TOP WORLD RECORDS OF 2020
| # | ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTIBALAS | Fu Chronicles | Daptone |
| 2 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
| 3 | SOTOMAYOR | Orígenes | Wonderwheel |
| 4 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Miss Colombia | Anti- |
| 5 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 6 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 7 | SERGIO MENDES | In The Key Of Joy (Deluxe Edition) | Concord |
| 8 | JAH9 | Note To Self | VP |
| 9 | BUSCABULLA | Regresa | Ribbon |
| 10 | LADAMA | Oye Mujer | Six Degrees |
| 11 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 12 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 13 | CAPTAIN PLANET | No Visa | Bastard Jazz |
| 14 | BONGO HOP, THE | Satingarona Pt. 2 | Underdog |
| 15 | GOOD ONES, THE | Rwanda, You Should Be Loved | Anti- |
| 16 | BOSSACUCANOVA AND ROBERTO MENESCAL | Bossa Got The Blues | Six Degrees |
| 17 | SUNNY JAIN | Wild Wild East | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 18 | ACID ARAB | Jdid | Crammed |
| 19 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
| 20 | ARCHIVES, THE | Carry Me Home | Montserrat House |
| 21 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 22 | KARAVAN SARAI | Torn In Love | Electrofone |
| 23 | YORKSTON/THORNE/KHAN | Navarasa : Nine Emotions | Domino |
| 24 | TONY ALLEN AND HUGH MASEKELA | Rejoice! | World Circuit |
| 25 | ALEX CUBA | Sublime | Caracol |
| 26 | TINARIWEN | Amadjar | Anti- |
| 27 | BROOKLYN FUNK ESSENTIALS | Stay Good | Dorado |
| 28 | KHRUANGBIN | Mordechai | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 29 | AZYMUTH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Azymuth JID004 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 30 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Agora | PIAS |
| 31 | HAILU MERGIA | Yene Mircha | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 32 | CALIBRO 35 | Momentum | Record Kicks |
| 33 | MAX HIGHSTEIN | Gratitunes | Desert Heart |
| 34 | SULTANS OF STRING | Refuge | Self-Released |
| 35 | MAVERICKS, THE | En Espanol | Mono Mundo |
| 36 | TAMIKREST | Tamotait | Glitterbeat |
| 37 | CHICANO BATMAN | Invisible People | ATO |
| 38 | REMA | Bad Commando [EP] | Mavin/Caroline |
| 39 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 40 | KOKOKO! | Fongola | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 41 | DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV | #fakenews | Menart |
| 42 | MESTIZO BEAT | Canoga Madness | California Soul |
| 43 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 44 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 45 | DELINE BRISCOE | Wawu | Gaba |
| 46 | WU FEI AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN | Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 47 | PETE RODRIGUEZ | I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania/Craft/Concord |
| 48 | MERIEM BEN AMOR | Once Upon A Time... | Electrofone |
| 49 | ORKESTA MENDOZA | Curandero | Cosmica |
| 50 | SIDI TOURE | Afrik Toun Mé | Thrill Jockey |
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