The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Songs Around the World (10 Year Anniversary Edition) | Playing For Change | Self-Release | World |
| 2 | Optimisme | Songhoy Blues | Fat Possum | World |
| 3 | Gratitunes | Max Highstein | Desert Heart | World |
| 4 | Wawu | Deline Briscoe | Gaba Musik | World |
| 5 | HaitiaNola | Lakou Mizik | Cumbancha | World |
| 6 | Got to Be Tough | Toots & The Maytals | BMG | World |
| 7 | Satingarona, Pt. 2 | The Bongo Hop | Underdog | World |
| 8 | Yesun | Roberto Fonseca | Mack Avenue | World |
| 9 | Fu Chronicles | Antibalas | Daptone | World |
| 10 | APKA! | Ceu | Six Degrees | World |
| 11 | Undying Thirst | Black Market Brass | Colemine | World |
| 12 | Someday Tomorrow Maybe | Lola Marsh | Anova Music | World |
| 13 | Africa Speaks | Santana | Starfaith | World |
| 14 | The Royal Chase | Nation Beat | Nation Beat Music | World |
| 15 | Acoustic | Oumou Sangare | No Format! | World |
| 16 | Rwanda, You Should Be Loved | The Good Ones | Anti | World |
| 17 | Temet | Imarhan | City Slang | World |
| 18 | At the Edge | Mickey Hart | Universal | World |
| 19 | Celia | Angelique Kidjo | Verve | World |
| 20 | True Love | Toots & The Maytals | V2 | World |
| 21 | Anicca | Teebs | Brainfeeder | World |
| 22 | Reload | I-Taweh | Tap Nat Muzik | World |
| 23 | Sublime | Alex Cuba | Caracol | World |
| 24 | Reggae Now! | The Aggrolites | Pirates Press | World |
| 25 | Nothing More to Say | The Frightnrs | Daptone | World |
| 26 | The Drift | Weak Size Fish | Self-Release | World |
| 27 | Tamotait | Tamikrest | Glitter Beat | World |
| 28 | Oye Mujer | Ladama | Six Degrees | World |
| 29 | We No Be Machine | Onipa | Strut | World |
| 30 | Miss Colombia | Lido Pimienta | Anti | World |
| 31 | Deran | Bombino | Partisan | World |
| 32 | Surfeando Un Cometa | Bicicletas Por La Paz | Self-Release | World |
| 33 | Tempestad | Nohe & Sus Santos | Self-Release | World |
| 34 | Les Bateaux | Mamadou Kelly | Nolan & Associates | World |
| 35 | Note to Self | Jah9 | VP Music Group | World |
| 36 | Reggae Hit L.A. | The Aggrolites | Hellcat/Epitaph | World |
| 37 | Once Upon a Time | Meriem Ben Amor | Electrofone | World |
| 38 | Kings Left Behind | Ikebe Shakedown | Colemine | World |
| 39 | A Journey Through Cuban Music | Aymee Nuviola | Top Stop Music | World |
| 40 | Bad Commando | Rema | Jonzing World | World |
| 41 | Love Letters P.S. | Anoushka Shankar | Mercury KX | World |
| 42 | Kin Sonic | Jupiter & Okwess | Glitterbeat | World |
| 43 | Rebellion Rises | Ziggy Marley | Tuff Gong | World |
| 44 | Bossa Got the Blues | Bossacucanova | Six Degrees | World |
| 45 | Short Sharp Shocked | Michelle Shocked | Mercury | World |
| 46 | Our Kind of Bossa | Bossacucanova | Industria Brasileira | World |
| 47 | Soya LP | Mowgan | Mow | World |
| 48 | Simido | Moonlight Benjamin | Ma Case | World |
| 49 | Music in the Quiet Room | Leat Sabbah | SevenTales | World |
| 50 | Håpets Kappe | Solfrid Molland | Kirkelig kulturverksted | World |
| 51 | Daba | Oum | Lof | World |
| 52 | Ikivirta | Sarah Palu | Sarah Palu | World |
| 53 | Say It | DANTCHEV:DOMAIN | Glomama Music | World |
| 54 | Tytebæret (The Lingonberry) | Perleskum | Self-Release | World |
