2020 Music Year End Lists Aggregate

[Donchano]

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We are approaching the end of 2020 so expecting a lot of year-end lists in upcoming weeks. I’ll use two sources (AOTY and Metacritic) although I prefer the former since Metacritic’s methodology is quite ridiculous and unfair.

AOTY’s methodology :

• 1st place: 10 points
• 2nd place: 8 points
• 3rd place: 6 points
• Top 10: 5 points
• Top 25: 3 points
• Other/unranked list: 1 point

Metacritic’s methodology :

• 1st place: 3 points
• 2nd place: 2 points
• 3rd-10th/unranked list of 10 or fewer albums: 1 point
• Unranked list of 11-20 albums: 0.5 point

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For you consideration :

Album of the year : folklore
Record of the year : Don't Start Now
Song of the year : cardigan
Best new artist : Phoebe Bridgers

Best pop vocal album : folklore
Best rap album : Alfredo
Best alternative music album : Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Best R&B album : Ungodly Hour

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[jellythe3rd Joined: Sep 30th, 2020 Topics: 2 Posts: 985 View Predictions]

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epiphany wrote:

We are approaching the end of 2020 so expecting a lot of year-end lists in upcoming weeks. I’ll use two sources (AOTY and Metacritic) although I prefer the former since Metacritic’s methodology is quite ridiculous and unfair.

What is metacritics methodology and why it it unfair?

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[epiphany Joined: Sep 6th, 2019 Topics: 5 Posts: 1589 View Predictions]

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Recordstore’s Albums of the Year 2020

50. Pallbearer – Forgotten Days
49. Thundercat – It Is What It Is
48. Everything Everything – Re-Animator
47. NZCA Lines – Pure Luxury
46. Idles – Ultra Mono
45. Khruangbin – Mordechai
44. U.S. Girls – Heavy Light
43. Dizzee Rascal – E3 AF
42. Tiña – Positive Mental Health Music
41. The Cool Greenhouse – The Cool Greenhouse
40. Happyness – Floatr
39. Jeff Parker – Suite for Max Brown
38. Melanie C – Melanie C
37. Angel Olsen – Whole New Mess
36. Porridge Radio – Every Bad
35. Girls In Synthesis – Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future
34. Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways
33. Songhoy Blues – Optimisme
32. The Streets – None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive
31. Ghostpoet – I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
30. Will Butler – Generations
29. Keeley Forsyth – Debris
28. Adrianne Lenker – instrumentals/songs
27. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
26. Doves – The Universal Want
25. Islet – Eyelet
24. Total Wkts – Running Tracks
23. Moses Sumney – græ
22. Sports Team – Deep Down Happy
21. Mentrix – My Enemy, My Love
20. Nadine Shah – Kitchen Sink
19. LYR – Call in the Crash Team
18. Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction
17. Jeremy Tuplin – Violet Waves
16. Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu – Renegade Breakdown
15. El Goodo – Zombie
14. Ultraísta – Sister
13. Zara McFarlane – Songs of an Unknown Tongue
12. Laura Fell – Safe from Me
11. White Stones – Kuarahy
10. Keleketla! – Keleketla!
09. JARV IS… – Beyond the Pale
08. Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
07. Bright Eyes – Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
06. Nubya Garcia – Source
05. Delmer Darion – Morning Pageants
04. Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
03. Kelly Lee Owens – Inner Song
02. bdrmm – Bedroom
01. Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter

For you consideration :

Album of the year : folklore
Record of the year : Don't Start Now
Song of the year : cardigan
Best new artist : Phoebe Bridgers

Best pop vocal album : folklore
Best rap album : Alfredo
Best alternative music album : Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Best R&B album : Ungodly Hour

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[epiphany Joined: Sep 6th, 2019 Topics: 5 Posts: 1589 View Predictions]

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MOJO January 2021

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For you consideration :

Album of the year : folklore
Record of the year : Don't Start Now
Song of the year : cardigan
Best new artist : Phoebe Bridgers

Best pop vocal album : folklore
Best rap album : Alfredo
Best alternative music album : Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Best R&B album : Ungodly Hour

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[Wanda Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 40 Posts: 3420 View Predictions]

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I would say Metacritic’s method is better, but thanks for compiling this anyway. Critics are early as fuck with year-end lists, as usual.

