Year-End Lists

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Top 50 Albums of 2020 Treble

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Billboard

The 60 Best Albums of 2020 PopMatters

51 Best Albums of 2020 Gigwise

The Best Albums of 2020 NPR Music: Ann Powers

The 15 Best Albums of 2020 Entertainment Weekly

The Best Albums of 2020 Slate: Carl Wilson

Best Albums of 2020 Rolling Stone

The Best Music of 2020 Quietus: Jennifer Lucy Allan

The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked The Line of Best Fit

Best Albums of 2020 New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz

Best Albums of 2020 New York Times: Jon Caramanica

Best Albums of 2020 New York Times: Jon Pareles

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 NPR Music

Top 50 Albums of 2020 Consequence

The Best Albums of 2020 Complex

Our Top 100 Albums of 2020 Les Inrocks

The 50 Best Albums Of 2020 Stereogum

The Best Albums Of 2020 Uproxx

50 Best Albums of 2020 Exclaim

Albums of 2020 Gorilla vs. Bear

Best Music of 2020 Artforum: Sasha Geffen

20 Best Albums of 2020 Glide

Top 10 Albums of 2020 The Skinny

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