User's Top 50 Albums of 2020 Predictions
Just like I did with the staff's list predictions, I'm gonna try to mindread and see what everyone's digging for the year. |
| 50 |  | Yashira
Fail To Be |
| 49 |  | Crippled Black Phoenix
Ellengaest |
| 48 |  | Neptunian Maximalism
Eons |
| 47 |  | Grimes
Miss Anthropocene |
| 46 |  | Keleketla!
Keleketla! |
| 45 |  | Empty Country
Empty Country |
| 44 |  | Invent, Animate
Greyview |
| 43 |  | Roisin Murphy
Roisin Machine |
| 42 |  | Slift
Ummon |
| 41 |  | Havukruunu
Uinuos Syomein Sota |
| 40 |  | No Note
if this is the future then I'm in the dark |
| 39 |  | Seiko Oomori
Kintsugi |
| 38 |  | Mac Miller
Circles |
| 37 |  | Code Orange
Underneath |
| 36 |  | Motorpsycho
The All Is One |
| 35 |  | The Weeknd
After Hours |
| 34 |  | IDLES
Ultra Mono |
| 33 |  | The Strokes
The New Abnormal |
| 32 |  | Dark Tranquillity
Moment |
| 31 |  | Bright Eyes
Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was |
| 30 |  | Oranssi Pazuzu
Mestarin Kynsi |
| 29 |  | Spanish Love Songs
Brave Faces Everyone |
| 28 |  | Akhlys
Melinoe |
| 27 |  | DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
Charmed |
| 26 |  | Paradise Lost
Obsidian |
| 25 |  | Defeated Sanity
The Sanguinary Impetus |
| 24 |  | Keaton Henson
Monument |
| 23 |  | Envy
The Fallen Crimson |
| 22 |  | Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou
May Our Chambers Be Full |
| 21 |  | Ichiko Aoba
Windswept Adan |
| 20 |  | Enter Shikari
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible |
| 19 |  | Charli XCX
How I'm Feeling Now |
| 18 |  | The Microphones
Microphones in 2020 |
| 17 |  | Loathe (UK)
I Let It In And It Took Everything |
| 16 |  | Elder (USA-MA)
Omens |
| 15 |  | Protest the Hero
Palimpsest |
| 14 |  | Touche Amore
Lament |
| 13 |  | Paysage d'Hiver
Im Wald |
| 12 |  | Imperial Triumphant
Alphaville |
| 11 |  | The Ocean
Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic |
| 10 |  | Jessie Ware
What's Your Pleasure?
I’m surprised a top 10 mention for this is even possible over stuff like Protest the Hero or Paysage d’Hiver, but I think a lot of top-heavy support will push this through. |
| 9 |  | Phoebe Bridgers
Punisher
Sputnik’s up-and-coming star has hit the big stage with Grammy nominations and endless publication support, and the users seem to be well on board. |
| 8 |  | Hum
Inlet
Inlet exploded in popularity in quite the fascinating fashion. I’m not the biggest fan of this, but it’s not bad for a comeback record. |
| 7 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
NO DREAM
Jeff Rosenstock continues to be one of the most prolific modern punk artists as he’s released yet another fan favorite. Imo, this is one of his weaker ones, so better luck next time, Jeffrey. |
| 6 |  | Nothing
The Great Dismal
Ah, the accurate band name: Nothing. You will all pay for this. |
| 5 |  | Fiona Apple
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Like Jessie Ware, I was apparently wrong in thinking that only the staff had much love for this. It’s all deserved, though, and I’m really hoping Fiona at least makes the top 5. |
| 4 |  | Run the Jewels
RTJ4
Good, good… |
| 3 |  | Ulcerate
Stare Into Death and Be Still
Despite the unfathomably high initial average for this thing, my seemingly eternal 3/5 curse on Ulcerate has still yet to be broken. For all the Sputnik metalheads, I’m unfortunately not seeing a repeat of last year’s #1 metal inclusion. |
| 2 |  | clipping.
Visions of Bodies Being Burned
Wow, I’m impressed! I feel like these guys have popped in and out of popularity for most of their young career and the recent embrace the online community has had for these guys has been great to see. |
| 1 |  | Deftones
Ohms
Although it’s kinda sad, this is the most likely outcome. I’ll give Deftones credit; much like Ulcerate, they rode an insane hype wave on Sputnik for quite a while that was at least pretty exciting. |
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