I’ve been doing these lists on tumblr since 2009, but I started moving them over to my new blog back in 2018. I do a full written blurb on each album over there, otherwise the list is the same.
As with every year, a lot of these albums came out way before 2020. These are just my favorite albums that I’ve found over the course of this year. It’s been a shitty year, but at least there’ve been plenty of good tunes to get me through.
In addition to this list, I’ve also made a Favorite Songs 2020 Playlist that’s streaming on Apple MusicandSpotify.
Exhorder -Mourn the Southern Skies
Deftones - Ohms
JJ Wilde -Ruthless
Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
Orange Goblin - Back from the Abyss
Alanis Morissette-Such Pretty Forks in the Road
Fates Warning - Long Day Good Night
Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Honorable Mentions:
St. Beauty - Running to the Sun
Amythyst Kiah and Her Chest of Glass - Self-Titled