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After hours is such a great album!! It deserves to be way higher :giraffe:

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18 hours ago, Valtersen said:

:deadbanana2:

 

btw how do you listen top 300 albums in a year :deadbanana2: how do you find them

I check for new albums every Friday on albumoftheyear and rateyourmusic (especially the former), and the ones I like are added to my list of albums on Spotify. Provided that I had to stay at home, I had more free time than ever. I also check some youtube channels that upload indie albums from time to time (mostly indie pop, dreampop and jangle pop) and I see if certain tracks I like on Spotify every month are part of an album. Chances are high that I will end up liking the album too.

 

16 hours ago, Remmy said:

After Hours :eddie: Petals for Armor :smitten: I don't know why so many people underappreciate it. I feel like I had Mk.gee on a list of artists to check out but for some reason I took them off? :mandown: Let me peek at a few of these later

I didn't like it as much unfortunately. Still, Simmer and Sugar On The Rim were good tracks!

15 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Petals for Armor :clap3: I hope bitch going back to Paramore sewn :eli: 

Me too. Last Paramore album was of my faves of the decade.

13 hours ago, Legend E said:

after hours + petals for armor :clap3: 

 

he doesn't listen to **** songs like halo :heart:

Halo is cool, though. :coffee:

12 hours ago, Chamoy said:

Let me check out some of these Dream Pop albums. :gaycat6:

That's one of my favorite genres, so expect to see some more in the Top 100. :eddie:

11 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

Real Estate, The Weeknd, Destroyer, Hayley Williams, Drive-By Truckers, George Clanton, Fleet Foxes, Hazel English are the LPs I also listened to. Most I quite enjoyed!

 

Hayley so low! I see you have After Laughter so high though; you must have wanted a POP pop album not an art pop album from her :priceless: 

Good to know. I honestly wanted to like Destroyer and Hayley more but I guess art pop is not my genre of choice. Poppy pop FTW! :lakitu:

4 hours ago, K$Ellie said:

love to see Hayley panning :clap3: Fleet Foxes was just okay for me :mandown: After Hour quite low tho :shakeno:

Definitely better than their previous work.

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

ℍ????? :worship:

All HAYL HAYLEY :eddie:

4 hours ago, geodancefreak said:

Petals For Amor is kinda cute hehehe

Just kinda, I agree. :coffee2:

1 hour ago, Lazuli said:

petals for armor and shore :alexz: they should’ve been higher tbh! i especially love shore more than their previous album 

We agree there. Interestingly, this year I've heard so many albums that they ended up out of the Top 100, while their previous album managed to enter the Top 100 if I'm not mistaken. :laugh:

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listened to Foreign/National (Heat) and Hazel English (Combat) this time. I really enjoyed the Foreign/National song, the whole vibe of the song is so relaxing, usually not the type of music I'd listen to so this was a pleasant surprise! The guitar in the middle of the song is phenomenal!

Combat reminded me a bit of the latest Kacey Musgraves album, idk why. Her voice is beautiful, but I just couldn't get into the song.

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Charlie's Top 100 LPs of 2020 | #100 - #081

 

#100. Moaning - Uneasy Laughter CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 20, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Post-Punk Revival, Synthpop, Shoegaze

Rating: 78,46

Uneasy Laughter | MOANING

#099. DJ Python - Más Amable CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 10, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Ambient House, IDM, Deep House

Rating: 78,75

Mas Amable | DJ Python

#098. Spectres - Nostalgia CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 13, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Post-Punk, Jangle Pop

Rating: 78,89

Spectres - Nostalgia (2020, Frosted Clear, Vinyl) | Discogs

#097. The Morning War - Morning People CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: November 20, 2020

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Rock

Rating: 78,89

Morning People by The Money War on Amazon Music - Amazon.com

#096. Gaspard Eden - Soft Power CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: November 13, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Bedroom Pop, Art Rock, Indie Rock

Rating: 79,00

Soft Power | Gaspard Eden

#095. Ellis - Born Again CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 3, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Slowcore

Rating: 79,00

Ellis : Born Again Album Review | Pitchfork

#094. Falcon Jane - Faith CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: November 13, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Alternative R&B, Country Pop

Rating: 79,00

Faith | Falcon Jane

#093. Everything Everything - RE-ANIMATOR CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: September 11, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Indietronica

Rating: 79,09

Everything Everything: Re-Animator Album Review | Pitchfork

#092. Birdspotter - Gusty CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: October 2, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Bedroom Pop, Indie Rock, Instrumental

