The Wire's Releases of the Year 2020
Listen to a selection of tracks from this year's Top 50 Releases Of The Year, as voted for by The Wire 's contributors. You can read more about the artists featured in our chart, as well as those featured in the Top 50 Archive Releases Of The Year,...
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #2 | Circuit City | Moor Mother | Sep-25-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #3 | The Cycle | Mourning [A] BLKstar | May-15-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Duma | Duma | Aug-07-2020, Industrial |
| #6 | Suite for Max Brown | Jeff Parker | Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #7 | Fast Edit | Still House Plants | Aug-14-2020, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | A Late Anthology of Early Music, Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance | Jennifer Walshe | Feb-21-2020, Musique concrète |
| #9 | Bakunawa | White Boy Scream | Jun-05-2020, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #10 | Stolen Car | Carl Stone | Sep-25-2020, Plunderphonics |
| #11 | God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It | Backxwash | May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #12 | Shrines | Armand Hammer | Jun-05-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #13 | Cantus, Descant | Sarah Davachi | Sep-18-2020, Drone |
| #14 | Blqlyte | Zeroh | Jan-29-2020, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #15 | Both | Bill Nace | May-22-2020, Drone |
| #16 | Lamentations | William Basinski | Nov-13-2020, Tape Music |
| #17 | Re Imaginos | Albert Bouchard | Nov-06-2020, Progressive Rock |
| #18 | Telyn Rawn | Rhodri Davies | Jul-31-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #19 | Innocent Country 2 | Quelle Chris, Chris Keys | Apr-24-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | The Passion Of | Special Interest | Jun-19-2020, Synth Punk |
| #21 | Who Sent You? | Irreversible Entanglements | Mar-20-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #22 | Figures | Aksak Maboul | May-22-2020, Progressive Pop |
| #23 | Couldnt Wait to Tell You... | Liv.e | Jul-31-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | Harbors | Ellen Fullman, Theresa Wong | Aug-14-2020, Modern Classical |
| #25 | Red Summer | ONO | May-01-2020, Industrial |
| #26 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #27 | Swirling | Sun Ra Arkestra | Oct-30-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #28 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #29 | SIGN | Autechre | Oct-16-2020, Ambient |
| #30 | oviparity | gogoj a.k.a Sheng Jie | Jan-03-2020, |
| #31 | Artlessly Falling | Mary Halvorson's Code Girl | Oct-30-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #32 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #33 | Live in Sharjah | PRAED Orchestra! | Nov-23-2020, |
| #34 | LIVE | Angel Bat Dawid, Tha Brothahood | Oct-31-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #35 | Tara Clerkin Trio | Tara Clerkin Trio | Feb-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #36 | Illusory Expansion | Crazy Doberman | Jul-26-2020, Free Improvisation |
| #37 | skins n slime | Oliver Coates | Oct-16-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #38 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #39 | Silver Ladders | Mary Lattimore | Oct-09-2020, Ambient |
| #40 | NEGRO | Pink Siifu | Apr-29-2020, Sound Collage |
| #41 | Recognition | Sara Serpa | Jun-05-2020, Vocal Jazz |
| #42 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #43 | All Thoughts Fly | Anna von Hausswolff | Sep-25-2020, Drone |
| #44 | Éons | Neptunian Maximalism | Jun-26-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #45 | GANG | Headie One, Fred again.. | Apr-03-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #46 | Low and Beyond | Neil Charles | Jan-01-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #47 | Auto | Wendy Eisenberg | Oct-16-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | Dialectic Soul | Asher Gamedze | Jul-10-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #49 | Fall to Pieces | Tricky | Sep-04-2020, Trip Hop |
