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Favourite album of the 2020s

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Favourite album of the 2020s

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1. Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now (2020)
2. Della Zyr - Vitamins and Apprehension (2022)
3. Buscabulla - Regresa (2020)
4. yeule - Glitch Princess (2022)
5. Lucid Express - Lucid Express (2021)
6. Kali Uchis - Sin Miedo [Del Amor y Otros Demonios] ∞ (2020)
7. Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World (2021)
8. Aseul - Slow Dance (2020)
9. Against All Logic - 2017-2019 (2020)
10. Sweet Trip - A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals (2021)

11. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs (2022)
12. Grimes - Miss Anthropocene (2020)
13. sonhos tomam conta - Hypnagogia (2021)
14. Spirit of the Beehive - ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH (2021)
15. Ringo Deathstarr - Ringo Deathstarr (2020)
16. Parannoul - To See The Next Part of the Dream (2021)
17. Ichiko Aoba - Adan No Kaze (2020)
18. Hatchie - Giving The World Away (2022)
19. Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia (2020)
20. I Break Horses - Warnings (2020)

21. Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime (2021)
22. Kikagaku Moyo - Kumoyo Island (2022)
23. sonhos tomam conta - Maladaptive Daydreaming (2022)
24. The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You (2020)
25. Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song (2020)
26. Lalalar - Bi Cinnete Bakar (2022)
27. billy woods & Preservation - Aethiopes (2022)
28. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush (2020)
29. Ela Minus - acts of rebellion (2020)
30. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee (2021)

My top 30 so far, of course since we're basically living in it, this will quickly get out-to-date and some albums might even grow further, but already exchanging our lists will enable us even more to evolve these lists.

Some stats:

- Only one artist with 2 albums so far: sonhos tomam conta
- Best rated RYM album in my list is billy woods & Preservation - Aethiopes on 8 for the 2020s (i've to listen a few others that are higher than that)
- Most rated RYM album in my list is my number 1: Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now.
- RYM album with the least ratings in my list is: Lalalar - Bi Cennete Bakar with only 91 ratings

By country:

10x USA
3x South Korea
3x Colombia
2x Japan
2x Brazil
2x Australia
1x Puerto Rico (territory)
1x Singapore
1x Hong Kong (territory)
1x Canada
1x Sweden
1x Niger
1x Turkey
1x United Kingdom

By tags:

6x shoegaze
6x neo-psychedelia
5x dream pop
4x art pop
3x emo
3x synthpop
2x latin electronic
2x electronic
2x psychedelic pop
2x psychedelic rock
2x alternative dance
2x electropop
2x tech house
1x hyperpop
1x bubblegum bass
1x chillwave
1x contemporary r&b
1x indietronica
1x blackgaze
1x glitch pop
1x post-industrial
1x house
1x chamber folk
1x singer-songwriter
1x noise pop
1x dance-pop
1x baggy
1x tishoumaren
1x indie pop
1x chamber pop
1x abstract hip hop
1x experimental hip hop
1x east coast hip hop
1x conscious hip hop

(i didn't use secondary tags).

Countries & tags can be very interesting to know what styles are trendy (AND that i like), and also what countries are "coming" or doing well in this era.

Best song for each album:

c2.0
나의 미래 (So Please Don’t Leave Me) / 한숨 / To Go Forward Despite the Terror of Living in This World, Clinging to a Tiny Speck of Hope
Nydia
Bites on My Neck
Hotel 65
No eres tu (Soy yo)
Dreamcatching
농담 Joke
If Loving You Is Wrong
Chapters

Prester John
4ÆM
Lonely People in Neon Cities
There’s Nothing You Can’t Do
Gazin'
흰천장 (White Ceiling)
Porcelain
Giving The World Away
Eso que tu haces
The Prophet

Chismiten
Effe
Maladaptive Daydreaming
Wherever You Go feat. Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry (vocals), CLYPSO (vocals)
L.I.N.E.
Kötüye Bişey Olmaz
Versailles (feat. Despot)
Borderline
They Told Us It Was Hard, but They Were Wrong
Posing in Bondage

-> for some albums, this was a hard choice, esp. the ones i ranked very high (otherwise they wouldn't be ranked high :D ). Basically impossible for my entire top 10.

I could make a Spotify list for the "songs" if someone wants to, but a song doesn't always of course summarize an album, but it can be a good entry point.
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Lakigigar wrote: August 4th, 2022, 2:19 am By tags:

6x shoegaze
6x neo-psychedelia
5x dream pop
4x art pop
Rated 13 albums from the 3 years so I can't really contribute, but I just had to comment that these tags would have seemed even more likely to pop up on a list of 1990-1992 albums. :o

With the exception of shoegaze, I think my top stats when I have listened to more would look similar too. ;) :cheers:
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St. Gloede wrote: August 4th, 2022, 7:29 am
Lakigigar wrote: August 4th, 2022, 2:19 am By tags:

6x shoegaze
6x neo-psychedelia
5x dream pop
4x art pop
Rated 13 albums from the 3 years so I can't really contribute, but I just had to comment that these tags would have seemed even more likely to pop up on a list of 1990-1992 albums. :o

With the exception of shoegaze, I think my top stats when I have listened to more would look similar too. ;) :cheers:
Onderhond's theory that eras repeat every 30 years than might be true, but I'm a big fan of late 80s and especially early 90s music so it might just be personal taste.

Art pop tho definitely is in its prime and has been getting more popular.

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The other 3 genres are doing well too on RYM (if i look up those graphs).
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have bought (I dont download or stream) shockingly few LP's/cd's that have come out this decade

Nothing - The Great Dismal 10/10 (trust you're onboard with this epic sludge shoegaze Lakigigar? It is The Perfect Sound)
Part Chimp - Drool 9/10
Sumac - May You Be Held 7/10
Ilsa - Preyer 6/10
Lamps - People With Faces 6/10
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Best album of the decade so far is Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain.
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