This chart contains albums that were released during 2020. We have introduced many of them to you in more detail on New Model Radio.

1.
47Soul – Semitics (Palestina)
Hip-Hop, Arabic Pop, Rock

2.
Waldeck – Grand Casino Hotel (Austria)
Pop, jazz, indie

3.
Gizmo Varillas – Out of the Darkness (Spain-UK)
Indie pop

4.
Future Islands – As Long As You Are (USA)
Synthpop, New Wave

5.
Michelle Gurevich – Ecstasy In The Shadow Of Ecstasy (Canada)
Dark Romantic

6.
The Bahama Soul Club – Bohemia After Dawn (Germany)
Nu-Jazz, Latin jazz

7.
Songhoy Blues – Optimisme (Mali)
Tishoumaren, Afro-Rock, Blues-Rock

8.
Yello – Point (Switzerland)
Synth Pop, Experimental

9.
La Caravane Passe – Nomadic Spirit (France)
Internatioal Pop

10.
Glass Animals – Dreamland (UK)
Indie, Elektronika

11.
Khruangbin – Mordechai (USA)
Indie Pop

12.
Other Lives – For Their Love (USA)
Indie Pop

13.
Dubioza kolektiv – #fakenews (Balkan)
Balkan Pop

14.
Tamikrest – Tamotait (Mali)
Sahara Blues

15.
Austra – HiRUDiN (Canada)
Electronic, pop

16.
Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (UK)
Pop, Rock

17.
Bebel Gilberto – Agora (Brazil)
Bossa Nova, Sophisti-Pop, Lounge Music

18.
AMMAR 808 – Global Control / Invisible Invasion (Tunisia)
Electronic, alternative

19.
Parov Stelar – Voodoo Sonic (Austria)
Electro, pop

20.
Nicolas Godin – Concrete and Glass (France)
Electronica, ambient

21.
Morrissey – I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (UK)
Rock, pop

22.
Keleketla! – Keleketla! (UK)
Electronic, African pop

23.
Tata Bojs – Jedna nula (Czech Republic)
Pop, rock

24.
Calexico – Seasonal Shift (USA)
Indie Pop

25.
Sevdaliza – Shabrang (Iran)
Electronic pop

26.
Fleet Foxes – Shore (USA)
Indie pop

27.
Oumou Sangare – Acoustic (Mali)
African Pop

28.
Lost Horizons – In Quiet Moments (UK)
Indie pop

29.
Rubio – Mango Negro (Chile)
Electronic pop

30.
Transglobal Underground – Walls Have Ears (UK)
International Pop