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[Ms. Trunchbull Joined: Jul 4th, 2012 Topics: 0 Posts: 210 View Predictions]

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The year ends in November for music critics?

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 5 Posts: 880 View Predictions]

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Wanda wrote:

I would say Metacritic’s method is better, but thanks for compiling this anyway. Critics are early as fuck with year-end lists, as usual.

People don’t like it when some of us choose to be a little more discerning and don’t shower every possibility under the sun with at least faint praise. lol

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[Rich Thot Joined: Apr 17th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 800 View Predictions]

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Wanda wrote:

Critics are early as fuck with year-end lists, as usual.

Which is dumb considering the amount of surprise drops we get in November/December. But everyone wants their shit to be seen first. And it seems some publications aim to have any effect on the Grammys.

I’m expecting Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Run the Jewels 4, Set My Heart On Fire Immediately, Punisher and Forklore to be the top five, in that order. Future Nostalgia, What’s Your Pleasure, and Rough and Rowdy Ways might have a chance to crack the top five as well. Interested in seeing where SAWAYAMA and After Hours end up. Also interested in seeing how many hip-hop and R&B albums are in the top 30. There’s a lot of albums hip-hop and R&B albums with decent acclaim but not sure how many can crack enough top 20’s.

I’m thinking some publications will “punish” Fetch the Bolt Cutters for getting 98 on MC and that 10 from Pitchfork. But it should still be a pretty safe number 1.

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[grandeswiftknowles Joined: Jul 27th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 1755 View Predictions]

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Predicting Fiona RTJ and Taylor to be the top three this year

FYC
AOTY: After Hours, Fetch The Boltcutters, Folklore, Future Nostalgia, K Bye For Now, Magdalene, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Punisher

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[epiphany Joined: Sep 6th, 2019 Topics: 5 Posts: 1589 View Predictions]

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My prediction when it all said and done :

01. Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple
02. folklore – Taylor Swift
03. Rough and Rowdy Ways – Bob Dylan
04. Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
05. RTJ4 – Run The Jewels
06. Set My Heart on Fire Immediately – Perfume Genius
07. Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
08. The Slow Rush – Tame Impala
09. Song for Our Daughter – Laura Marling
10. SAWAYAMA – Rina Sawayama
11. After Hours – The Weeknd
12. Women in Music Pt. III – HAIM
13. Heaven to a Tortured Mind – Yves Tumor
14. What’s Your Pleasure? – Jessie Ware
15. Ohms – Deftones
16. Saint Cloud – Waxahatchee
17. The Ascension – Sufjan Stevens
18. Reunions – Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
19. Græ – Moses Sumney
20. Shore – Fleet Foxes
21. YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny
22. Miss Anthropocene – Grimes
23. Gaslighter – The Chicks
24. A Written Testimony – Jay Electronica
25. Eternal Atake – Lil Uzi Vert
26. A Hero’s Death – Fontaines D.C.
27. Every Bad – Porridge Radio
28. Ungodly Hour – Chloe x Halle
29. colour theory – Soccer Mommy
30. Suddenly – Caribou
31. It Is What It Is – Thundercats
32. how I’m feeling now – Charli XCX
33. Chromatica – Lady Gaga
34. Róisín Machine – Róisín Machine
35. Ultra Mono – Idles
36. Whole New Mess – Angel Olsen
37. Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
38. Gigaton – Pearl Jam
39. Petals for Armor – Hayley Williams
40. Gold Record – Bill Callahan
41. KiCk i – Arca
42. The New Abnormal – The Strokes
43. 3.15.20 – Childish Gambino
44. Big Conspiracy – J Hus
45. A Celebration of Endings  – Biffy Clairo
46. Circles – Mac Miller
47. Letter To You – Bruce Springsteen
48. Good Souls Better Angels – Lucinda Williams
49. Melee – Dogleg
50. Heavy Light – U.S. Girl

I’m excluding Fine Line since it is 2019 release although I’m sure some critics will include the album in their lists.

For you consideration :

Album of the year : folklore
Record of the year : Don't Start Now
Song of the year : cardigan
Best new artist : Phoebe Bridgers

Best pop vocal album : folklore
Best rap album : Alfredo
Best alternative music album : Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Best R&B album : Ungodly Hour

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[Rich Thot Joined: Apr 17th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 800 View Predictions]

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I’m doubting Forklore will get into enough top 5’s to end up in the top 3. But I guess I wouldn’t be surprised.

