The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
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1 | Optimisme | Songhoy Blues | Fat Possum | World |
2 | Gratitunes | Max Highstein | Desert Heart | World |
3 | HaitiaNola | Lakou Mizik | Cumbancha | World |
4 | Satingarona, Pt. 2 | The Bongo Hop | Underdog | World |
5 | Yesun | Roberto Fonseca | Mack Avenue | World |
6 | Fu Chronicles | Antibalas | Daptone | World |
7 | APKA! | Ceu | Six Degrees | World |
8 | Undying Thirst | Black Market Brass | Colemine | World |
9 | Africa Speaks | Santana | Starfaith | World |
10 | The Royal Chase | Nation Beat | Nation Beat Music | World |
11 | Acoustic | Oumou Sangare | No Format! | World |
12 | Rwanda, You Should Be Loved | The Good Ones | Anti | World |
13 | Celia | Angelique Kidjo | Verve | World |
14 | Anicca | Teebs | Brainfeeder | World |
15 | Reload | I-Taweh | Tap Nat Muzik | World |
16 | The Drift | Weak Size Fish | Self-Release | World |
17 | Tamotait | Tamikrest | Glitter Beat | World |
18 | Oye Mujer | Ladama | Six Degrees | World |
19 | Surfeando Un Cometa | Bicicletas Por La Paz | Self-Release | World |
20 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Anti | World |
21 | We No Be Machine | Onipa | Strut | World |
22 | Tempestad | Nohe & Sus Santos | Self-Release | World |
23 | Les Bateaux | Mamadou Kelly | Nolan & Associates | World |
24 | Note to Self | Jah9 | VP Music Group | World |
25 | Once Upon a Time | Meriem Ben Amor | Electrofone | World |
26 | A Journey Through Cuban Music | Aymee Nuviola | Top Stop Music | World |
27 | Bad Commando | Rema | Jonzing World | World |
28 | Love Letters P.S. | Anoushka Shankar | Mercury KX | World |
29 | Rough Guide to a World of Guitar | World Music Network | World Music Network | World |
30 | Orígenes | Sotomayor | Wonderwheel | World |
31 | Bossa Got the Blues | Bossacucanova | Six Degrees | World |
32 | Soya LP | Mowgan | Mow | World |
33 | Simido | Moonlight Benjamin | Ma Case | World |
34 | Music in the Quiet Room | Leat Sabbah | SevenTales | World |
35 | Håpets Kappe | Solfrid Molland | Kirkelig kulturverksted | World |
36 | Daba | Oum | Lof | World |
37 | Ikivirta | Sarah Palu | Sarah Palu | World |
38 | Say It | DANTCHEV:DOMAIN | Glomama Music | World |
39 | Tytebæret (The Lingonberry) | Perleskum | Self-Release | World |
40 | Cartografado | Carla Pires | Ocarina | World |
41 | Make Your Move | Trad.Attack! | Made In Baltics | World |
42 | Mis Dos Madres | Belize | Eclipse Music | World |
43 | First Dance | Evelina Petrova Trio | Grappa Musikkforlag | World |
44 | Spirals | NIEMI | Bafe’s Factory | World |
45 | Vangasay | Gwendoline Absalon | Ting Bang | World |
46 | Hedûr - Solace of Time | Aynur | Dreyer and Gaido | World |
47 | The Song of the Pipa | Yu Yuanchun | Rhymoi Music | World |
48 | Maria Monda | Maria Monda | Sons Vadios | World |
49 | Natta Ser Det Som Ingen Ser | Marie Lovas | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
50 | Auto Da Paixão De Mariana | Macadame | Branditmusic | World |
51 | Anahita | Ariana Vafadari | Quart de Lune | World |
52 | Spartenza | Maura Guerrera | RadiciMusic | World |
53 | Moving Forward | Lola Rising | Self-Release | World |
54 | Flamingo | Uusikuu | Nordic Notes | World |
55 | Me Redesenho | Numa Gama | VOODOOHOP | World |
56 | Una Ventana Para Soñar | Marta Gomez | Aluna Music | World |
57 | Contrapunto | Tanxugueiras | Calaverita | World |
58 | Metaraga | Purna Loka Ensemble | Origin | World |
59 | Shebeen Queen (Live) | Vusi Mahlasela | ATO | World |
60 | The Birth and Death of Stars | MZAZA | Self-Release | World |
61 | Wolf's Path | Vedan Kolod | Firestorm | World |
62 | Forbundet | Garmarna | Season of Mist | World |
63 | Reflexion | Las Áñez | Self-Release | World |
64 | Blue Carpet Sessions, Vol. I | Rini | Self-Release | World |
65 | Yemenia | Rasm Almashan | Soliton | World |
66 | Folkesange | Myrkur | Relapse | World |
67 | Penya Safari E.P. | Penya Na Msafiri Zawose | On The Corner | World |
68 | Keleketla! | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time | World |
69 | Signaling Pathways | Human Cell Signals | Eclipse Music | World |
