The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2020

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dances / Curses Hey Colossus Nov-06-2020, Psychedelic Rock
#2 Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? The Soft Pink Truth May-01-2020, Ambient
#3 The Passion Of Special Interest Jun-19-2020, Synth Punk
#4 Fountain Lyra Pramuk Mar-20-2020, Ambient
#5 Energy Is Forever UKAEA Nov-13-2020, Electronic
#6 Help Duval Timothy Aug-07-2020, Nu Jazz
#7 Be Up A Hello Squarepusher Jan-31-2020, Drill and Bass
#8 Kitchen Sink Nadine Shah Jun-05-2020, Art Rock
#9 Send Them To Coventry Pa Salieu Nov-13-2020, Afroswing
#10 Guerrilla Nazar Mar-13-2020, Kuduro
#11 Only Darkness Now Alison Cotton Oct-25-2020, Drone
#12 ALLES IN ALLEM Einstürzende Neubauten May-15-2020, Post-Industrial
#13 SIGN Autechre Oct-16-2020, Ambient
#14 First Séance Land Trance May-08-2020, Ambient
#15 Duma Duma Aug-07-2020, Industrial
#16 These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound Richard Skelton Sep-26-2020, Drone
#17 Untitled (Rise) Sault Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul
#18 Debris Keeley Forsyth Apr-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter
#19 Type II Sex Swing May-15-2020, Noise Rock
#20 Dark Hearts Annie Oct-16-2020, Synthpop
#21 Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Perfume Genius May-15-2020, Art Pop
#22 The Common Task Horse Lords Mar-13-2020, Experimental Rock
#23 Workaround Beatrice Dillon Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic
#24 7 Weapons Series Howie Lee Sep-04-2020, Wonky
#25 Zoom upsammy Jun-08-2020, IDM
#26 Free Humans Hen Ogledd Sep-25-2020, Art Pop
#27 Suite for Max Brown Jeff Parker Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion
#28 Cumbia siglo XXI Meridian Brothers Aug-21-2020, Digital Cumbia
#30 Because of a Flower Ana Roxanne Nov-13-2020, Ambient
#31 Forever Underground Phantom Posse Mar-20-2020, Indie Pop
#32 There Is No Year Algiers Jan-17-2020, Post-Punk
#33 Heart's Ease Shirley Collins Jul-24-2020, English Folk Music
#34 Mestarin kynsi Oranssi Pazuzu Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#35 Silver Ladders Mary Lattimore Oct-09-2020, Ambient
#36 DISCO Kylie Minogue Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop
#37 EDNA Headie One Oct-09-2020, UK Drill
#38 Mas Amable DJ Python Apr-10-2020, Ambient House
#39 Have We Met Destroyer Jan-31-2020, Art Pop
#40 Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop
#41 Glory Days Heather Leigh Jun-26-2020, Avant-Folk
#43 Gold Record Bill Callahan Oct-21-2020, Americana
#44 To Kiss Earth Goodbye Teleplasmiste Jun-05-2020, Ambient
#45 The Night Chancers Baxter Dury Mar-20-2020, Chamber Pop
#46 Barbarians Young Knives Sep-18-2020, Art Punk
#47 Fast Edit Still House Plants Aug-14-2020, Experimental Rock
#48 Jp4 Junglepussy Oct-23-2020, East Coast Hip Hop
#49 Loom Katie Gately Feb-14-2020, Art Pop
#50 Flower Violence Blóm May-01-2020,
#51 A Late Anthology of Early Music, Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance Jennifer Walshe Feb-21-2020, Musique concrète
#52 Cantus, Descant Sarah Davachi Sep-18-2020, Drone
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dances / Curses | Hey Colossus | Album, Nov-06-2020, Psychedelic Rock |
| #2 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | Album, May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #3 | The Passion Of | Special Interest | Album, Jun-19-2020, Synth Punk |
| #4 | Fountain | Lyra Pramuk | Album, Mar-20-2020, Ambient |
