Other Music’s staff tell us their Top 10s of 2020 (listen to the playlist)
We ve been asking artists and other industry figures for their Top 10 albums of the 2020, and here we have year-end lists from a bunch of staff members of much-missed NYC record store
Other Music, which closed in June of 2016. One of the first things a lot of customers did on walking into Other Music was look up at the giant white board above the counter to see the current staff Top 10 lists, so it s a treat to have a virtual version of that here. We got lists from 20 staff members, including co-owner
The 50 albums that saved us from 2020
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
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What’s left to say?
For many of us, 2020 was the worst year of our lives. No need to list all the reasons why.
But even as the pandemic snarled just about every aspect of our lives to a screeching halt, music somehow endured. In fact, it was a supremely good year for album releases, due in some part to musicians being kept from touring and allowed ample time to create from home.
This year we had gargantuan surprises, sensational debuts, hopeful comebacks whenever concerts resume, there will be literally too many worthy shows to see in support of these artists (what I’d give to have such a problem again).