It’s not been an easy year, but if there’s one thing we’ve learnt over the years it’s that everyone loves a list. We think. So after a short while of deliberating, here is All Things Loud’s 2020 Album of the Year…TOP 50.
50 GEORGIA – SEEKING THRILLS
49 GORILLAZ – SONG MACHINE SEASON 1: STRANGE TIMEZ
48 ALL SHALL BE WELL – ZWARTGROEN
47 THE 1975 – NOTES A CONDITIONAL FORM
46 QUINN XCII – A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF
45 SHHT – NONEKETANU
44 SEAWAY – BIG VIBE
43 SORRY – 925
42 MACHINE GUN KELLY – TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL
41 BRIGHT EYES – DOWN IN THE WEEDS, WHERE THE WORLD ONCE WAS
40 BOSTON MANOR – GLUE
39 STAND ATLANTIC – PINK ELEPHANT
38 J LLOYD – KOSMOS
37 WILL BUTLER – GENERATIONS
36 LANY – MAMA’S BOY
35 KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – CHUNKY SHRAPNEL
34 ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER – SIDEWAYS TO NEW ITALY
33 TRIVIUM – WHAT DEAD MEN SAY
32 AGNES OBEL – MYOPIA
31 PVRIS – USE ME
30 THE HUNNA – I’D RATHER DIE THAN LET YOU IN
29 KHRUANGBIN – MORDECHAI
28 SAULT – UNTITLED (RISE)
27 WORKING MEN’S CLUB – WORKING MEN’S CLUB
26 SEVDALIZA – SHABRANG
25 EEFJE DE VISSER – BITTERZOET
24 CHICANO BATMAN – INVISIBLE PEOPLE
23 DONNY BENET – MR EXPERIENCE
22 THUNDERCAT – IT IS WHAT IT IS
21 BAD NERVES – BAD NERVES
20 BRING ME THE HORIZON – POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
19 RINA SAWAYAMA – SAWAYAMA
18 HUNDREDTH – WHATEVER
17 THE WEEKND – AFTER HOURS
16 BIFFY CLYRO – A CELEBRATION OF ENDINGS
15 ARIANA GRANDE – POSITIONS
14 THE STROKES – THE NEW ABNORMAL
13 HAYLEY WILLIAMS – PETALS FOR ARMOR
12 IDLES – ULTRA MONO
11 TAME IMPALA – THE SLOW RUSH
10 YVES TUMOR – HEAVEN TO A TORTURED MIND
9 ENTER SHIKARI – NOTHING IS TRUE & EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
8 KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – K.G.
7 DEFTONES – OHMS
6 NOTHING BUT THIEVES – MORAL PANIC
5 TAYLOR SWIFT – FOLKLORE
4 PHOEBE BRIDGERS – PUNISHER
3 FONTAINES DC – A HERO’S DEATH
2 DUA LIPA – FUTURE NOSTALGIA
1 SPORTS TEAM – DEEP DOWN HAPPY