| 55 | Make Your Move | Trad.Attack! | Made In Baltics | World |
| 56 | Cartografado | Carla Pires | Ocarina | World |
| 57 | Mis Dos Madres | Belize | Eclipse Music | World |
| 58 | First Dance | Evelina Petrova Trio | Grappa Musikkforlag | World |
| 59 | Spirals | NIEMI | Bafe’s Factory | World |
| 60 | Vangasay | Gwendoline Absalon | Ting Bang | World |
| 61 | Hedûr - Solace of Time | Aynur | Dreyer and Gaido | World |
| 62 | The Song of the Pipa | Yu Yuanchun | Rhymoi Music | World |
| 63 | Maria Monda | Maria Monda | Sons Vadios | World |
| 64 | Natta Ser Det Som Ingen Ser | Marie Lovas | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
| 65 | Auto Da Paixão De Mariana | Macadame | Branditmusic | World |
| 66 | Me Redesenho | Numa Gama | VOODOOHOP | World |
| 67 | Anahita | Ariana Vafadari | Quart de Lune | World |
| 68 | Spartenza | Maura Guerrera | RadiciMusic | World |
| 69 | Flamingo | Uusikuu | Nordic Notes | World |
| 70 | Contrapunto | Tanxugueiras | Calaverita | World |
| 71 | Una Ventana Para Soñar | Marta Gomez | Aluna Music | World |
| 72 | Metaraga | Purna Loka Ensemble | Origin | World |
| 73 | Shebeen Queen (Live) | Vusi Mahlasela | ATO | World |
| 74 | Kraitis Iš Pelkės | Sen Svaja | Dangus | World |
| 75 | Folkesange | Myrkur | Relapse | World |
| 76 | Forbundet | Garmarna | Season of Mist | World |
| 77 | The Birth and Death of Stars | MZAZA | Self-Release | World |
| 78 | Wolf's Path | Vedan Kolod | Firestorm | World |
| 79 | Reflexion | Las Áñez | Self-Release | World |
| 80 | Blue Carpet Sessions, Vol. I | Rini | Self-Release | World |
| 81 | Yemenia | Rasm Almashan | Soliton | World |
| 82 | Keleketla! | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time | World |
| 83 | Despierta | Barrio Manouche | Double O One | World |
| 84 | Rough Guide to World Jazz | World Music Network | World Music Network | World |
| 85 | Penya Safari E.P. | Penya Na Msafiri Zawose | On The Corner | World |
| 86 | Chronologic | Caravan Palace | Lone Diggers | World |
| 87 | Signaling Pathways | Human Cell Signals | Eclipse Music | World |
| 88 | Zan | Liraz | Glitterbeat | World |
| 89 | Bare Så Du Vet | Kamilla Wigestrand | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
| 90 | The Butcher's Share | Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird | Oriente Musik | World |
| 91 | The Rough Guide to Mali Blues | World Music Network | World Music Network | World |
| 92 | Afro Exotique - Adventures in the Leftfield, Africa 1972-82 | Africa Seven | Africa Seven | World |
| 93 | Liwoningo | Selma Uamusse | Ao Sul do Mundo | World |
| 94 | Clap & Applause | Coreyah | Plankton | World |
| 95 | All My Relations | Cochemea | Daptone | World |
| 96 | Bestiale | BraAgas | Indies Scope | World |
| 97 | Lindé | Afel Bocoum | World Circuit | World |
| 98 | 55 | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Big Crown | World |
| 99 | A Bela Vida | Aquarela | Buda Musique | World |
| 100 | Urduja | Han Han | Self-Release | World |
| 101 | The Best of Bossacucanova | Bossacucanova | Six Degrees | World |
| 102 | No Me Dejen Sola | Ceferina Banquez | OM Producciones Music | World |
| 103 | Gelareh Pour's Garden (Live at Bakehouse) | Gelareh Pour | Bleemo Music | World |
