Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis's Best Albums of 2020

It’s the show we look forward to all year long. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot count down their favorite albums released in 2020. 

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Uncivil War Shemekia Copeland Oct-23-2020, Blues Rock
#2 Just Look At That Sky Ganser Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk
#3 Cha Cha Palace Angélica Garcia Feb-28-2020, Art Pop
#4 Reunions Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit May-15-2020, Americana
#5 RTJ4 Run The Jewels Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop
#6 Good Souls Better Angels Lucinda Williams Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock
#7 The Unraveling Drive-By Truckers Jan-31-2020, Alt-Country
#8 Thats How Rumors Get Started Margo Price Jul-10-2020, Contemporary Country
#9 Daughter Lydia Loveless Sep-25-2020, Alt-Country
#10 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#11 Ultra Mono IDLES Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk
#12 Blue Hearts Bob Mould Sep-25-2020, Alternative Rock
#13 color theory Soccer Mommy Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Ghosts of West Virginia Steve Earle May-22-2020, Americana
#15 Pith Melkbelly Apr-03-2020, Indie Rock
#16 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#17 Mind Hive Wire Jan-24-2020, Post-Punk
#18 Heavy Light U.S. Girls Mar-06-2020, Art Pop
#19 The Don Of Diamond Dreams Shabazz Palaces Apr-17-2020, Abstract Hip Hop
#20 The Good, The Bad and the Bette Bette Smith Sep-25-2020, Soul
#21 Untitled (Black Is) Sault Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Uncivil War | Shemekia Copeland | Album, Oct-23-2020, Blues Rock |
| #2 | Just Look At That Sky | Ganser | Album, Jul-31-2020, Post-Punk |
| #3 | Cha Cha Palace | Angélica Garcia | Album, Feb-28-2020, Art Pop |
| #4 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, May-15-2020, Americana |
| #5 | RTJ4 | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-03-2020, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Good Souls Better Angels | Lucinda Williams | Album, Apr-24-2020, Blues Rock |
| #7 | The Unraveling | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Jan-31-2020, Alt-Country |
| #8 | Thats How Rumors Get Started | Margo Price | Album, Jul-10-2020, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Daughter | Lydia Loveless | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #11 | Ultra Mono | IDLES | Album, Sep-25-2020, Post-Punk |
| #12 | Blue Hearts | Bob Mould | Album, Sep-25-2020, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | color theory | Soccer Mommy | Album, Feb-28-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Ghosts of West Virginia | Steve Earle | Album, May-22-2020, Americana |
| #15 | Pith | Melkbelly | Album, Apr-03-2020, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #17 | Mind Hive | Wire | Album, Jan-24-2020, Post-Punk |
| #18 | Heavy Light | U.S. Girls | Album, Mar-06-2020, Art Pop |
| #19 | The Don Of Diamond Dreams | Shabazz Palaces | Album, Apr-17-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | The Good, The Bad and the Bette | Bette Smith | Album, Sep-25-2020, Soul |
| #21 | Untitled (Black Is) | Sault | Album, Jun-19-2020, Neo-Soul |