Rating: 79,09

Gusty | Birdspotter

#091. Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 27, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Alt-Country, Indie Pop

Rating: 79,09

Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud Album Review | Pitchfork

#090. Land of Talk - Indistinct Conversations CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: July 31, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Dream Pop

Rating: 79,09

Land of Talk: Indistinct Conversations Album Review | Pitchfork

#089. Hannah Georgas - All That Emotion CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: September 4, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop

Rating: 79,09

Hannah Georgas: All That Emotion Album Review | Pitchfork

#088. STRFKR - Ambient 1 CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: August 28, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Ambient, Progressive Electronic, Drone

Rating: 79,17

Ambient 1 | STRFKR

#087. Jerry Paper - Abracadabra CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 15, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Pop, Bedroom Pop

Rating: 79,23

Abracadabra | Jerry Paper

#086. The Chain Gang of 1974 - Honey Moon Drips CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 29, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Synthpop, Chillwave, Dream Pop

Rating: 80,00

The Chain Gang Of 1974 - Honey Moon Drips (2020, Vinyl) | Discogs

#085. Eldar Djangirov - Rhapsodize CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: February 21, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Modal Jazz, Jazz Fusion

Rating: 80,00

Eldar Djangirov - Rhapsodize (2020, CD) | Discogs

#084. Holy F*ck - Deleter CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: January 17, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Indietronica, Krautrock, Neo-Psychedelia

Rating: 80,00

Deleter | Holy Fuck

#083. Kyson - Kyson CWQympA.png  Listen

Release date: January 17, 2020

Country: Australia

Genres/Styles: Electronica

Rating: 80,00

Kyson - Kyson (Deluxe Edition) (2020, Vinyl) | Discogs

#082. The Cribs - Night Network CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: November 20, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Post-Punk Revival

Rating: 80,00

The Cribs, crítica de su disco Night Network (2020)

#081. Heads or Heads - Low Angles CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: May 1, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Chillwave, Downtempo, Experimental Pop

Rating: 80,00

Heads or Heads - Low Angles (2020, All Media) | Discogs

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I'll wait for another update since I'm not familiar with these albums :fan: 

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i enjoyed the CGO74 album, with it was a liiittlle stronger though.  YDLMA is probably the best from it.  but hey ill take more slow 80s revival lmao.

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Only heard Re-Animator and Saint Cloud from this set. Wasn’t crazy about either 

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Oh wow we finally arrived to 2020, I'm curious to see how many of my faves make it :duca: 

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Alright let me come back later and explore stuff from these last 2 sets :gaycat3: I've seen that Waxahatchee album cover before & it caught my attention, I don't think I checked out any track(s) from it though.

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3 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

I'll wait for another update since I'm not familiar with these albums :fan: 

Nnn same

 

The only one I know is AH which is amazing

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Checking Honey Moon Drips as we speak and I'm liking what I'm hearing, the synth energy :jonny:

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Def wanna check out some of these artists tbh :jamming:

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:bloo: I don't know any of the list :razzle:

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4 hours ago, Remmy said:

Alright let me come back later and explore stuff from these last 2 sets :gaycat3: I've seen that Waxahatchee album cover before & it caught my attention, I don't think I checked out any track(s) from it though.

Okay I'm back :keir: Checked out several artists and these are the ones that interested me the most: Jaunt, Moaning & The Chain Gang of 1974. TCGo74 kinda remind me of Nightly & joan, both of which I just got into this year.

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glad to see your back <3 keen to keep an update on your best of :coffee:

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I don't think I've heard of any from this set :jonny5: except Everything Everything and Waxahatchee, but I haven't heard any song that I can remember

Excited to see what you have charting higher though!

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After Hours is really good, one of my favorite albums of 2020 :clap3: 

 

I haven't heard Petals For Armor but I liked Dead Horse  :giraffe:

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Halo is cool, though. :coffee:

charlie plz

 

waiting for the next update tho

 

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Recognizable artists for me. It's just their recent albums that I have not devoted attention to. Genre-Wise, i'll take a peek at DJ phython tho. 

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There's Everything Everything! And Waxahatchee! People (on here at least) HATED that album but she's on my list shhh :mandown:

 

And Hannah Georgas's album! aka the non-event Folklore. That album is good though. I (for the controversy) was tempted to include her album above Folklore on my list to be like "the better Aaron Dessner album won!" but eh, it wasn't captivating enough for me to push it up like 50 albums on my list.

