The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2020

 
Album Title Band/Artist Name Label Sub Genre
1OptimismeSonghoy BluesFat PossumWorld
2GratitunesMax HighsteinDesert HeartWorld
3HaitiaNolaLakou MizikCumbanchaWorld
4Satingarona, Pt. 2The Bongo HopUnderdogWorld
5YesunRoberto FonsecaMack AvenueWorld
6Fu ChroniclesAntibalasDaptoneWorld
7APKA!CeuSix DegreesWorld
8Undying ThirstBlack Market BrassColemineWorld
9Africa SpeaksSantanaStarfaithWorld
10The Royal ChaseNation BeatNation Beat MusicWorld
11AcousticOumou SangareNo Format!World
12Rwanda, You Should Be LovedThe Good OnesAntiWorld
13CeliaAngelique KidjoVerveWorld
14AniccaTeebsBrainfeederWorld
15ReloadI-TawehTap Nat MuzikWorld
16The DriftWeak Size FishSelf-ReleaseWorld
17TamotaitTamikrestGlitter BeatWorld
18Oye MujerLadamaSix DegreesWorld
19Surfeando Un CometaBicicletas Por La PazSelf-ReleaseWorld
20Miss ColombiaLido PimientaAntiWorld
21We No Be MachineOnipaStrutWorld
22TempestadNohe & Sus SantosSelf-ReleaseWorld
23Les BateauxMamadou KellyNolan & AssociatesWorld
24Note to SelfJah9VP Music GroupWorld
25Once Upon a TimeMeriem Ben AmorElectrofoneWorld
26A Journey Through Cuban MusicAymee NuviolaTop Stop MusicWorld
27Bad CommandoRemaJonzing WorldWorld
28Love Letters P.S.Anoushka ShankarMercury KXWorld
29Rough Guide to a World of GuitarWorld Music NetworkWorld Music NetworkWorld
30OrígenesSotomayorWonderwheelWorld
31Bossa Got the BluesBossacucanovaSix DegreesWorld
32Soya LPMowganMowWorld
33SimidoMoonlight BenjaminMa CaseWorld
34Music in the Quiet RoomLeat SabbahSevenTalesWorld
35Håpets KappeSolfrid MollandKirkelig kulturverkstedWorld
36DabaOumLofWorld
37IkivirtaSarah PaluSarah PaluWorld
38Say ItDANTCHEV:DOMAINGlomama MusicWorld
39Tytebæret (The Lingonberry)PerleskumSelf-ReleaseWorld
40CartografadoCarla PiresOcarinaWorld
41Make Your MoveTrad.Attack!Made In BalticsWorld
42Mis Dos MadresBelizeEclipse MusicWorld
43First DanceEvelina Petrova TrioGrappa MusikkforlagWorld
44SpiralsNIEMIBafe’s FactoryWorld
45VangasayGwendoline AbsalonTing BangWorld
46Hedûr - Solace of TimeAynurDreyer and GaidoWorld
47The Song of the PipaYu YuanchunRhymoi MusicWorld
48Maria MondaMaria MondaSons VadiosWorld
49Natta Ser Det Som Ingen SerMarie LovasKirkelig KulturverkstedWorld
50Auto Da Paixão De MarianaMacadameBranditmusicWorld
51AnahitaAriana VafadariQuart de LuneWorld
52SpartenzaMaura GuerreraRadiciMusicWorld
53Moving ForwardLola RisingSelf-ReleaseWorld
54FlamingoUusikuuNordic NotesWorld
55Me RedesenhoNuma GamaVOODOOHOPWorld
56Una Ventana Para SoñarMarta GomezAluna MusicWorld
57ContrapuntoTanxugueirasCalaveritaWorld
58MetaragaPurna Loka EnsembleOriginWorld
59Shebeen Queen (Live)Vusi MahlaselaATOWorld
60The Birth and Death of StarsMZAZASelf-ReleaseWorld
61Wolf's PathVedan KolodFirestormWorld
62ForbundetGarmarnaSeason of MistWorld
63ReflexionLas ÁñezSelf-ReleaseWorld
64Blue Carpet Sessions, Vol. IRiniSelf-ReleaseWorld
65YemeniaRasm AlmashanSolitonWorld
66FolkesangeMyrkurRelapseWorld
67Penya Safari E.P.Penya Na Msafiri ZawoseOn The CornerWorld
68Keleketla!Keleketla!Ahead Of Our TimeWorld
69Signaling PathwaysHuman Cell SignalsEclipse MusicWorld
70ZanLirazGlitterbeatWorld
