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MCCh 2020 (14) August 15

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The best albums of 2020 (update August 15)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 32 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Consequence Of Sound; Earbuddy; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar

Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…

New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score

Out:
None

75 - Bananagun: The True Story of Bananagun - 74,3 (78,3 / 9)
Highlights: She Now - Perfect Stranger - Modern Day Problems
Afrobeat



74 - The Chats: High Risk Behaviour - 74,6 (78,3 / 10)
Highlights: Pub Feed - Identity Theft - Stinker
Garage Punk



73 - Lanterns On The Lake: Spook The Herd – 74,7 (79,0 / 8)
Highlights: Every Atom - Before They Excavate - Swimming Lessons
Dream Pop



72 - The Beths: Jump Rope Gazers - 74,7 (75,7 / 18)
Highlights: I’m Not Getting Excited - Acrid - Mars, the God of War
Indie Rock



71 - Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: Viscerals - 74,9 (78,2 / 11)
Highlights: Halloween Bolson - New Body - Rubbernecker
Stoner Metal



70 - Dehd: Flower Of Devotion – 75,0 (79,0 / 9)
Highlights: Loner – Haha - No Time
Indie Rock



69 - Dream Wife: So When You Gonna… - 75,1 (77,4 / 14)
Highlights: Sports! - Hasta la vista - Temporary
Indie Rock



68 - Jessie Reyez: Before Love Came To Kill Us - 75,1 (78,8 / 10)
Highlights: Imported - Figures - Intruders
Trap Rap



67 - Sparks: A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 75,1 (76,5 / 17)
Highlights: Self-Effacing - I’m Toast - iPhone
Art Pop



66 - Code Orange: Underneath – 75,2 (78,2 / 12)
Highlights: Swallowing the Rabbit Whole - Sulfur Surrounding - You and You Alone
Metalcore



65 - Sonic Boom: All Things Being Equal - 75,2 (78,5 / 11)
Highlights: Just a Little Piece of Me - I Feel a Change Coming On - Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper)
Neo-Psychedelia



64 - The Weeknd: After Hours – 75,2 (74,6 / 23)
Highlights: Blinding Lights - After Hours - Scared to Live
Alternative R&B



63 - Hamilton Leithauser: The Loves Of Your Life - 75,4 (77,7 / 14)
Highlights: Here They Come - Don't Check the Score - Isabella
Indie Rock



62 - Julianna Barwick: Healing Is A Miracle - 75,5 (78,2 / 13)
Highlights: Inspirit - In Light - Nod
Ambient



61 - Lady Gaga: Chromatica - 75,5 (74,8 / 23)
Highlights: Stupid Love - Sine from Above - Rain on Me
Dance Pop



60 - Arca: KiCk i – 75,5 (74,8 / 23)
Highlights: KLK – Time - Mequetrefe
Deconstructed Club



59 - Kvelertak: Splid - 75,5 (79,9 / 8)
Highlights: Bråtebrann - Crack of Doom - Fanden ta dette Hull!
Hardcore Punk



58 - Shabaka And The Ancestors: We Are Sent Here By History - 75,6 (79,6 / 9)
Highlights: The Coming of the Strange Ones - They Who Must Die - We Will Work (On Redefining Manhood)
Jazz



57 - Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts VI: Locusts – 75,6 (78,6 / 12)
Highlights: Run Like Hell - Around Every Corner - The Cursed Clock
Dark Ambient



56 - Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs Of Sorrow – 75,7 (76,3 / 19)
Highlights: Skeleton Key - This Game of Love - Stockholm City Blues
Singer-Songwriter



55 - Ben Watt: Storm Damage – 75,7 (79,0 / 11)
Highlights: Irene - Balanced on a Wire - Retreat to Find
Alternative Rock



54 - The Strokes: The New Anormal – 75,7 (72,4 / 31)
Highlights: Bad Decisions - The Adults Are Talking - Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus
Indie Rock



53 - Mac Miller: Circles - 75,8 (77,4 / 16)
Highlights: Good News - Everybody - Complicated
Neo-Soul



52 - Georgia: Seeking Thrills - 75,8 (73,8 / 27)
Highlights: About Work the Dancefloor - Never Let You Go - 24 Hours
Electropop



51 - Keeley Forsyth: Debris – 75,8 (80,1 / 8)
Highlights: Lost - Look to Yourself - Large Oak
Avant-Folk



50 - King Krule: Man Alive! - 75,8 (73,5 / 28)
Highlights: Alone, Omen 3 - Stoned Again - Cellular
Art Rock



49 - Shirley Collins: Heart's Ease - 75,8 (79,5 / 10)
Highlights: The Merry Golden Tree - Locked in Ice - Sweet Greens and Blues
Folk



