Hello everybody! Happy New Year! So I am going to do something different this month. I usually write an article about my favorite music of the month, but since the shit show we call 2020 just ended I rather rank 50 of my favorite albums from 2020. Starting today on my YouTube channel I will be starting list week. I will be talking about my favorite and least favorite music from 2020. My top 50 albums video is the last video I will be uploading, but I think it would be a good idea to release my list early here on Indie Pong.
Although I think I have a pretty good list I do have a couple disclaimers. First of all, I kind of cheated. This list is called my top 50 albums of the year, but I do have a few EP’s in the list. Also, I know this is an indie music blog, but I do have some mainstream albums in the list. There has been several mainstream albums I enjoyed this year, so I would feel weird not to include them in my list. With that said, I don’t think my list is that bad. I am honestly proud of it. 2020 might be a shitty year, but at least there has been a lot of great albums released in 2020.
Without further ado here is my top 50 albums of the year for 2020!
50) Kota the Friend – EVERYTHING
49) Lady Gaga – Chromatica
48) Joji – Nectar
47) Bad Bunny – YHLQMDLG
46) Rico Nasty – Nightmare Vacation
45) Jme – Grime MC
44) SAULT – Untitled (Black Is)
43) Aminé – Limbo
42) Logic – No Pressure
41) Thundercat – It Is What It Is
40) Nas – King’s Disease
39) 070 Shake – Modus Vivendi
38) 21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Savage Mode II
37) Yves Tumor – Heaven To A Tortured Mind
36) Childish Gambino – 3.15.20
35) Action Bronson – Only For Dolphins
34) Deante’ Hitchcock – BETTER
33) Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
32) Jean Dawson – Pixel Bath
31) Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
30) Blu & Exile – Miles
29) Fionna Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters
28) R.A.P. Ferreira – Purple Moonlight Pages
27) Qualle Chris & Chris Keys – Innocent Country 2
26) Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon III: The Chosen
25) Benny The Butcher – Burden of Proof
24) Oliver Tree – Ugly is Beautiful
23) Kali Uchis – Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
22) Black Thought – Streams of Thought, Voll:3 Cane & Able
21) JPEGMAFIA – EP!
20) The Koreatown Oddity – Little Dominiques Nosebleed
19) Conway The Machine – From King To A GOD
18) Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats – UNLOCKED
17) James Blake – Before
16) Slauson Malone – Vergangenheitsbewältigung (Crater Speak)
15) The Weekend – After Hours
14) Charli XCX – how i’m feeling now
13) Poppy – I Disagree
12) 100 gecs – 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues
11) clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned
10) Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure?
9) Tkay Maidza – Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2
8) Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo
7) Rina Sawayama – Sawayama
6) The Strokes – The New Abnormal
5) Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide
4) Boldy James & Sterling Toles – Manger on McNichols
3) Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
2) Mac Miller – Circles
1) Run The Jewels – RTJ4
Let me know what you think?
p.s. Here is a link to my top 50 songs of the year playlist on Spotify in case you are curious.