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2020 Music

Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020

20 December 2020

Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020, as published by Variety

[see also 2019]

  1. Folklore
    Taylor Swift
  2. Evermore
    Taylor Swift
  3. Fetch the Bolt Cutters
    Fiona Apple
  4. Rough and Rowdy Ways
    Bob Dylan
  5. Future Nostalgia
    Dua Lipa
  6. Reunions
    Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
  7. Women in Music Pt. III
    Haim
  8. Punisher
    Phoebe Bridgers
  9. Hey Clockface
    Elvis Costello
  10. Ungodly Hour
    Chloe x Halle
  11. Never Will
    Ashley McBryde

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