Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2020
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Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #5 | Beyond the Pale | Jarvis Cocker | Jul-17-2020, |
| #6 | So When You Gonna... | Dream Wife | Jul-03-2020, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Viscerals | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Apr-03-2020, Stoner Metal |
| #8 | Bedroom | bdrmm | Jul-03-2020, Dream Pop |
| #9 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Sideways to New Italy | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-05-2020, Jangle Pop |
| #11 | England is a Garden | Cornershop | Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop |
| #12 | Galore | Oklou | Sep-24-2020, Ambient Pop |
| #13 | Protean Threat | Thee Oh Sees | Sep-18-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #14 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Suddenly | Caribou | Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #16 | What Kinda Music | Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes | Apr-24-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | By The Fire | Thurston Moore | Sep-25-2020, Noise Rock |
| #18 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Wu Hen | Kamaal Williams | Jul-24-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #20 | Wake UP! | Hazel English | Apr-24-2020, Indie Pop |
| #21 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Jump Rope Gazers | The Beths | Jul-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #23 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #24 | Seeking Thrills | Georgia | Jan-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #25 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #26 | There is No Other… | Isobel Campbell | Feb-07-2020, Chamber Pop |
| #27 | Head Above The Water | Brigid Mae Power | Jun-05-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #28 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #29 | Old Flowers | Courtney Marie Andrews | Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #31 | ACR Loco | A Certain Ratio | Sep-25-2020, |
| #32 | UMMON | SLIFT | Feb-28-2020, Heavy Psych |
| #33 | Coriky | Coriky | Jun-12-2020, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Keleketla! | Keleketla!, Coldcut | Jul-03-2020, Afro-Jazz |
| #35 | Thats How Rumors Get Started | Margo Price | Jul-10-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #36 | Introduction, Presence | Nation of Language | May-22-2020, Synthpop |
| #37 | some kind of peace | Ólafur Arnalds | Nov-06-2020, Ambient |
| #38 | Walking Like We Do | The Big Moon | Jan-10-2020, Indie Pop |
| #39 | Bug On Yonkers | Damaged Bug | Jul-24-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #40 | WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 | Yaeji | Apr-02-2020, Hip House |
| #41 | Home | Romare | Jul-31-2020, Deep House |
| #42 | Infinity of Now | The Heliocentrics | Feb-14-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #43 | 3D Routine | Mush | Feb-14-2020, Art Punk |
| #44 | All or Nothing | Shopping | Feb-07-2020, Post-Punk |
| #45 | Fading | Pole | Nov-06-2020, Ambient Dub |
| #46 | Flower of Devotion | Dehd | Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Heritage of the Invisible II | Aquiles Navarro, Tcheser Holmes | Oct-23-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #48 | Blue Hearts | Bob Mould | Sep-25-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | All The Time | Jessy Lanza | Jul-24-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #50 | WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD | Nick Hakim | May-15-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Punisher | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Jun-18-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | SAWAYAMA | Rina Sawayama | Album, Apr-17-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Song For Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Album, Apr-10-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #5 | Beyond the Pale | Jarvis Cocker | Album, Jul-17-2020, |
| #6 | So When You Gonna... | Dream Wife | Album, Jul-03-2020, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Viscerals | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Apr-03-2020, Stoner Metal |
| #8 | Bedroom | bdrmm | Album, Jul-03-2020, Dream Pop |
| #9 | Every Bad | Porridge Radio | Album, Mar-13-2020, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Sideways to New Italy | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-05-2020, Jangle Pop |
| #11 | England is a Garden | Cornershop | Album, Mar-06-2020, Indie Pop |
| #12 | Galore | Oklou | Album, Sep-24-2020, Ambient Pop |
| #13 | Protean Threat | Thee Oh Sees | Album, Sep-18-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #14 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Suddenly | Caribou | Album, Feb-28-2020, Indietronica |
| #16 | What Kinda Music | Tom MischYussef Dayes | Album, Apr-24-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | By The Fire | Thurston Moore | Album, Sep-25-2020, Noise Rock |
| #18 | Saint Cloud | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-27-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Wu Hen | Kamaal Williams | Album, Jul-24-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #20 | Wake UP! | Hazel English | Album, Apr-24-2020, Indie Pop |
| #21 | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Yves Tumor | Album, Apr-03-2020, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Jump Rope Gazers | The Beths | Album, Jul-10-2020, Indie Rock |
| #23 | A Hero's Death | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #24 | Seeking Thrills | Georgia | Album, Jan-10-2020, Synthpop |
| #25 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #26 | There is No Other… | Isobel Campbell | Album, Feb-07-2020, Chamber Pop |
| #27 | Head Above The Water | Brigid Mae Power | Album, Jun-05-2020, Contemporary Folk |
| #28 | Inner Song | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Aug-28-2020, Tech House |
| #29 | Old Flowers | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Jul-24-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Sixteen Oceans | Four Tet | Album, Mar-13-2020, Microhouse |
| #31 | ACR Loco | A Certain Ratio | Album, Sep-25-2020, |
| #32 | UMMON | SLIFT | Album, Feb-28-2020, Heavy Psych |
| #33 | Coriky | Coriky | Album, Jun-12-2020, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Keleketla! | Keleketla!Coldcut | Album, Jul-03-2020, Afro-Jazz |
| #35 | Thats How Rumors Get Started | Margo Price | Album, Jul-10-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #36 | Introduction, Presence | Nation of Language | Album, May-22-2020, Synthpop |
| #37 | some kind of peace | Ólafur Arnalds | Album, Nov-06-2020, Ambient |
| #38 | Walking Like We Do | The Big Moon | Album, Jan-10-2020, Indie Pop |
| #39 | Bug On Yonkers | Damaged Bug | Album, Jul-24-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #40 | WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 | Yaeji | Album, Apr-02-2020, Hip House |
| #41 | Home | Romare | Album, Jul-31-2020, Deep House |
| #42 | Infinity of Now | The Heliocentrics | Album, Feb-14-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #43 | 3D Routine | Mush | Album, Feb-14-2020, Art Punk |
| #44 | All or Nothing | Shopping | Album, Feb-07-2020, Post-Punk |
| #45 | Fading | Pole | Album, Nov-06-2020, Ambient Dub |
| #46 | Flower of Devotion | Dehd | Album, Jul-17-2020, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Heritage of the Invisible II | Aquiles NavarroTcheser Holmes | Album, Oct-23-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #48 | Blue Hearts | Bob Mould | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | All The Time | Jessy Lanza | Album, Jul-24-2020, Alternative R&B |
| #50 | WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD | Nick Hakim | Album, May-15-2020, Psychedelic Soul |