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Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2020 So Far
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Frail Hands - parted/departed/apart
January 10, 2020
Screamo
Amazon
Music
49
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Kehlani - It Was Good Until It Wasn't
May 8, 2020
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
73
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
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Yaeji - WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던
April 2, 2020
Hip House
,
Ambient House
Critic Score
82
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
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Lil Uzi Vert - Eternal Atake
March 6, 2020
Trap
,
Pop Rap
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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Chubby and The Gang - Speed Kills
January 17, 2020
Punk Rock
,
Garage Punk
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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Amnesia Scanner - Tearless
June 19, 2020
Deconstructed Club
,
Glitch Pop
,
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
68
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Ashley McBryde - Never Will
April 3, 2020
Contemporary Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
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Moodymann - TAKEN AWAY
May 21, 2020
Deep House
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
42
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Destroyer - Have We Met
January 31, 2020
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
I Break Horses - Warnings
May 8, 2020
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
75
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
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Code Orange - Underneath
March 13, 2020
Industrial Metal
,
Metalcore
,
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
85
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
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Peel Dream Magazine - Agitprop Alterna
April 3, 2020
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
March 13, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Nation of Language - Introduction, Presence
May 22, 2020
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
36
.
Frances Quinlan - Likewise
January 31, 2020
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
envy - The Fallen Crimson
February 7, 2020
Post-Rock
,
Screamo
Critic Score
78
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
February 14, 2020
Psychedelic Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Nu-Disco
Critic Score
78
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Sam Hunt - SOUTHSIDE
April 3, 2020
Bro-Country
,
Country Pop
Critic Score
54
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Grimes - Miss Anthropocene
February 21, 2020
Electronic
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
76
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
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Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China
February 7, 2020
Gangsta Rap
,
Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
.
Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open
May 1, 2020
Indietronica
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
74
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
Empty Country - Empty Country
March 20, 2020
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
Braids - Shadow Offering
June 19, 2020
Art Pop
Critic Score
76
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
.
Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline
January 24, 2020
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
81
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo
May 29, 2020
Gangsta Rap
Critic Score
85
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Against All Logic - 2017 - 2019
February 7, 2020
Post-Industrial
,
House
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Moses Sumney - græ
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
87
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Westerman - Your Hero Is Not Dead
June 5, 2020
Art Pop
,
Sophisti-Pop
Critic Score
75
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
June 19, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Critic Score
89
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Arca - KiCk i
June 26, 2020
Deconstructed Club
,
Glitch Pop
Critic Score
78
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Sada Baby - Skuba Sada 2
March 20, 2020
Trap
Critic Score
68
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
88
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater
January 24, 2020
Alternative Metal
,
Hardcore Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
17
.
Caribou - Suddenly
February 28, 2020
Indietronica
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways To New Italy
June 5, 2020
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
76
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Thundercat - It Is What It Is
April 3, 2020
Psychedelic Soul
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
80
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Jeff Rosenstock - NO DREAM
May 20, 2020
Pop Punk
,
Power Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Porridge Radio - Every Bad
March 13, 2020
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
84
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Dance-Pop
,
Nu-Disco
Critic Score
86
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Reunions
May 15, 2020
Americana
,
Heartland Rock
,
Alt-Country
Critic Score
79
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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KA - Descendants of Cain
May 1, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Drumless
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
April 3, 2020
Art Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Critic Score
84
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
May 15, 2020
Hyperpop
,
Bubblegum Bass
,
Electropop
Critic Score
83
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Sorry - 925
March 27, 2020
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
79
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Soccer Mommy - color theory
February 28, 2020
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
May 22, 2020
Art Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Electronic
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
71
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Political Hip Hop
Critic Score
89
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
May 15, 2020
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
90
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
March 27, 2020
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Soft Rock
Critic Score
83
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Progressive Pop
Critic Score
93
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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