music Pt. III
8. Jessie Ware – What's Your Pleasure?
7. Caribou – Suddenly
6. Run the Jewels – RTJ4
5. Moses Sumney – græ
4. Medhane – Cold Water
3. Perfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
2. Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud
1. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
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