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18 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

I'll wait for another update since I'm not familiar with these albums :fan: 

this :gaycat2:

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everything everything wasn’t too bad, waxahatchee was good :clap3: 

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Thanks for the replies! I hope you are checking some of my Spotify links and discovering new music. :hughard:

 

On 12/16/2020 at 8:30 AM, Mr. Loco said:

After hours is such a great album!! It deserves to be way higher :giraffe:

Blinding Lights is so catchy. :katie2:

22 hours ago, ikiru said:

listened to Foreign/National (Heat) and Hazel English (Combat) this time. I really enjoyed the Foreign/National song, the whole vibe of the song is so relaxing, usually not the type of music I'd listen to so this was a pleasant surprise! The guitar in the middle of the song is phenomenal!

Combat reminded me a bit of the latest Kacey Musgraves album, idk why. Her voice is beautiful, but I just couldn't get into the song.

My favorite album from Foreign/National was his debut LP, called Dépaysement [2017]. In fact, that LP ended up being one of my favorite albums of last decade. Heat started with a couple of strong tracks but it became sort of flavorless afterwards. Check out their 2017 LP! Hazel English was a fine LP. I feel like five years ago, I would have liked it a lot. Back then, I was into Day Wave.

22 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

I'll wait for another update since I'm not familiar with these albums :fan: 

Not even the artists? :dancehall3:

 

20 hours ago, Madame X said:

i enjoyed the CGO74 album, with it was a liiittlle stronger though.  YDLMA is probably the best from it.  but hey ill take more slow 80s revival lmao.

It was the last album I heard on the first semester of the year. I agree that YDLMA is a standout track. My favorite is Philosophy of Love.

19 hours ago, Blue Rose said:

Only heard Re-Animator and Saint Cloud from this set. Wasn’t crazy about either 

Same. :laugh:

18 hours ago, BlackoutZone said:

Oh wow we finally arrived to 2020, I'm curious to see how many of my faves make it :duca: 

They'll appear later on the list, I think. :eddie:

18 hours ago, TalkThatRihanna said:

Nnn same

 

The only one I know is AH which is amazing

:clap3:

17 hours ago, Mark Rih said:

Checking Honey Moon Drips as we speak and I'm liking what I'm hearing, the synth energy :jonny:

You'll surely like if you are into Synthpop.

16 hours ago, ARTPØP said:

Def wanna check out some of these artists tbh :jamming:

Maybe the genre/styles information can help you pick!

14 hours ago, Orfeo said:

:bloo: I don't know any of the list :razzle:

And the Spotify links? :coffee2:

18 hours ago, Remmy said:

Alright let me come back later and explore stuff from these last 2 sets :gaycat3: I've seen that Waxahatchee album cover before & it caught my attention, I don't think I checked out any track(s) from it though.

See you soon. :cupid:

13 hours ago, Remmy said:

Okay I'm back :keir: Checked out several artists and these are the ones that interested me the most: Jaunt, Moaning & The Chain Gang of 1974. TCGo74 kinda remind me of Nightly & joan, both of which I just got into this year.

Nice. I liked Moaning's album a lot at the beginning, but then I lost interest in it. Honey Moon Drips has a lot of good synthpop tracks.

11 hours ago, M A R N ✮ said:

glad to see your back <3 keen to keep an update on your best of :coffee:

Likewise! I'll be checking your YECD too.

10 hours ago, potent said:

I don't think I've heard of any from this set :jonny5: except Everything Everything and Waxahatchee, but I haven't heard any song that I can remember

Excited to see what you have charting higher though!

They seem to be the two most popular artists from the set, which I didn't expect. :ohwow:

10 hours ago, Green said:

After Hours is really good, one of my favorite albums of 2020 :clap3: 

 

I haven't heard Petals For Armor but I liked Dead Horse  :giraffe:

Blinding Lights is such a grower. Will it reach the Top 100 songs of the year? We'll find out. :cupid:

10 hours ago, Legend E said:

charlie plz

 

waiting for the next update tho

 

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Coming up soon! :alexz3:

8 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

Recognizable artists for me. It's just their recent albums that I have not devoted attention to. Genre-Wise, i'll take a peek at DJ phython tho. 

Considering your taste for electronic music, you might like a couple of tracks. It reminds me of Ela Minus (sort of?)