| 104 | Morose | Les Poules à Colin | FamGroup | World |
| 105 | Amadjar | Tinariwen | Anti | World |
| 106 | Doko Mien | Ibibio Sound Machine | Merge | World |
| 107 | Fuego Por Dentro - the Fire Within | Anna Murtola | Alba | World |
| 108 | Earth Crisis | Steel Pulse | Elektra | World |
| 109 | Get It How You Live | The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra | Ropeadope | World |
| 110 | Adios Muchachos | Jose Antonio Rodriguez | Moon Moosic | World |
| 111 | Djigui | Issa Coulibaly | Didakan Music | World |
| 112 | Librar | Sangit | Cumbancha | World |
| 113 | Curandero | Orkesta Mendoza | Glitterbeat | World |
| 114 | Shout It out | Balkan Beat Box | Balkan Beat Box | World |
| 115 | The Exorcism of a Spinster | Hope Masike | Riverboat | World |
| 116 | Buffering Juju | dumama + kechou | Mushroom Hour Half Hour | World |
| 117 | Dila | Dila | Far Out | World |
| 118 | Putumayo Presents Paris Cafe | Putumayo World Music | Putumayo | World |
| 119 | Nayda! | Bab L' Bluz | Real World | World |
| 120 | Napkerek | Melinda Balogh | Fono | World |
| 121 | Buot Ealla | Kajsa Balto | DAT | World |
| 122 | Now and then | Cuicani | CMC | World |
| 123 | Viento Y Tiempo - Live at Blue Note Tokyo | Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymee Nuviola | Top Stop | World |
| 124 | Dende O Meu Balcón | Susana Seivane | Mare | World |
| 125 | Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions | Seu Jorge & ROGÊ | Night Dreamer | World |
| 126 | Po Drum Mome | Eugenia Georgieva | Riverboat | World |
| 127 | Entrain Live: Vol 1 Rise Up | Entrain | Dolphin Safe | World |
| 128 | Sempre | Marcos Valle | Far Out | World |
| 129 | 11th Street, Sekondi | Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | Agogo | World |
| 130 | Jungle Fire | Jungle Fire | Nacional | World |
| 131 | Santana III - Legacy Edition | Santana | Columbia/Legacy | World |
| 132 | Dusty Road | Klezmer-Ish | Riverboat | World |
| 133 | Rastilho | Kiko Dinucci | Tratore | World |
| 134 | Ancient Harmonies | Augustus Pablo | VP | World |
| 135 | Eclipse | Lura | LusAfrica | World |
| 136 | Grandeza | Sessa | Boiled | World |
| 137 | 100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter) | Gaudi | Dubmission | World |
| 138 | Navarasa : Nine Emotions | Yorkston/Thorne/Khan | Domino | World |
| 139 | Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett | Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh | Real World | World |
| 140 | Hetkessa | Teija Niku | Self-Release | World |
| 141 | Bloodline | XIXA | Barbes | World |
| 142 | Tren 4 | Cristian Allexis y Urbanova | Sunflower | World |
| 143 | Edwin Durant Kovtun | Jon Durant, Colin Edwin & Inna Kovtun | Alchemy | World |
| 144 | Mettavolution | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
| 145 | Ancora | Flook | Flatfish | World |
| 146 | El Camino De Los Vientos | Matthieu Saglio | ACT | World |
| 147 | Guitar Chant | KUBIX | Attik | World |
| 148 | Bande à Part | Nouvelle Vague | PIAS | World |
| 149 | Lema Lema: Eva Salina Sings Šaban Bajramović | Eva Salina | Self-Release | World |
| 150 | Je Suis Africain | Rachid Taha | Naive | World |
| 151 | Nation II Nation | A Tribe Called Red | A Tribe Called Red | World |
