Year-End Lists

Lists

1. 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020

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   Ultimate Classic Rock
2. 75 Best Albums of 2020

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   Mojo
3. 75 Best Albums of 2020

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   Uncut
4. Favorite Albums of 2020

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   Steven Hyden: Uproxx
5. The Best Albums of 2020

   3.
   Chris Willman: Variety
6. Top 20 Albums of 2020

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   Spectrum Culture
7. The Best Albums of 2020

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   Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
8. Best Albums of 2020

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   Nick Levine: BBC: BBC Culture
9. Top 50 Albums of 2020

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   The Wire
10. The 15 Best Albums of 2020

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    Entertainment Weekly
11. Best Albums of 2020

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    Rolling Stone
12. Top 30 Albums of 2020

    5.
    Northern Transmissions
13. The Best Albums of 2020

    5.
    Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
14. The 10 Best Albums of 2020

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    Los Angeles Times
15. My Thirty Favorite Albums of 2020

    5.
    Sheldon Pearce: New Yorker
16. Best Albums of 2020

    5.
    Jon Pareles: New York Times
17. Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020

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    No Depression
18. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

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    Pitchfork
19. The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked

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    The Line of Best Fit
20. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

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    Our Culture
21. Our Top 100 Albums of 2020

    7.
    Les Inrocks
22. The Best Music of 2020

    7.
    Amanda Petrusich: New Yorker
23. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

    8.
    Far Out
24. Top 13 Albums of 2020

    8.
    Chris Molanphy: Slate
25. Best Albums of 2020

    9.
    Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
26. The Best Albums of 2020

    9.
    Ken Tucker: NPR: Fresh Air
27. Best Albums of 2020

    9.
    AllMusic
28. 50 Best Albums of 2020

    9.
    Exclaim
29. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

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    Guardian
30. The Best Albums of 2020

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    Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
31. Top 50 Albums of 2020

    13.
    Treble
32. Dean's List 2020

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    Robert Christgau
33. The 60 Best Albums of 2020

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    PopMatters
34. 20 Best Albums of 2020

    20 Honorable Mentions
    Glide
35. The 50 Best Albums Of 2020

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    Stereogum
36. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

    23.
    Paste
37. Top 55 Albums of 2020

    27.
    Brooklyn Vegan
38. The Best Albums of 2020

    30.
    No Ripcord
39. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

    30.
    Slant
40. Top 100 Albums of 2020

    37.
    Under the Radar
41. The 50 Best Albums of 2020

    49.
    NME
42. The 100 Best Albums of 2020

    59.
    Albumism
43. Albums of the Year 2020

    Rounding out the top 100
    Rough Trade