48 - Jarv Is: Beyond The Pale – 76,0 (76,3 / 20)
Highlights: Must I Evolve? - House Music All Night Long - Save the Whale
Art Rock



47 - Bdrmm: Bedroom - 76,3 (80,6 / 8)
Highlights: A Reason to Celebrate - Happy - If…
Dream Pop



46 - Owen Pallet: Island – 76,4 (79,4 / 12)
Highlights: The Sound of the Engines - A Bloody Morning - Paragon of Order
Chamber Folk



45 - Grimes: Miss Anthropocene - 76,5 (72,8 / 32)
Highlights: Delete Forever - My Name Is Dark - Violence
Art Pop



44 - Childish Gambino: 3.15.2020 – 76,7 (76,3 / 22)
Highlights: Algorhythm - Time - 19.10
Neo Soul



43 - Nadine Shah: Kitchen Sink – 76,7 (78,1 / 17)
Highlights: Ladies for Babies (Goats for Love) - Kitchen Sink - Trad
Art Rock



42 - BC Camplight: Shortly After Takeoff – 76,9 (80,9 / 9)
Highlights: Arm Around Your Sadness - Back to Work - Ghosthunting
Psychedelic Pop



41 - Bill Fay: Countless Branches – 77,0 (79,6 / 13)
Highlights: Filled With Wonder Once Again - I Will Remain Here - Salt on the Earth
Singer-Songwriter



40 - Sorry: 925 – 77,1 (76,4 / 23)
Highlights: Right Round the Clock - Starstruck - More
Indie Rock



39 - Lucinda Williams: Good Souls Better Angels – 77,1 (78,4 / 17)
Highlights: Big Black Train - Wakin' Up - When the Way Gets Dark
Blues Rock



38 - Torres: Silver Tongue – 77,2 (77,1 / 21)
Highlights: Good Grief - Last Forest - Dressing America
Indie Rock



37 - Khruangbin: Mordechai - 77,2 (77,1 / 21)
Highlights: Time (You and I) - So We Won’t Forget - Pelota
Psychedelic Rock



36 - Nicolas Jaar: Cenizas – 77,3 (81,6 / 8)
Highlights: Mud - Garden - Faith Made of Silk
Ambient



35 - Destroyer: Have We Meet – 77,5 (75,8 / 26)
Highlights: Crimson Tide - It Just Doesn't Happen - University Hill
Synthpop



34 - U.S. Girls: Heavy Light – 78,4 (77,4 / 24)
Highlights: 4 American Dollars - Overtime - Woodstock '99
Art Pop



33 - Lianne La Havas: Lianne La Havas - 78,7 (79,1 / 20)
Highlights: Paper Thin - Read My Mind - Weird Fishes
Neo-Soul



32 - Charli XCX: how i'm feeling now - 78,8 (77,4 / 25)
Highlights: Forever - Claws - Anthems
Bubblegum Bass



31 - Hinds: The Prettiest Curse - 78,9 (79,6 / 19)
Highlights: Good Bad Times – Riding Solo – Come Back and Love Me <3
Indie Rock



30 - Jehnny Beth: To Love Is To Live – 79,0 (77,0 / 27)
Highlights: I’m the Man - French Countryside - Flower
Art Pop



29 - Hayley Williams: Petals For Armor – 79,2 (80,2 / 18)
Highlights: Simmer - Dead Horse - Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris
Art Pop



28 - Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers - 79,4 (81,1 / 16)
Highlights: I'm Not Your Dog - Carla's Got a Boyfriend - Slumlord
Synthpop



27 - Makaya McCraven: We’re New Again – A Re-imagining - 79,4 (82,1 / 13)
Highlights: Where Did the Night Go - New York Is Killing Me - I'm New Here
Nu Jazz



26 - Tame Impala: The Slow Rush – 79,5 (75,8 / 32)
Highlights: Lost in Yesterday - Posthumous Forgiveness - Breathe Deeper
Neo-Psychedelia



25 - Soccer Mommy: Color Theory – 79,6 (78,2 / 25)
Highlights: Circle the Drain - Bloodstream - Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes
Singer-Songwriter



24 - J Hus: Big Conspiracy - 79,8 (83,8 / 9)
Highlights: Must Be - No Denying - Play Play
Hip Hop



23 - Laura Marling: Song For Our Daughter – 79,9 (79,5 / 22)
Highlights: Blow by Blow - Alexandra - Strange Girl
Folk



22 - Rina Sawayama: Sawayama – 80,0 (80,3 / 20)
Highlights: Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys) - XS - Dinasty
R&B



