Recordstore's Albums of the Year 2020



Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Song For Our Daughter Laura Marling Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk
#2 Bedroom bdrmm Jul-03-2020, Dream Pop
#3 Inner Song Kelly Lee Owens Aug-28-2020, Tech House
#4 A Hero's Death Fontaines D.C. Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#5 Morning Pageants Delmer Darion Oct-16-2020, Art Pop
#6 SOURCE Nubya Garcia Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz
#7 Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was Bright Eyes Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk
#8 Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple Apr-17-2020, Art Pop
#9 Beyond the Pale Jarvis Cocker Jul-17-2020,
#10 Keleketla! Keleketla!, Coldcut Jul-03-2020, Afro-Jazz
#11 Kuarahy White Stones Mar-13-2020, Progressive Metal
#12 Safe from Me Laura Fell Nov-20-2020, Indie Folk
#13 Songs of an Unknown Tongue Zara McFarlane Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul
#14 Sister Ultraísta Mar-13-2020, Art Pop
#15 Zombie El Goodo Aug-07-2020, Psychedelic Pop
#16 Renegade Breakdown Marie Davidson, L’Œil Nu Sep-25-2020,
#17 Violet Waves Jeremy Tuplin Aug-14-2020, Indie Pop
#18 Land of No Junction Aoife Nessa Frances Jan-17-2020, Chamber Folk
#19 Call in the Crash Team LYR Jun-26-2020, Poetry
#20 Kitchen Sink Nadine Shah Jun-05-2020, Art Rock
#21 My Enemy, My Love Mentrix Apr-02-2020, Art Pop
#22 Deep Down Happy Sports Team Jun-05-2020, Indie Rock
#23 græ Moses Sumney May-15-2020, Art Pop
#24 Running Tracks Total Wkts Sep-18-2020,
#25 Eyelet Islet Mar-06-2020, Neo-Psychedelia
#26 The Universal Want Doves Sep-11-2020, Indie Rock
#27 Punisher Phoebe Bridgers Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#28 instrumentals Adrianne Lenker Oct-22-2020, Ambient
#29 Debris Keeley Forsyth Apr-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#30 Generations Will Butler Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock
#31 I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep Ghostpoet May-01-2020, Art Pop
#32 None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive The Streets Jul-10-2020, UK Hip Hop
#33 Optimisme Songhoy Blues Oct-23-2020, Afro-Rock
#34 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#35 Now Heres An Echo From Your Future Girls In Synthesis Aug-28-2020,
#36 Every Bad Porridge Radio Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock
#37 Whole New Mess Angel Olsen Aug-28-2020, Contemporary Folk
#38 Melanie C Melanie C Oct-02-2020, Dance-Pop
#39 Suite for Max Brown Jeff Parker Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion
#40 Floatr Happyness May-01-2020, Indie Rock
#41 The Cool Greenhouse The Cool Greenhouse May-29-2020, Post-Punk
#42 Positive Mental Health Music Tiña Nov-06-2020, Indie Rock
#43 E3 AF Dizzee Rascal Oct-30-2020, UK Hip Hop
#44 Heavy Light U.S. Girls Mar-06-2020, Art Pop
#45 Mordechai Khruangbin Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock
#46 Ultra Mono IDLES Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk
#47 Pure Luxury NZCA LINES Jul-10-2020, Synthpop
#48 RE-ANIMATOR Everything Everything Sep-11-2020, Art Pop
#49 It Is What It Is Thundercat Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul
#50 Forgotten Days Pallbearer Oct-23-2020, Doom Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #2 | Bedroom | bdrmm | Album, Jul-03-2020, Dream Pop |
| #3 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #4 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Morning Pageants | Delmer Darion | Album, Oct-16-2020, Art Pop |
| #6 | SOURCE | Nubya Garcia | Album, Aug-21-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #7 | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | Bright Eyes | Album, Aug-21-2020, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #9 | Beyond the Pale | Jarvis Cocker | Album, Jul-17-2020,  |
| #10 | Keleketla! | Keleketla!Coldcut | Album, Jul-03-2020, Afro-Jazz |
| #11 | Kuarahy | White Stones | Album, Mar-13-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #12 | Safe from Me | Laura Fell | Album, Nov-20-2020, Indie Folk |
| #13 | Songs of an Unknown Tongue | Zara McFarlane | Album, Jul-17-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #14 | Sister | Ultraísta | Album, Mar-13-2020, Art Pop |
| #15 | Zombie | El Goodo | Album, Aug-07-2020, Psychedelic Pop |
| #16 | Renegade Breakdown | Marie DavidsonL’Œil Nu | Album, Sep-25-2020,  |
| #17 | Violet Waves | Jeremy Tuplin | Album, Aug-14-2020, Indie Pop |
| #18 | Land of No Junction | Aoife Nessa Frances | Album, Jan-17-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #19 | Call in the Crash Team | LYR | Album, Jun-26-2020, Poetry |
| #20 | Kitchen Sink | Nadine Shah | Album, Jun-05-2020, Art Rock |
| #21 | My Enemy, My Love | Mentrix | Album, Apr-02-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | Deep Down Happy | Sports Team | Album, Jun-05-2020, Indie Rock |
| #23 | græ | Moses Sumney | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #24 | Running Tracks | Total Wkts | Album, Sep-18-2020,  |
| #25 | Eyelet | Islet | Album, Mar-06-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #26 | The Universal Want | Doves | Album, Sep-11-2020, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | instrumentals | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-22-2020, Ambient |
| #29 | Debris | Keeley Forsyth | Album, Apr-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Generations | Will Butler | Album, Sep-25-2020, Indie Rock |
| #31 | I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep | Ghostpoet | Album, May-01-2020, Art Pop |
| #32 | None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive | The Streets | Album, Jul-10-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #33 | Optimisme | Songhoy Blues | Album, Oct-23-2020, Afro-Rock |
| #34 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Now Heres An Echo From Your Future | Girls In Synthesis | Album, Aug-28-2020,  |
| #36 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Whole New Mess | Angel Olsen | Album, Aug-28-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #38 | Melanie C | Melanie C | Album, Oct-02-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #39 | Suite for Max Brown | Jeff Parker | Album, Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #40 | Floatr | Happyness | Album, May-01-2020, Indie Rock |
| #41 | The Cool Greenhouse | The Cool Greenhouse | Album, May-29-2020, Post-Punk |
| #42 | Positive Mental Health Music | Tiña | Album, Nov-06-2020, Indie Rock |
| #43 | E3 AF | Dizzee Rascal | Album, Oct-30-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #44 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Album, Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #45 | Mordechai | Khruangbin | Album, Jun-26-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #46 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #47 | Pure Luxury | NZCA LINES | Album, Jul-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #48 | RE-ANIMATOR | Everything Everything | Album, Sep-11-2020, Art Pop |
| #49 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #50 | Forgotten Days | Pallbearer | Album, Oct-23-2020, Doom Metal |