| 152 | Dos Santos | Fabiana Cozza | Tratore | World |
| 153 | Legacy | Katchafire | Zojack World Wide | World |
| 154 | Hello Hello | Midival Punditz | Six Degrees | World |
| 155 | Omoiyari | Kishi Bashi | Joyful Noise | World |
| 156 | Abeg No Vex | Ekiti Sound | Crammed Discs | World |
| 157 | Dedication to Sylvia Rexach | Miramar | Barbes Records | World |
| 158 | Funky Good Time: the Anthology | The J.B.'s | Universal Music | World |
| 159 | Other Voices Too | Nanci Griffith | Elektra | World |
| 160 | Espiral | Okan | Self-Release | World |
| 161 | Kinshasa 1978: Originals and Reconstructions | Crammed Discs | Crammed Discs | World |
| 162 | Amazones Power | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Real World | World |
| 163 | Brasses for the Masses | Džambo Aguševi Orchestra | Asphalt Tango | World |
| 164 | Liga Latina | Liga Latina | Multination | World |
| 165 | Liberte Mom Sa Bop | Ibrahima Cissokho & le Mandingue Foly | Nordic Notes | World |
| 166 | Mutation | Les Freres Smith | Amour et Son | World |
| 167 | Acid Croft, Vol. 9 | Shooglenifty | Self-Release | World |
| 168 | Indestructible, Vol. 1 | The Mighty Diamonds | Observer | World |
| 169 | Ghetto Kumbé | Ghetto Kumbé | ZZK | World |
| 170 | Saqqara | Esbe | New Cat | World |
| 171 | Gypsy Cafe: Italian Restaurant Music | Gypsy Cafe Ensemble | Idiom Music | World |
| 172 | Funky Kingston | Toots & The Maytals | Island | World |
| 173 | Bahir | Dexter Story | Soundway | World |
| 174 | Avrakedabra | Morgan Heritage | CTBC | World |
| 175 | What Heat | Bokanté | Real World | World |
| 176 | Ninguém Vai Me Segurar | Ana Mazzotti | Far Out | World |
| 177 | Zajal | Dave Soldier | Mulatta | World |
| 178 | Lagos Pepper Soup | Michael Olatuja | Whirlwind | World |
| 179 | Ella | La Dame Blanche | Nacional | World |
| 180 | Call to Prayer | Ghalia Benali and Romina Lischka | Fuga Libera | World |
| 181 | Orquesta Akokan | Orquesta Akokán | Daptone | World |
| 182 | History | Youssou N'Dour | Naive | World |
| 183 | Vision Del Ayahuasca | Los Wembler's De Iquitos | Barbes | World |
| 184 | La Face Cachée | Wuta Mayi | Self-Release | World |
| 185 | Obiaa! | Pat Thomas | Strut | World |
| 186 | Salsa Es Lo Que Hay | Kiki Sanchez | Diola Entertainment | World |
| 187 | Quilombo Sound System | Quilombo | Self-Release | World |
| 188 | Amália Classics on Portuguese Guitar | Custodio Castelo | ARC | World |
| 189 | Voices of the Sani | Manhu | Riverboat | World |
| 190 | Miroirs | Quintet Bumbac | Collectif Çok Malko | World |
| 191 | Yewoulen | Awale Jant Band | ARC | World |
| 192 | Vamos a Bailar Un Son | Eliades Ochoa | Self-Release | World |
| 193 | Rey De Mi Folclor Vallenato Y Cumbia Colombiana | Beto Jamaica | OM Producciones Music | World |
| 194 | Strovilos | Trio Tekke | World Music Network | World |
| 195 | Dankele | Bamba Wassoulou Groove | Run | World |
| 196 | Ojiboland | Ojibo Afrobeat | Self-Release | World |
| 197 | Jangar | Khusugtun | Routes Nomades | World |
| 198 | Delhi to Damascus | Sandeep Das | In A Circle | World |
| 199 | All Grown Up | Los Mocosos | Self-Release | World |
| 200 | Walls Have Ears | Transglobal Underground | Mule Satellite | World |
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