The best albums of 2020: The ballots
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The A.V. Club’s list of 2020’s best albums was determined by 10 critics, who each submitted a ranked ballot of their top 10 to 20 records of the year. Those ballots can be found below, along with their picks for additional nominations—including best EPs and best reissues. If you’re looking to explore the best records of the year that didn’t make our official list, this is the place to find them. Additionally, this is where you can find our critics’ picks for the best singles of the year (and yes, “WAP” is very much in there).

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1. Jeff Rosenstock, NO DREAM2. Fiona Apple, Fetch The Bolt Cutters3. Moses Sumney, græ 4. Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher5. Run The Jewels, RTJ46. Bruce Springsteen, Letter To You7. Katie Malco, Failures8. Dogleg, Melee9. OneOhTrix Point Never, Magic Onohtrix Point Never10. Ratboys, Printer’s Devil11. No Thank You, Embroidered Foliage12. Perfume Genius, Set My Heart On Fire Immediately13. Bright Eyes, Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was14. Sylvan Esso, Free Love15. The Secret Machines, Awake In The Brain Chamber16. Bully, Sugaregg17. Charli XCX, How I’m Feeling Now18. Jay Electronica, A Written Testimony19. Exhalants, Atonement20. Rina Sawayama, SAWAYAMA1. Little Simz, Drop 62. Gabrielle Marlena, Lady Comforts3. Tomberlin, Projections4. Holly Humberstone, Falling Asleep At The Wheel5. Muncie Girls, B-Sides The Point1. Diet Cig, “”2. Tierra Whack, “Dora”3. LPX, “New Mood”4. SZA, “Hit Different”5. Sad13, “Ghost (of a good time)“Song of the year: Katie Malco, “”1. Prince, Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition2. Neil Young, Homegrown3. Rush, Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition4. Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Archives—Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)5. Various Artists, Black Riot 

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