70 | Zan | Liraz | Glitterbeat | World |
71 | Kezeren Koiht | Merema | CPL Music | World |
72 | Bare Så Du Vet | Kamilla Wigestrand | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
73 | Clap & Applause | Coreyah | Plankton | World |
74 | Liwoningo | Selma Uamusse | Ao Sul do Mundo | World |
75 | Despierta | Barrio Manouche | Double O One | World |
76 | Afro Exotique - Adventures in the Leftfield, Africa 1972-82 | Africa Seven | Africa Seven | World |
77 | Te Quiero Mucho | Camina | Self-Release | World |
78 | All My Relations | Cochemea | Daptone | World |
79 | Bestiale | BraAgas | Indies Scope | World |
80 | A Bela Vida | Aquarela | Buda Musique | World |
81 | Urduja | Han Han | Self-Release | World |
82 | Lindé | Afel Bocoum | World Circuit | World |
83 | Gelareh Pour's Garden (Live at Bakehouse) | Gelareh Pour | Bleemo Music | World |
84 | Amadjar | Tinariwen | Anti | World |
85 | Chronologic | Caravan Palace | Lone Diggers | World |
86 | Doko Mien | Ibibio Sound Machine | Merge | World |
87 | Djigui | Issa Coulibaly | Didakan Music | World |
88 | Adios Muchachos | Jose Antonio Rodriguez | Moon Moosic | World |
89 | Librar | Sangit | Cumbancha | World |
90 | Curandero | Orkesta Mendoza | Glitterbeat | World |
91 | Putumayo Presents Paris Cafe | Putumayo World Music | Putumayo | World |
92 | The Exorcism of a Spinster | Hope Masike | Riverboat | World |
93 | To Know Without Knowing | Mulatu Astatke | Agogo | World |
94 | Glsah Sanaanea with Shiran | S H I R A N | Batov | World |
95 | Nayda! | Bab L' Bluz | Real World | World |
96 | Buot Ealla | Kajsa Balto | DAT | World |
97 | Napkerek | Melinda Balogh | Fono | World |
98 | Viento Y Tiempo - Live at Blue Note Tokyo | Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymee Nuviola | Top Stop | World |
99 | Dende O Meu Balcón | Susana Seivane | Mare | World |
100 | Sempre | Marcos Valle | Far Out | World |
101 | 11th Street, Sekondi | Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | Agogo | World |
102 | Jungle Fire | Jungle Fire | Nacional | World |
103 | Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions | Seu Jorge & ROGÊ | Night Dreamer | World |
104 | Buffering Juju | dumama + kechou | Mushroom Hour Half Hour | World |
105 | Rastilho | Kiko Dinucci | Tratore | World |
106 | Ancient Harmonies | Augustus Pablo | VP | World |
107 | Grandeza | Sessa | Boiled | World |
108 | Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett | Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh | Real World | World |
109 | Dusty Road | Klezmer-Ish | Riverboat | World |
110 | Hetkessa | Teija Niku | Self-Release | World |
111 | Ancora | Flook | Flatfish | World |
112 | Andalucia | El Amir | Zoomusic | World |
113 | El Camino De Los Vientos | Matthieu Saglio | ACT | World |
114 | Guitar Chant | KUBIX | Attik | World |
115 | Tren 4 | Cristian Allexis y Urbanova | Sunflower | World |
116 | Edwin Durant Kovtun | Jon Durant, Colin Edwin & Inna Kovtun | Alchemy | World |
117 | 100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter) | Gaudi | Dubmission | World |
118 | Omoiyari | Kishi Bashi | Joyful Noise | World |
119 | Dos Santos | Fabiana Cozza | Tratore | World |
120 | Early Years: Madagascar Cassette Archives | Damily | Bongo Joe | World |
121 | Navarasa : Nine Emotions | Yorkston/Thorne/Khan | Domino | World |
122 | Espiral | Okan | Self-Release | World |
123 | Kinshasa 1978: Originals and Reconstructions | Crammed Discs | Crammed Discs | World |
124 | Amazones Power | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Real World | World |
125 | Brasses for the Masses | Džambo Aguševi Orchestra | Asphalt Tango | World |
126 | Liga Latina | Liga Latina | Multination | World |
127 | Liberte Mom Sa Bop | Ibrahima Cissokho & le Mandingue Foly | Nordic Notes | World |
128 | Cubangla | Lokkhi Terra | Funkiwala | World |
129 | Mutation | Les Freres Smith | Amour et Son | World |
130 | Acid Croft, Vol. 9 | Shooglenifty | Self-Release | World |
131 | Mettavolution | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
132 | Saqqara | Esbe | New Cat | World |
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