Best Albums Of 2020

[Segue Myles]

What are your favourite albums of the year?

 

These are mine:

 

1. Fleet Foxes- Shores

2. Taylor Swift- Folklore

3. Biffy Clyro- A Celebration Of Endings

4. Bruce Springsteen- Letters To You

5. Taylor Swift- Evermore

6. Trivium- What The Dead Men Say

7. Rina Sawayama- Sawayama-

8. The Killers- Imploding The Mirage

9. Eleine- Dancing In Hell

10. Nightwish- Human Nature

 

[yyz305]

Gord Sinclair - Taxi Dancers. Miles ahead of these others:

 

AC/DC - Power Up

Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea

The Jayhawks - XOXO

Pearl Jam - Gigaton

Midnight Oil - The Makarrata Project

Gord Downie - Away Is Mine

Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Straight to You Live

Edited December 21, 2020 by yyz305

[_hi_water._]

1. Folklore - Taylor Swift

2. Power Up - AC/DC

3. Evermore - Taylor Swift

4. The Killers - Imploding The Mirage

5. Bruce Springsteen - Letters To You

[bluefox4000]

1. Taylor Swift-folklore

2. Blue Oyster Cult-The Symbol Remains

3. The Killers-Imploding the Mirage

4. Paul Mccartney-Mccartey III

5. Springsteen-Letters to You

6. Neal Morse-Sola Gratia

7. Green Day-Father of all......

8. Dua Lipa-Future Nostalgia

 

 

there's a top 8.

 

Mick

[ST3V]

Top 3 for me

 

Kansas - The Absence Of Presence

AC/DC - Power Up

Todd Sucherman - Last Flight Home

[Entre_Perpetuo]

The sheer smallness of the amount of new music I've listened to this year renders me making a list here totally pointless. Still I do remember really enjoying the album Brave Faces Everybody by Spanish Love Songs and the album Marigold by Pinegrove.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Oh shoot, I forgot MisterWives, The Killers, and Green Day. Okay I can try a bit of a list with those five.

 

1. MisterWives - Superbloom

2. Pingrove - Marigold

3. The Killers - Imploding The Mirage

4. Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everybody

5. Green Day - Father Of All...

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Reunions by Jason Isbell and The Slow Rush by Tame Impalla are both also quite good.

[zepphead]

My ten of the best in no particular order -

 

Power Up - AC/DC

The Symbol Remains - Blue Oyster Cult

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Evermore - Taylor Swift

Letters To You - Bruce Springsteen

Whoosh! - Deep Purple

Weltschmerz - Fish

Rough & Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Coat of Arms - Wishbone Ash

Dixie Highway - The Outlaws

Edited December 21, 2020 by zepphead

[Segue Myles]

1. Taylor Swift-folklore

2. Blue Oyster Cult-The Symbol Remains

3. The Killers-Imploding the Mirage

4. Paul Mccartney-Mccartey III

5. Springsteen-Letters to You

6. Neal Morse-Sola Gratia

7. Green Day-Father of all......

8. Dua Lipa-Future Nostalgia

 

 

there's a top 8.

 

Mick

 

Evermore really not on that level?

[J2112YYZ]

Trivium - What The Dead Men Say

Nightwish - Human Nature

AC/DC - Power Up

Testament - Titans Of Creation

Haken - Virus

Eleine - Dancing In Hell

Oceans Of Slumber - s/t

[ReRushed]

I can't believe I listened to 10 albums released this year. The second half of the list is basically by default:

 

Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Wire – Mind Hive

Protomartyr – Ultimate Success Today

Idles – Ultra Mono

Fleet Foxes - Shore

Adrianne Lenker - songs

Paul McCartney – McCartney III

Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways

Pearl Jam – Gigaton

Taylor Swift - Folklore

[Union 5-3992]

In no particular order:

 

Elder - Omens

Katatonia - City Burials

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Haken - Virus

Trivium - What Dead Men Say

 

Ozzy's new album was actually better than expected

Edited December 21, 2020 by Union 5-3992

[Segue Myles]

I can't believe I listened to 10 albums released this year. The second half of the list is basically by default:

 

Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Wire – Mind Hive

Protomartyr – Ultimate Success Today

Idles – Ultra Mono

Fleet Foxes - Shore

Adrianne Lenker - songs

Paul McCartney – McCartney III

Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways

Pearl Jam – Gigaton

Taylor Swift - Folklore

 

I was personally really underwhelmed by the latest Pearl Jam, and I liked the prerelease singles.