21 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist: Alfredo - 80,3 (85 / 7)
Highlights: 1985 - Baby $hit - Frank Lucas
Hip Hop



20 - Crack Cloud: Pain Olympics - 80,7 (85,0 / 8)
Highlights: Post Truth (Birth of a Nation) - The Next Fix (A Safe Space) - Ouster Stew
Post-Punk



19 - Thundercat: It Is What It Is – 80,8 (79,8 / 24)
Highlights: Dragonball Durag - Black Qualls - Innerstellar Love
Nu Jazz



18 - Jessie Ware: What's Your Pleasure? – 80,8 (79,5 / 25)
Highlights: Spotlight - Save a Kiss - Remember Where You Are
Dance Pop



17 - Neil Young: Homegrown – 81,2 (81,6 / 20)
Highlights: Separate Ways - Try - Vacancy
Singer-Songwriter



16 - The Microphones: Microphones in 2020 - 81,8 (86,1 / 8)
Highlights: The Microphones in 2020 *(Album with only one song)
Singer-Songwriter



15 - Fontaines D.C.: A Hero's Death - 81,8 (79,5 / 28)
Highlights: I Don’t Belong - A Lucid Dream - A Hero’s Death
Post-Punk



14 - Protomartyr: Ultimate Success Today - 81,8 (80,5 / 25)
Highlights: Bridge & Crown - Processed by the Boys - Worm in Heaven
Post-Punk



13 - Caribou: Suddenly – 82,1 (79,4 / 29)
Highlights: You and I - Home - Never Come Back
Indietronica



12 - Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia – 82,1 (80,8 / 25)
Highlights: Physical - Break My Heart - Don’t Start Now
Dance Pop



11 - Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud – 82,4 (79,7 / 29)
Highlights: Lilacs - Can't Do Much - Fire
Singer-Songwriter



10 - Haim: Women In Music Pt. III – 82,7 (79,7 / 30)
Highlights: The Steps - Up for a Dream - Summer Girl
Indie Pop



09 - Porridge Radio: Every Bad - 82,8 (82,2 / 23)
Highlights: Lilac - Sweet - Born Confused
Indie Rock



08 - Taylor Swift: Folklore - 83,4 (81,1 / 28)
Highlights: The Last Great American Dynasty - Cardigan - Exile
Singer-Songwriter



07 - Yves Tumor: Heaven To A Tortured Mind – 83,9 (81,9 / 27)
Highlights: Kerosene! - Gospel for a New Century - Romanticist
Nu Jazz



06 - Moses Sumney: græ – 84,1 (85,1 / 18)
Highlights: Polly - Virile - Neither/Nor
Art Pop



05 - Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher - 85,9 (82,9 / 30)
Highlights: Kyoto - Garden Song - I Know the End
Singer-Songwriter



04 - Run The Jewels: RTJ4 – 87,7 (85,7 / 27)
Highlights: Walking in the Snow - Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4) – JU$T
Hip Hop



03 - Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways – 88,3 (88,0 / 22)
Highlights: I Contain Multitudes - Murder Most Foul - Goodbye Jimmy Reed
Singer-Songwriter



02 - Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately – 90,2 (87,2 / 30)
Highlights: Describe - On the Floor - Without You
Art Pop



