Unlike the outside world, the music world in 2020 consistently delivered a good type of unpredictable chaos. From Machine Gun Kelly becoming a vintage pop punk act to Taylor Swift dropping a pair of downtempo folk pop records, everything felt upside down and expectations were regularly shattered-often in the best possible way.
Of course, there was still streaks of normalcy to be found among all the weird happenings. Routine AOTY contenders further bolstered their strong catalogs (Run the Jewels, The Weeknd, Deftones), veteran metal acts stayed the course for the umpteenth time (The Black Dahlia Murder, Lamb of God, August Burns Red) and Playboi Carti wrapped up the year by dropping another polarizing record on Christmas that generated the level of heated discourse that's typically reserved for political conversations. Below, you'll find an assortment of lists highlighting the wild year that was in music including my picks for the top 50 songs, a complete ranking of every LP/EP I heard (w/grades) and much more. Hope you enjoy,
EP's:
13.Horse the Band-Your Fault (C)
12.Incubus-Trust Fall (Side B) (C)
11.Crossfaith-Species (C+)
10.Tove Lo-Bikini Porn (B-)
9.Flatbush Zombies-Now, More than Ever (B)
8.Hayley Williams-Petals for Armor I (B)
7.Megan Thee Stallion-Suga (B)
6.RMR-Drug Dealing is a Lost Art (B)
5.Alleageon-Concerto in DM (B)
4.Inferi-Of Sunless Realms (B+)
3.Kali Uchis-To Feel Alive (A-)
2.System of a Down-Protect the Land/Genocidal Humanoidz (A-)
1.Every Time I Die-A Colossal Wreck/Desperate Pleasures (A)
LP's:
126.Poppy-I Disagree (D+)
125.Selena Gomez-Rare (D+)
124.BackxWash-God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (C-)
123.Phoebe Bridgers-Punisher (C-)
122.Kesha-High Road (C-)
121.Charli XCX-How I'm Feeling Now (C-)
120.Chloe x Halle-Ungodly Hour (C)
119.Bedsore-Hypnagogic Hallucinations (C)
118.Kyle-See You When I Am Famous!!!!!!!!!!! (C)
117.The Chicks-Gaslighter (C)
116.Spanish Love Songs-Brave Faces Everyone (C)
115.Lady Gaga-Chromatica (C)
114.Juicy J-The Hustle Continues (C)
113.Trivium-What the Dead Men Say (C)
112.Fiona Apple-Fetch the Bolt Cutters (C)
111.Lianne La Havas-Lianne La Havas (C)
110.Perfume Genius-Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (C)
109.Jeff Rosenstock-No Idea (C)
108.Tennis-Swimmer (C)
107.King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard-K.G. (C)
106.Suicide Silence-Become the Hunter (C+)
105.Afterbirth-Four Dimensional Flesh (C+)
104.Kehlani-It Was Good Until It Wasn't (C+)
103.$ucideboy$-Stop Staring at the Shadows (C+)
102.Katy Perry-Smile (C+)
101.Purity Ring-Womb (C+)
100.Yukika-Soul Lady (C+)
99.Drake-Dark Lane Demo Tapes (C+)
98.The Fall of Troy-Mukiltearth (C+)
97.Future and Lil Uzi Vert-Pluto x Baby Pluto (C+)
96.Pyrrohn-Abcess Time (B-)
95.Wailin' Storms-Rattle (B-)
94.Westside Gunn-Pray for Paris (B-)
93.Bury Tomorrow-Cannibal (B-)
92.Pop Smoke-Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (B-)
91.Various Artists-Birds of Prey: The Album (B-)
90.Aversions Crown-Hell Will Comes Us for All (B-)
89.Lil Yachty-Lil Boat 3 (B-)
88.Jessie Ware-What's Your Pleasure? (B-)
87.Lil Uzi Vert-Eternal Atake (B-)
86.Aeternam-Al Qassam (B-)
85.Loathe-I Let It In and It Took Everything (B-)
84.Killer Be Killed-Reluctant Hero (B-)
83.Kid Cudi-Man on the Moon III: The Chosen (B-)