[Rick N. Backer]

For me it's far and away McCartney III and Power Up. I'm old, so it's little wonder.

[bluefox4000]

1. Taylor Swift-folklore

2. Blue Oyster Cult-The Symbol Remains

3. The Killers-Imploding the Mirage

4. Paul Mccartney-Mccartey III

5. Springsteen-Letters to You

6. Neal Morse-Sola Gratia

7. Green Day-Father of all......

8. Dua Lipa-Future Nostalgia

 

 

there's a top 8.

 

Mick

 

Evermore really not on that level?

 

nope. can't put it there. it's really good but not great, IMO.

 

Mick

[treeduck]

I'll post my list in the next few minutes.

[treeduck]

In no particular order:

 

Elder - Omens

Katatonia - City Burials

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Haken - Virus

Trivium - What Dead Men Say

 

Ozzy's new album was actually better than expected

How dare you put Ozzy's bad album in! :smash: :facepalm:

[Segue Myles]

In no particular order:

 

Elder - Omens

Katatonia - City Burials

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Haken - Virus

Trivium - What Dead Men Say

 

Ozzy's new album was actually better than expected

How dare you put Ozzy's bad album in! :smash: :facepalm:

 

What did you dislike about it?

Edited December 21, 2020 by Segue Myles

[treeduck]

In no particular order:

 

Elder - Omens

Katatonia - City Burials

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Haken - Virus

Trivium - What Dead Men Say

 

Ozzy's new album was actually better than expected

How dare you put Ozzy's bad album in! :smash: :facepalm:

 

What did you dislike about it?

The whole philosophy behind the album, the musicians he brought in, the attempt to fall in line and get a "trendy" sound and most of all the songs.

[treeduck]

Here's my list, not in order:

 

Deep Purple - Whoosh

KANSAS - The Absence of Presence

Blue Oyster Cult - The Symbol Remains

AC/DC - Pwr-Up

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Testament - Titans of Creation

Sons of Apollo - MMXX

Vader - Solitude in Madness

Incantation - Sect of Vile Divinities

Stryper - Even the Devil Believes

Pat Metheny - From This Place

Reb Beach - A View From the Inside

John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity

Derek Sherinian - The Phoenix

Haken - Virus

Fates Warning - Long Day Goodnight

DGM - Tragic Separation

Havok - V

Warbringer - Weapons of Tomorrow

Armored Saint - Punching the Sky

Heathen - Empire of the Blind

Vicious Rumors - Celebration Decay

Annihilator - Ballistic, Sadistic

Skeletal Remains - The Entombment of Chaos

Ulthar - Providence

Ulcerate - Stare into Death and Be Still

Enslaved - Utgard

Necrot - Mortal

Necrophobic - Dawn of the Damned

Benediction - Scriptures

Carnation - Where Death Lies

Vandenberg 2020

Alcatrazz - Born Innocent

Black Swan - Shake the World

Revolution Saints - Rise

[zepphead]

Here's my list, not in order:

 

Deep Purple - Whoosh

KANSAS - The Absence of Presence

Blue Oyster Cult - The Symbol Remains

AC/DC - Pwr-Up

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Testament - Titans of Creation