| #5 | Energy Is Forever | UKAEA | Album, Nov-13-2020, Electronic |
| #6 | Help | Duval Timothy | Album, Aug-07-2020, Nu Jazz |
| #7 | Be Up A Hello | Squarepusher | Album, Jan-31-2020, Drill and Bass |
| #8 | Kitchen Sink | Nadine Shah | Album, Jun-05-2020, Art Rock |
| #9 | Send Them To Coventry | Pa Salieu | Album, Nov-13-2020, Afroswing |
| #10 | Guerrilla | Nazar | Album, Mar-13-2020, Kuduro |
| #11 | Only Darkness Now | Alison Cotton | Album, Oct-25-2020, Drone |
| #12 | ALLES IN ALLEM | Einstürzende Neubauten | Album, May-15-2020, Post-Industrial |
| #13 | SIGN | Autechre | Album, Oct-16-2020, Ambient |
| #14 | First Séance | Land Trance | Album, May-08-2020, Ambient |
| #15 | Duma | Duma | Album, Aug-07-2020, Industrial |
| #16 | These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound | Richard Skelton | Album, Sep-26-2020, Drone |
| #17 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Album, Sep-18-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | Debris | Keeley Forsyth | Album, Apr-23-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Type II | Sex Swing | Album, May-15-2020, Noise Rock |
| #20 | Dark Hearts | Annie | Album, Oct-16-2020, Synthpop |
| #21 | Set My Heart On Fire Immediately | Perfume Genius | Album, May-15-2020, Art Pop |
| #22 | The Common Task | Horse Lords | Album, Mar-13-2020, Experimental Rock |
| #23 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Album, Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #24 | 7 Weapons Series | Howie Lee | Album, Sep-04-2020, Wonky |
| #25 | Zoom | upsammy | Album, Jun-08-2020, IDM |
| #26 | Free Humans | Hen Ogledd | Album, Sep-25-2020, Art Pop |
| #27 | Suite for Max Brown | Jeff Parker | Album, Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #28 | Cumbia siglo XXI | Meridian Brothers | Album, Aug-21-2020, Digital Cumbia |
| #30 | Because of a Flower | Ana Roxanne | Album, Nov-13-2020, Ambient |
| #31 | Forever Underground | Phantom Posse | Album, Mar-20-2020, Indie Pop |
| #32 | There Is No Year | Algiers | Album, Jan-17-2020, Post-Punk |
| #33 | Heart's Ease | Shirley Collins | Album, Jul-24-2020, English Folk Music |
| #34 | Mestarin kynsi | Oranssi Pazuzu | Album, Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #35 | Silver Ladders | Mary Lattimore | Album, Oct-09-2020, Ambient |
| #36 | DISCO | Kylie Minogue | Album, Nov-06-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #37 | EDNA | Headie One | Album, Oct-09-2020, UK Drill |
| #38 | Mas Amable | DJ Python | Album, Apr-10-2020, Ambient House |
| #39 | Have We Met | Destroyer | Album, Jan-31-2020, Art Pop |
| #40 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | Album, Mar-27-2020, Dance-Pop |
| #41 | Glory Days | Heather Leigh | Album, Jun-26-2020, Avant-Folk |
| #43 | Gold Record | Bill Callahan | Album, Oct-21-2020, Americana |
| #44 | To Kiss Earth Goodbye | Teleplasmiste | Album, Jun-05-2020, Ambient |
| #45 | The Night Chancers | Baxter Dury | Album, Mar-20-2020, Chamber Pop |
| #46 | Barbarians | Young Knives | Album, Sep-18-2020, Art Punk |
| #47 | Fast Edit | Still House Plants | Album, Aug-14-2020, Experimental Rock |
| #48 | Jp4 | Junglepussy | Album, Oct-23-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #49 | Loom | Katie Gately | Album, Feb-14-2020, Art Pop |
| #50 | Flower Violence | Blóm | Single, May-01-2020,  |
| #51 | A Late Anthology of Early Music, Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance | Jennifer Walshe | Album, Feb-21-2020, Musique concrète |
| #52 | Cantus, Descant | Sarah Davachi | Album, Sep-18-2020, Drone |