Despite its 89 on MC, SAWAYAMA really struggled in the mid-year lists, which is why I’m intrigued by where it will land.

RTJ4 was easily 2nd in the mid-year lists. And it’s the only obvious hip-hop album for critics to choose from. It’s also overtly political, which may make a difference in the lists this year. I feel pretty confident in FTBC and RTJ4 being 1 and 2.

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[rue Joined: Oct 31st, 2019 Topics: 5 Posts: 2731 View Predictions]

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Just some thoughts:

I feel like folklore could end up between 4-10. Don’t see it much higher or lower. Fiona will be number 1 and RTJ should easily be top 3. Hoping Phoebe and Rina can make top 10 (doubtful for the latter, unfortunately). Abel will also probably be top 10, Dua around 12-9?

FYC:

folklore: AOTY, BPVA
cardigan: SOTY
exile: BPDGP

Don't Start Now: ROTY, BPSP

Ungodly Hour: BPR&BA
Do It: BR&BS
Wonder What She Thinks Of Me: BTR&BP

Phoebe Bridgers: BNA
Punisher: Alt. A
Kyoto: BRS, BRP

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[Rich Thot Joined: Apr 17th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 800 View Predictions]

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After Hours will be interesting. It doesn’t seem like a critical fave this year. And it only appeared on a few mid-year lists. But its success may make a difference.

Dua will crack a decent amount of top 10s, probably not many top 5’s outside of a few super mainstream publications. I could see her between 4-9. But I do think she’ll manage to be in the top 10.

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[Marco11 Joined: Nov 29th, 2014 Topics: 25 Posts: 6594 View Predictions]

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epiphany wrote:

50. Pallbearer – Forgotten Days
49. Thundercat – It Is What It Is
48. Everything Everything – Re-Animator
47. NZCA Lines – Pure Luxury
46. Idles – Ultra Mono
45. Khruangbin – Mordechai
44. U.S. Girls – Heavy Light
43. Dizzee Rascal – E3 AF
42. Tiña – Positive Mental Health Music
41. The Cool Greenhouse – The Cool Greenhouse
40. Happyness – Floatr
39. Jeff Parker – Suite for Max Brown
38. Melanie C – Melanie C
37. Angel Olsen – Whole New Mess
36. Porridge Radio – Every Bad
35. Girls In Synthesis – Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future
34. Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways
33. Songhoy Blues – Optimisme
32. The Streets – None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive
31. Ghostpoet – I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
30. Will Butler – Generations
29. Keeley Forsyth – Debris
28. Adrianne Lenker – instrumentals/songs
27. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
26. Doves – The Universal Want
25. Islet – Eyelet
24. Total Wkts – Running Tracks
23. Moses Sumney – græ
22. Sports Team – Deep Down Happy
21. Mentrix – My Enemy, My Love
20. Nadine Shah – Kitchen Sink
19. LYR – Call in the Crash Team
18. Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction
17. Jeremy Tuplin – Violet Waves
16. Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu – Renegade Breakdown
15. El Goodo – Zombie
14. Ultraísta – Sister
13. Zara McFarlane – Songs of an Unknown Tongue
12. Laura Fell – Safe from Me
11. White Stones – Kuarahy
10. Keleketla! – Keleketla!
09. JARV IS… – Beyond the Pale
08. Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
07. Bright Eyes – Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
06. Nubya Garcia – Source
05. Delmer Darion – Morning Pageants
04. Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
03. Kelly Lee Owens – Inner Song
02. bdrmm – Bedroom
01. Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter

Thanks for your work. This will be probably be one of my favourite lists once it’s over.

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[abelfenty Joined: Jul 14th, 2018 Topics: 10 Posts: 3142 View Predictions]

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Fetch The Bolt Cutters is easily going to top the overall aggregate. I’d be very, very surprised if she doesn’t.

1. Fetch The Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple
2. Rough and Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan
3. RTJ4, Run the Jewels
4. Folklore, Taylor Swift
5. Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers
6. Set My Heart on Fire Immediately, Perfume Genius
7. Women in Music, PT. III, HAIM
8. græ, Moses Sumney
9. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
10. Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen

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