82.Invent,Animate-Greyview (B-)
81.Rico Nasty-Nightmare Vacation (B-)
80.Chris Stapleton-Starting Over (B-)
79.Joji-Nectar (B-)
78.Body Count-Carnivore (B)
77.Faceless Burial-Speciation (B)
76.2 Chainz-So Help Me God! (B)
75.Warbringer-Weapons of Tomorrow (B)
74.Greg Puciato-Child Solider: Fortune of God (B)
73.Rotting Out-Ronin (B)
72.Future-High Off Life (B)
71.Sylosis-Cycle of Suffering (B)
70.Plini-Impulse Voices (B)
69.Kodak Black-Bill Israel (B)
68.Dogleg-Melee (B)
67.Good Tiger-Raised in a Doomsday Cult (B)
66.Finntroll-Vredesvavd (B)
65.The Ocean-Phanerozic II: Mesozoic/Cenozic (B)
64.Hatebreed-Weight of the False Self (B)
63.Oranassi Pazuzu-Mestrain kynsi (B)
62.Umbra Vitae-Shadow of Life (B)
61.Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist-Alfredo (B)
60.Cytotokin-Nuklearth (B)
59.Testament-Titans of Creation (B)
58.Lil Uzi Vert-Lil Uzi Vs. the World 2 (B)
57.Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats-Unlocked (B)
56.Defeated Sanity-The Sanguinary Impetus (B)
55.Sevdaliza-Shabrang (B)
54.Cryptic Shift-Visitations from Enceladus (B)
53.Young Nudy-Anyways (B)
52.Phoxjaw-Royal Swan (B)
51.Taylor Swift-Evermore (B)
50.Carly Rae Jepsen-Dedicated Side B (B)
49.Emmure-Hindsight (B)
48.Don Toliver-Heaven or Hell (B)
47.Within the Ruins-Black Heart (B)
46.Megan Thee Stallion-Good News (B)
45.VoidCeremony-Entropic Reflections Continuum: Dimensional Unravel (B)
44.Intervals-Circadian (B)
43.Touche Amore-Lament (B)
42.Beneath the Massacre-Fearmonger (B)
41.Playboi Carti-Whole Lotta Red (B)
40.Make Them Suffer-How to Survive a Funeral (B)
39.Intronaut-Fluid Extensional Inversions (B)
38.The Ghost Inside-The Ghost Inside (B)
37.Action Bronson-Only for Dolphins (B)
36.Lamb of God-Lamb of God (B)
35.Machine Gun Kelly-Tickets to My Downfall (B)
34.Dance Gavin Dance-Afterburner (B)
33.Hayley Williams-Petals for Armor (B)
32.Amine-Limbo (B)
31.Victoria Monet-Jaguar (B)
30.Tame Impala-The Slow Rush (B)
29.Idles-Ultra Mono (B)
28.Juice WRLD-Legends Never Die (B)
27.Four Year Strong-Brain Pain (B)
26.Misery Signals-Ultraviolet (B+)
25.August Burns Red-Guardians (B+)
24.Gunna-WUNNA (B+)
23.Ulcerate-Stare Into Death and Be Still (B+)
22.Protest the Hero-Palimpsest (B+)
21.Miley Cyrus-Plastic Hearts (B+)
20.City Morgue-Toxic Boogaloo (B+)
19.Venom Prison-Primeval (B+)
18.Yves Tumor-Heaven to a Tortured Mind (B+)
17.Mac Miller-Circles (B+)
16.Gulch-Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress (B+)
15.Ariana Grande-Positions (B+)
14.Taylor Swift-Folklore (B+)
13.Kali Uchis-Sin mideo (del amor y otros demonios) (B+)
12.Black Crown Initiate-Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape (B+)
11.Dua Lipa-Future Nostalgia (B+)
10.21 Savage and Metro Boomin-Savage Mode II (B+)
9.The Black Dahlia Murder-Verminous (B+)
8.END-Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face (B+)
7.Halsey-Manic (B+)
6.Kvelertak-Splid (A-)
5.Bring Me the Horizon-POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR (A-)
4.Deftones-Ohms (A-)
3.Run the Jewels-RTJ4 (A)
2.Rina Sawayama-Sawayama (A)
1.The Weeknd-After Hours (A)
Awards and Accolades:
Biggest Surprises:
1.Bring Me the Horizon-POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
2.Machine Gun Kelly-Tickets to My Downfall
3.Halsey-Manic
4.Taylor Swift-Folklore
5.Miley Cyrus-Plastic Hearts
Biggest Letdowns:
1.Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats-Unlocked
2.Lil Uzi Vert-Eternal Atake
3.2 Chainz-So Help Me God!
4.Hatebreed-Weight of the False Self
5.Dance Gavin Dance-Afterburner
Most Underrated:
1.Miley Cyrus-Plastic Hearts
2.Black Crown Initiate-Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape
3.Amine-Limbo
4.Machine Gun Kelly-Tickets to My Downfall
5.Tame Impala-The Slow Rush
Most Overrated:
1.Pheobe Bridgers-Punisher
2.Charli XCX-How I'm Feeling Now
3.Lady Gaga-Chromatica
4.Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist-Alfredo
5.Loathe-I Let It In and It Took Everything
Top Discoveries:
1.Rina Sawayama
2.END
3.Gulch
4.Yves Tumor
5.Amine
Top 5 Artists I Hope Drop a Record in 2021 (That Don't Currently Have Set Release Dates):
1.SZA
2.Every Time I Die
3.Between the Buried and Me
4.Travis Scott
5.Kendrick Lamar
Top 50 Songs of 2020 (in alphabetical order by artist):
Allegaeon-Roundabout (Yes cover)
Ariana Grande-my hair
Ariana Grande-positions
Black Crown Initiate-Invatation
Bring Me the Horizon-Kingslayer (feat. Babymetal)
Bring Me The Horizon-Obey (feat. Yungblud)
Carly Rae Jepsen-Summer Love
Deftones-Radiant City
Deftones-Urantia
Don Tolliver-Cardigan
Doja Cat-Boss Bitch
Dua Lipa-Hallucinate
Dua Lipa-Levitating
End-The Reach of Resurrection
Every Time I Die-A Colossal Wreck
Four Year Strong-Get Out of My Head
Halsey-3 AM
Hayley Williams-Over Yet
Idles-Model Village
Infieri-The Abhorrent Art
Kali Uchis-angel
Kali Uchis-//Aguradente y limon
Kvelertak-Discord
Kvelertak-Uglas Hegemoni
Lil Baby-The Bigger Picture
Juice WRLD-Righteous
Mac Miller-I Can See
Machine Gun Kelly-Forget Me Too (feat. Halsey)
Miley Cyrus-Midnight Sky
Miley Cyrus-Prisoner (feat. Dua Lipa)
Rina Sawayama-Love Me 4 Me
Rina Sawayama-Who's Gonna Save U Now
Rina Sawayama-XS
RMR-Dealer
Run the Jewels-The Ground Below
Run the Jewels-Out of Sight (feat. 2 Chainz)
Run the Jewels-Walking in the Snow (feat. Gangsta Boo)
SZA-Hit Different (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
System of a Down-Genocidal Humanoidz
Tame Impala-Lost in Yesterday
Taylor Swift-Seven
The Black Dahlia Murder-The Leather Apron's Scorn
The Weeknd-After Hours
The Weeknd-In Your Eyes
The Weeknd-Too Late
Travis Scott-The Plan
Venom Prison-Usurper of the Throne
Victoria Monet-Moment
Yves Tumor-Gospel for a New Century
21 Savage-Glock in My Lap
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