01 - Fiona Apple: Fetch The Bolt Cutters – 94,3 (92,6 / 26)
Highlights: Shameika - I Want You to Love Me - Under the Table
Art Pop
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Bang Jan wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:54 pm *Insert annual comment about 70 and over albums here.*
76 - Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep - 74,3 (75,9 / 16)
77 - Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit: Reunions - 74,2 (76,6 / 14)
78 - Empress Of: I'm Your Empress Of - 74,2 (76,2 / 15)
79 - Kate NV: Room For The Moon - 74,2 (78,5 / 8)
80 - Damien Jurado: What's New, Tomboy? - 74,1 (78,1 / 9)
81 - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Sideways to New Italy - 74,1 (72,8 / 25)
82 - Illuminati Hotties: Free I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For - 74,1 (78,7 / 7)
83 - Moses Boyd: Dark Matter - 73,9 (77,3 / 11)
84 - Andy Shauf: The Neon Skyline - 73,9 (75,9 / 15)
85 - Boniface: Boniface - 73,9 (78,6 / 7)
86 - Dan Deacon: Mystic Familiar - 73,8 (73,8 / 21)
87 - Bonny Light Horseman: Bonny Light Horseman - 73,7 (77,4 / 10)
88 - Kiwi Jr.: Football Money - 73,6 (77,6 / 9)
89 - Lido Pimienta: Miss Colombia - 73,5 (76,8 / 11)
90 - Nap Eyes: Snapshot of a Beginner - 73,5 (76,8 / 11)
91 - Margo Price: That's How Rumors Get Started - 73,4 (75,7 / 14)
92 - Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow The Rules - 73,4 (73,0 / 22)
93 - Jessy Lanza: All The Time - 73,4 (74,7 / 17)
94 - Halsey: Manic - 73,4 (71,7 / 26)
95 - Wire: Mind Hive - 73,3 (76,3 / 12)
96 - Jason Molina: Eight Gates - 73,3 (77,0 / 10)
97 - Muzz: Muzz - 73,2 (77,2 / 9)
98 - Buscabulla: Regresa - 73,2 (76,2 / 12)
99 - Bambara: Stray - 73,2 (76,2 / 12)
100 - Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts V: Together - 73,1 (76,1 / 12)
101 - 100 Gecs: 1000 gecs and The Tree of Clues - 73,0 (77,4 / 8)
102 - Courtney Marie Andrews: Old Flowers - 73,0 (74,7 / 16)
103 - Pearl Jam: Gigaton - 73,0 (71,7 / 25)
104 - Frances Quinlan: Likewise - 73,0 (75,3 / 14)
105 - Sløtface: Sorry For The Late Reply - 72,9 (76,6 / 10)
106 - The Soft Pink Truth: Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? - 72,9 (77,3 / 8)
107 - Westerman: Your Hero Is Not Dead - 72,9 (75,9 / 12)
108 - Blake Mills: Mutable Set - 72,9 (77,6 / 7)
109 - Pet Shop Boys: Hotspot - 72,9 (72,9 / 21)
110 - Pottery: Welcome To Bobby's Motel - 72,8 (74,8 / 15)
111 - Katie Von Schleicher: Consummation - 72,6 (77,3 / 7)
112 - Coriky: Coriky - 72,5 (76,9 / 8)
113 - Keleketla!: Keleketla! - 72,5 (77,1 / 7)
114 - Deerhoof: Future Teenage Cave Artists - 72,2 (74,5 / 14)
115 - Jade Hairpins: Harmony Avenue - 72,1 (76,1 / 9)
116 - Tennis: Swimmer - 72,0 (75,7 / 10)
117 - Swamp Dogg: Sorry You Couldn't Make It - 71,9 (76,6 / 7)
118 - Pantha Du Prince: Conference of Trees - 71,9 (76,6 / 7)
119 - James Dean Bradfield: Even In Exile - 71,8 (75,8 / 9)
120 - The Chicks: Gaslighter - 71,7 (74,1 / 14)
121 - Drive-By Truckers: The Unraveling - 71,7 (74,4 / 13)
122 - Ohmne: Fantasize Your Ghost - 71,7 (75,7 / 9)
123 - Pinegrove: Marigold - 71,5 (73,1 / 16)
124 - Kamaal Williams: Wu Hen - 71,4 (75,8 / 8)
125 - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: X: The Godless Void and Other Stories - 71,4 (74,4 / 12)
126 - Orlando Weeks: A Quickening - 71,3 (75,6 / 8)
127 - NZCA Lines: Pure Luxury - 71,3 (75,6 / 8)
128 - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: The Mosaic Of Transformation - 71,2 (74,5 / 11)
129 - 070 Shake: Modus Vivendi - 71,2 (72,8 / 16)
130 - The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do - 71,2 (72,8 / 16)
131 - The Streets: None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive - 71,1 (70,8 / 22)
132 - Squarepusher: Be Up A Hello - 71,0 (71,9 / 18)
133 - Katie Gately: Loom - 70,9 (75,3 / 8)
134 - Paul Weller: On Sunset - 70,9 (71,6 / 19)
135 - Biffy Clyro: A Celebration Of Endings - 70,8 (74,5 / 10)
136 - Car Seat Headrest: Making a Door Less Open - 70,7 (71,7 / 18)
137 - Stephen Malkmus: Traditional Techniques - 70,7 (70,3 / 22)
138 - Cornershop: England Is A Garden - 70,3 (75 / 7)
139 - Disq: Collector - 70,2 (74,2 / 9)
140 - Braids: Shadow Offering - 70,1 (74,1 / 9)
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Thanks for your work, Otis. This is one of my favorite sections of AM.
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Welcome back, Otis! Great work as always.

Highlights section should be pretty easy for Microphones in 2020...
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Harold wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:15 pm Welcome back, Otis! Great work as always.

Highlights section should be pretty easy for Microphones in 2020...
Of course! 04:39-10:31, 20:58-23:14, and 40:44-44:45.
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Here is the updated playlist:



The Microphones in 2020 is the first album to appear here, but not on Spotify in 2 years. Here it is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7BkabF31ak

The highlights should be added to Otisreddings' post soon.
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