| #50 | Tree Time | Sylvia Hallett | Jun-03-2020, Drone |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Workaround | Beatrice Dillon | Album, Feb-07-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #2 | Circuit City | Moor Mother | Album, Sep-25-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #3 | The Cycle | Mourning [A] BLKstar | Album, May-15-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | Album, Jun-19-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Duma | Duma | Album, Aug-07-2020, Industrial |
| #6 | Suite for Max Brown | Jeff Parker | Album, Jan-24-2020, Jazz Fusion |
| #7 | Fast Edit | Still House Plants | Album, Aug-14-2020, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | A Late Anthology of Early Music, Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance | Jennifer Walshe | Album, Feb-21-2020, Musique concrète |
| #9 | Bakunawa | White Boy Scream | Album, Jun-05-2020, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #10 | Stolen Car | Carl Stone | Album, Sep-25-2020, Plunderphonics |
| #11 | God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It | Backxwash | Album, May-28-2020, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #12 | Shrines | Armand Hammer | Album, Jun-05-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #13 | Cantus, Descant | Sarah Davachi | Album, Sep-18-2020, Drone |
| #14 | Blqlyte | Zeroh | Album, Jan-29-2020, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #15 | Both | Bill Nace | Album, May-22-2020, Drone |
| #16 | Lamentations | William Basinski | Album, Nov-13-2020, Tape Music |
| #17 | Re Imaginos | Albert Bouchard | Album, Nov-06-2020, Progressive Rock |
| #18 | Telyn Rawn | Rhodri Davies | Album, Jul-31-2020, Chamber Folk |
| #19 | Innocent Country 2 | Quelle ChrisChris Keys | Album, Apr-24-2020, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | The Passion Of | Special Interest | Album, Jun-19-2020, Synth Punk |
| #21 | Who Sent You? | Irreversible Entanglements | Album, Mar-20-2020, Jazz Poetry |
| #22 | Figures | Aksak Maboul | Album, May-22-2020, Progressive Pop |
| #23 | Couldnt Wait to Tell You... | Liv.e | Album, Jul-31-2020, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | Harbors | Ellen FullmanTheresa Wong | Album, Aug-14-2020, Modern Classical |
| #25 | Red Summer | ONO | Album, May-01-2020, Industrial |
| #26 | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | The Soft Pink Truth | Album, May-01-2020, Ambient |
| #27 | Swirling | Sun Ra Arkestra | Album, Oct-30-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #28 | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Fiona Apple | Album, Apr-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #29 | SIGN | Autechre | Album, Oct-16-2020, Ambient |
| #30 | oviparity | gogoj a.k.a Sheng Jie | Album, Jan-03-2020, |
| #31 | Artlessly Falling | Mary Halvorson's Code Girl | Album, Oct-30-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #32 | A Written Testimony | Jay Electronica | Album, Mar-13-2020, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #33 | Live in Sharjah | PRAED Orchestra! | Album, Nov-23-2020, |
| #34 | LIVE | Angel Bat DawidTha Brothahood | Album, Oct-31-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #35 | Tara Clerkin Trio | Tara Clerkin Trio | Album, Feb-17-2020, Art Pop |
| #36 | Illusory Expansion | Crazy Doberman | Album, Jul-26-2020, Free Improvisation |
| #37 | skins n slime | Oliver Coates | Album, Oct-16-2020, Electroacoustic |
| #38 | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | clipping. | Album, Oct-23-2020, Horrorcore |
| #39 | Silver Ladders | Mary Lattimore | Album, Oct-09-2020, Ambient |
| #40 | NEGRO | Pink Siifu | Album, Apr-29-2020, Sound Collage |
| #41 | Recognition | Sara Serpa | Album, Jun-05-2020, Vocal Jazz |
| #42 | It Is What It Is | Thundercat | Album, Apr-03-2020, Psychedelic Soul |
| #43 | All Thoughts Fly | Anna von Hausswolff | Album, Sep-25-2020, Drone |
| #44 | Éons | Neptunian Maximalism | Album, Jun-26-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #45 | GANG | Headie OneFred again.. | Album, Apr-03-2020, UK Hip Hop |
| #46 | Low and Beyond | Neil Charles | Album, Jan-01-2020, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #47 | Auto | Wendy Eisenberg | Album, Oct-16-2020, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | Dialectic Soul | Asher Gamedze | Album, Jul-10-2020, Spiritual Jazz |
| #49 | Fall to Pieces | Tricky | Album, Sep-04-2020, Trip Hop |
| #50 | Tree Time | Sylvia Hallett | Album, Jun-03-2020, Drone |