7 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

There's Everything Everything! And Waxahatchee! People (on here at least) HATED that album but she's on my list shhh :mandown:

 

And Hannah Georgas's album! aka the non-event Folklore. That album is good though. I (for the controversy) was tempted to include her album above Folklore on my list to be like "the better Aaron Dessner album won!" but eh, it wasn't captivating enough for me to push it up like 50 albums on my list.

Do people really dislike her? Why did they hate the album? :dancehall3: By the way, I liked your description of Hannah Georgas's album. :dies:

 

4 hours ago, geodancefreak said:

this :gaycat2:

 

54 minutes ago, Lazuli said:

everything everything wasn’t too bad, waxahatchee was good :clap3: 

My theory was confirmed. Both artists are the most popular ones of the set. :coffee2:

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Charlie's Top 100 LPs of 2020 | #080 - #061

 

#080. STRFKR - Future Past Life CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 10, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Pop, Indietronica

Rating: 80,00

Reseñamos 'Future Past Life', el nuevo trabajo de STRFKR | Mindies

#079. Small Forward - Small Forward CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 10, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Dream Pop

Rating: 80,00

Small Forward - Small Forward (2020, File) | Discogs

#078. The Saxophones - Eternity Bay CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: February 14, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Chamber Pop

Rating: 80,00

Eternity Bay | The Saxophones

#077. The Orielles - Disco Volador CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: February 28, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Space Age Pop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Rating: 80,00

Reseñamos 'Disco Volador', el segundo trabajo de The Orielles | Mindies

#076. Taylor Swift - folklore CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: July 24, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Folk Pop, Chamber Pop

Rating: 80,63

Taylor Swift se apunta su 7mo No. 1 con "folklore" - San Diego  Union-Tribune en Español

#075. The Gloomies - Are We Getting Better? CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 6, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Alternative Rock, Indie Pop

Rating: 80,77

Review: The Gloomies' Beachy, Visceral, & Intimate Album 'Are We Getting  Better?' - Atwood Magazine

#074. Jordana - Something To Say To You CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: December 4, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Bedroom Pop, Slacker Rock, Indietronica

Rating: 80,83

Listen: Jordana Announces New Album 'Something to Say to You,' Shares New  Single - Paste

#073. Dan Croll - Grand Plan CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: August 7, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter

Rating: 80,83

Dan Croll, crítca del disco Grand Plan en Mondo Sonoro (2020)

#072. Westerman - Your Hero Is Not Dead CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 5, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Art Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Dream Pop

Rating: 80,83

Westerman : Your Hero Is Not Dead Album Review | Pitchfork

#071. Cathedral Bells - Velvet Spirit CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 6, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Post-Punk

Rating: 80,91

Velvet Spirit | cathedral bells

#070. Huerta - Junipero CWQympA.png Listen 

Release date: February 7, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Ambient House

Rating: 80,91

Junipero [VYG13] | Huerta | Voyage

#069. Grace Joyner - Settle In CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 24, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indietronica, Art Pop, Synthpop

Rating: 80,91

Settle In | Grace Joyner

#068. Peter Bjorn And John - Endless Dream CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 13, 2020

Country: Sweden

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Rating: 81,00

Endless Dream (Peter Bjorn and John album) - Wikipedia

#067. POLIÇA - When We Stay Alive CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: January 31, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indietronica, Art Pop, Synthpop

Rating: 81,00

Poliça: When We Stay Alive Album Review | Pitchfork

#066. Momma - Two Of Me CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: June 5, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock

Rating: 81,00

Two of Me | Momma

#065. Alexandra Savior - The Archer CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: January 10, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Pop, Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Rating: 81,00

Alexandra Savior - The Archer Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius

#064. Yumi Zouma - Truth Or Consequences CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 13, 2020

Country: New Zealand

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Synthpop, Dream Pop

Rating: 81,00

Truth or Consequences | Yumi Zouma

#063. Babeheaven - Home For Now CWQympA.png  Listen

Release date: November 20, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Soul, Electronic

Rating: 81,43

Babeheaven: Home for Now Album Review | Pitchfork

#062. Diners - Leisure World CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: April 24, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop

Rating: 81,54

Leisure World | Diners

#061. Matti Salo Trio - One Day Travels CWQympA.png Listen

Release date: March 6, 2020

Country: Finland

Genres/Styles: Jazz

Rating: 81,67

Matti Salo Trio - One Day Travels CD | Luova Shop - English

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Folklore :jonny: such a great surprise this year! one of her top albums for sure

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