Sons of Apollo - MMXX

Vader - Solitude in Madness

Incantation - Sect of Vile Divinities

Stryper - Even the Devil Believes

Pat Metheny - From This Place

Reb Beach - A View From the Inside

John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity

Derek Sherinian - The Phoenix

Haken - Virus

Fates Warning - Long Day Goodnight

DGM - Tragic Separation

Havok - V

Warbringer - Weapons of Tomorrow

Armored Saint - Punching the Sky

Heathen - Empire of the Blind

Vicious Rumors - Celebration Decay

Annihilator - Ballistic, Sadistic

Skeletal Remains - The Entombment of Chaos

Ulthar - Providence

Ulcerate - Stare into Death and Be Still

Enslaved - Utgard

Necrot - Mortal

Necrophobic - Dawn of the Damned

Benediction - Scriptures

Carnation - Where Death Lies

Vandenberg 2020

Alcatrazz - Born Innocent

Black Swan - Shake the World

Revolution Saints - Rise

I should have included Kansas, John Petrucci, Haken and Enslaved in mine but I just stopped when I hit 10.

[treeduck]

Here's my list, not in order:

 

Deep Purple - Whoosh

KANSAS - The Absence of Presence

Blue Oyster Cult - The Symbol Remains

AC/DC - Pwr-Up

Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Testament - Titans of Creation

Sons of Apollo - MMXX

Vader - Solitude in Madness

Incantation - Sect of Vile Divinities

Stryper - Even the Devil Believes

Pat Metheny - From This Place

Reb Beach - A View From the Inside

John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity

Derek Sherinian - The Phoenix

Haken - Virus

Fates Warning - Long Day Goodnight

DGM - Tragic Separation

Havok - V

Warbringer - Weapons of Tomorrow

Armored Saint - Punching the Sky

Heathen - Empire of the Blind

Vicious Rumors - Celebration Decay

Annihilator - Ballistic, Sadistic

Skeletal Remains - The Entombment of Chaos

Ulthar - Providence

Ulcerate - Stare into Death and Be Still

Enslaved - Utgard

Necrot - Mortal

Necrophobic - Dawn of the Damned

Benediction - Scriptures

Carnation - Where Death Lies

Vandenberg 2020

Alcatrazz - Born Innocent

Black Swan - Shake the World

Revolution Saints - Rise

I should have included Kansas, John Petrucci, Haken and Enslaved in mine but I just stopped when I hit 10.

Make a 15 and afterwards you'll find number 16 and 17! :16ton:

[Bigbobby10]

Hi everyone, its been a while. Ive listened to a lot in 2020, so here we go.

 

Each category is just about in order

 

Top 10 Albums:

 

1. The Microphones - Microphones in 2020

2. Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension

3. Adrianne Lenker – Songs

4. The Weeknd – After Hours

5. Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now

6. Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind

7. Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?

8. Against All Logic - 2017 – 2019

9. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo

10. Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi

 

 

 

Top 3 Songs:

 

Sufjan Stevens: My Rajneesh

Adrianne Lenker - Anything

Everything Everything – In Birdsong

 

 

Best Rock / Metal albums

 

The Strokes – The New Abnormal

Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind

Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi

Jeff Rosenstock - NO DREAM

Tame Impala -The Slow Rush

Fluisteraars – Bloem

Hum – Inlet

Dogleg – Melee

 

 

Best Pop Albums:

 

Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (Became a BIG fan on him this year and last, my favorite now)

Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now

Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?

Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia

Taylor Swift - Evermore

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

Tennis – Swimmer

 

 

Best Folk Albums:

The Microphones - Microphones in 2020

Adrianne Lenker – Songs

Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher

アダンの風 - 青葉市子

Blake Mills - Mutable Set

Natalia Lafourcade - Un canto por México vol. 1

 

 

 

Best Hip Hop / R&B / Soul Albums

 

The Weeknd - After Hours

Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo

Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas

Bladee – 333

Thundercat - It Is What It Is

Yung Lean – Starz

Run the Jewels - RTJ4

Mac Miller- Circles

 

 

Best Electronic Albums:

 

Against All Logic - 2017 – 2019

Nicolás Jaar – Cenizas

Sewerslvt - Draining Love Story

 

 

Best Jazz Albums:

 

Shabaka and the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here by History (Did not listen to much Jazz but this was the only big highlight)

Edited December 21, 2020 by Bigbobby10

[IbanezJem]

I bought three albums that were released this year, so pretty tough to rank them in any other order than my Top 3!