It’s that time of year once again. It’s the time of year where self-important smucks like myself list their favorite albums of 2020. Music has comforted me during this crazy here. Here are my top 10 favorite releases of 2020 in no order. Beyond that, I’ve listed tons of other releases I’ve enjoyed this year as well. Maybe you’ll find something new that you like.

Cheers!

Top 10 Records

1. Joji – ‘Nectar’ LP (88rising)

2. Boston Manor – ‘Glue’ EP (Pure Noise Records)

3. The Losing Score – ‘Closed For Season’ EP (Self-released)

4. Mercy Music – ‘Nothing in the Dark’ LP (Wiretap Records)

5. PUP – ‘This Place Sucks Ass’ EP (Little Dipper/Rise Records)

6. High Visions – ‘A First Date With Imposter Syndrome’ EP (Iniit Records)

7. Call Me Malcolm – ‘Me, Myself and Something Else (Wiretap Records)

8. Four Year Strong – ‘Brain Pain’ LP (Pure Noise Records)

9. Giver – ‘Sculptor of Violence’ LP

10. Dragged In – ‘LP1’ LP (Cursed Blessings Records)

Full Records List:

A. Swayze & The Ghosts – ‘Paid Salvation’ LP (Ivy League Records)

After The Fall – ‘Resignation’ LP (Paper & Plastick Records)

Apathy Cycle – ‘Self-titled’ LP (Tent City Records)

Bayside – ‘Interrobang’ LP (Hopeless Records)

Be Well – ‘The Weight and the Cost’ LP (Equal Vision Records)

Big Sean – ‘Detroit 2’ LP (GOOD Music/Def Jam Recordings)

Body Count – ‘Carnivore’ LP (Century Media Records)

Boids – ‘Quel Drag’ LP (Stomp Records)

Borts – ‘EP 1” EP (Self-released)

Boston Manor – ‘Glue’ EP (Pure Noise Records)

Call Me Malcolm – ‘Me, Myself and Something Else (Wiretap Records)

Childish Gambino – ‘3.15.20’ LP (RCA Records)

Counterparts – ‘Purer Form of Pain’ EP (Pure Noise Records)

Debt Neglector – ‘Bad Faith’ EP (Smartpunk Records)

Dragged In – ‘LP1’ LP (Cursed Blessings Records)

Ecostrike – ‘A Truth We Still Believe’ LP (Triple B Records)

Every Time I Die – ‘A Colossal Wreck // Desperate Pleasures’ EP (Epitaph Records)

Everything in Boxes – ‘Darkest Places // Stranger in My Skin’ EP (Self-titled)

FAIM – ‘Hollow Hope’ LP (Safe Inside Records)

Floods in Japan – ‘Demo’ EP (Beth Shalom Records)

Four Year Strong – ‘Brain Pain’ LP (Pure Noise Records)

Giver – ‘Sculptor of Violence’ LP

Grumpster – ‘Teeth // Growing Pains’ EP (Asian Man Records)

High Visions – ‘A First Date With Imposter Syndrome’ EP (Iniit Records)

Higher Power – ’27 Miles Underwater’ LP (Roadrunner Records)

Houseghost – ‘Self-titled’ LP (Self-released)

I Am The Avalanche – ‘Drive’ LP (I Surrender Records)

I’m Glad It’s You – ‘Every Sun, Every Moon’ LP (6131 Records)

Joji – ‘Nectar’ LP (88rising)

Kid Cudi – ‘Man on the Moon III: The Chosen’ LP (Republic Records)

Loser – ‘The Golden Age’ LP (Domestic La La)

Lurk – ‘Pressure Points’ LP (Pure Noise Records)

Mercy Music – ‘Nothing in the Dark’ LP (Wiretap Records)

Out of Love – ‘I Am Not Me’ EP (Venn Records)

PEARS – Self-titled LP (Fat Wreck Chords)

Personality Cult – ‘New Arrows’ LP (Dirtnap Records)

Phantogram – ‘Ceremony’ LP (Republic Records)

PUP – ‘This Place Sucks Ass’ EP (Little Dipper/Rise Records)

Raincheck – ‘Last Call’ EP (Krod Records)

Royce Da 5’9″ – ‘The Allegory’ LP (Entertainment One Music)

Silverstein – ‘A Beautiful Place to Drown’ LP (UNFD)

The Burnt Tapes – ‘Grower’ EP (Wiretap Records)

The Losing Score – ‘Closed For Season’ EP (Self-released)

The Shell Corporation – ‘Told Ya So’ EP (206 Records)

World of Pleasure – ‘Self-titled’ EP (Self-released)