So-- I'm still absorbing other people's lists and probably will be all week. But for the sake of letting other people sift through my stuff and because it feels weird to score anything I just discovered, here are the albums that impacted the most in 2020 + a couple thoughts:
A) I can't remember a year with so few hip-hop albums near the top of my list. There were a solid # that I dug, but very few that I loved
B) Around August I got a puppy cockapoo and stopped listening to music as much for a bit. And when I popped back into the community, immediately discovered the "community list". Thus, most of these are from the 1st half of the year
C) Moses Sumney's Grae was REALLY hard to rank. I LOVE Part 1, but Part 2 has some songs that never clicked for me. The fact that they were released separately but then together makes things even odder
D) I did less digging this year and more of checking AlbumOfTheYear.Org every Friday which means my list is more in line with the critics than usual. So thanks for all of your lists.
I presume everyone is posting larger lists to the 2020 thread? Cause if so, I'll post mine (45ish albums) over there and update as I add the stuff I find over the next couple of weeks... and I reserve the right to edit this until
@Woob_woob says I can't
Tier 1 (Masterpiece):
1) Fiona Apple: Get the Bolt Cutters [singer / songwriter] 15
2) Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia [pop] 10
3) Deftones: Ohmm [alt metal] 10
4) Run the Jewels: IV [hip-hop] 10
5) Grimes- Miss Anthroposcene [indie electronica / indie pop] 7
6) HAIM: Women in Music Pt. III [indie rock] 7
7) SAULT: Untitled (Rise) [experimental R&B, Jazz] 7
Tier 2 (Excellent):
8) Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher [folk] 5
9) Porridge Radio- Every Bad [post-punk] 5
10) PVRIS: Use Me [pop rock] 5
11) Caribou- Suddenly [electronic] 5
12) Marilyn Manson: We Are Chaos [rock]-
no points cause I know nobody else here will list it... but damn is it good
13) Kelly Lee Owens: Inner Chorus [techno, pop] 3
14) Nicolas Jaar- Cenizas [downtempo, ambient] 3
15) Yves Tumor: Heaven to a Tortured Mind [psychedelic rock] 2
16) Moses Sumney- grae [r&b, art pop] 2
17) Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately: [art pop / indie rock] 2
18) Helena Deland: Someone New [art pop, indie rock] 2
19) Yaeji: What We Drew [hip-house]
no points
20) Moses Boyd- Dark Matter [nu-jazz / acid house]
no points
21) Medhane: Cold Water [hip-hop]
no points
in there!
Nice to meet you too! 