71Kezeren KoihtMeremaCPL MusicWorld
72Bare Så Du VetKamilla WigestrandKirkelig KulturverkstedWorld
73Clap & ApplauseCoreyahPlanktonWorld
74LiwoningoSelma UamusseAo Sul do MundoWorld
75DespiertaBarrio ManoucheDouble O OneWorld
76Afro Exotique - Adventures in the Leftfield, Africa 1972-82Africa SevenAfrica SevenWorld
77Te Quiero MuchoCaminaSelf-ReleaseWorld
78All My RelationsCochemeaDaptoneWorld
79BestialeBraAgasIndies ScopeWorld
80A Bela VidaAquarelaBuda MusiqueWorld
81Urduja Han HanSelf-ReleaseWorld
82LindéAfel BocoumWorld CircuitWorld
83Gelareh Pour's Garden (Live at Bakehouse)Gelareh PourBleemo MusicWorld
84AmadjarTinariwenAntiWorld
85ChronologicCaravan PalaceLone DiggersWorld
86Doko MienIbibio Sound MachineMergeWorld
87DjiguiIssa CoulibalyDidakan MusicWorld
88Adios MuchachosJose Antonio RodriguezMoon MoosicWorld
89LibrarSangitCumbanchaWorld
90CuranderoOrkesta MendozaGlitterbeatWorld
91Putumayo Presents Paris CafePutumayo World MusicPutumayoWorld
92The Exorcism of a SpinsterHope MasikeRiverboatWorld
93To Know Without KnowingMulatu AstatkeAgogoWorld
94Glsah Sanaanea with ShiranS H I R A NBatovWorld
95Nayda!Bab L' BluzReal WorldWorld
96Buot EallaKajsa BaltoDATWorld
97NapkerekMelinda BaloghFonoWorld
98Viento Y Tiempo - Live at Blue Note TokyoGonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymee NuviolaTop StopWorld
99Dende O Meu BalcónSusana SeivaneMareWorld
100SempreMarcos ValleFar OutWorld
10111th Street, SekondiGyedu-Blay AmbolleyAgogoWorld
102Jungle FireJungle FireNacionalWorld
103Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc SessionsSeu Jorge & ROGÊNight DreamerWorld
104Buffering Jujudumama + kechouMushroom Hour Half HourWorld
105RastilhoKiko DinucciTratoreWorld
106Ancient HarmoniesAugustus PabloVPWorld
107GrandezaSessaBoiledWorld
108Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas BartlettCaoimhín Ó RaghallaighReal WorldWorld
109Dusty RoadKlezmer-IshRiverboatWorld
110HetkessaTeija NikuSelf-ReleaseWorld
111AncoraFlookFlatfishWorld
112AndaluciaEl AmirZoomusicWorld
113El Camino De Los VientosMatthieu SaglioACTWorld
114Guitar ChantKUBIXAttikWorld
115Tren 4Cristian Allexis y UrbanovaSunflowerWorld
116Edwin Durant KovtunJon Durant, Colin Edwin & Inna KovtunAlchemyWorld
117100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter)GaudiDubmissionWorld
118OmoiyariKishi BashiJoyful NoiseWorld
119Dos SantosFabiana CozzaTratoreWorld
120Early Years: Madagascar Cassette ArchivesDamilyBongo JoeWorld
121Navarasa : Nine EmotionsYorkston/Thorne/KhanDominoWorld
122EspiralOkanSelf-ReleaseWorld
123Kinshasa 1978: Originals and ReconstructionsCrammed DiscsCrammed DiscsWorld
124Amazones PowerLes Amazones d'AfriqueReal WorldWorld
125Brasses for the MassesDžambo Aguševi OrchestraAsphalt TangoWorld
126Liga LatinaLiga LatinaMultinationWorld
127Liberte Mom Sa BopIbrahima Cissokho & le Mandingue FolyNordic NotesWorld
128CubanglaLokkhi TerraFunkiwalaWorld
129MutationLes Freres SmithAmour et SonWorld
130Acid Croft, Vol. 9ShoogleniftySelf-ReleaseWorld
131MettavolutionRodrigo y GabrielaATOWorld
132SaqqaraEsbeNew CatWorld
 

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