BEST ALBUM
Aziza Brahim · Sahari · Glitterbeat
BEST OF NORTH AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Aziza Brahim · Sahari · Glitterbeat
BEST OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Tamikrest · Tamotaït · Glitterbeat
BEST OF NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Lakou Mizik · HaitiaNola · Cumbancha
BEST OF EUROPE
Damir Imamović · Singer of Tales · Wrasse
BEST TRANSREGIONAL ALBUM
Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn · Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
BEST OF ASIA (CENTRAL & EAST) & PACIFIC
The Yandong Grand Singers · Everyone Listen Close / Wanp·Wanp Jangl Kap · Pan
BEST COMPILATION
V.A. · Léve Léve: São Tomé & Príncipe Sounds 70s-80s · Les Disques Bongo Joe
BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA
Lido Pimienta · Miss Colombia · Anti-
BEST 100 ALBUMS
1. Aziza Brahim · Sahari · Glitterbeat
2. Tamikrest · Tamotait · Glitterbeat
3. Lakou Mizik · HaitiaNola · Cumbancha
4. Aynur · Hedûr / Solace of Time · The Orchard / Dreyer & Gaido
5. Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou · Oulad Lghaba · Ajabu!
6. Damir Imamović · Singer of Tales · Wrasse
7. Sam Lee · Old Wow · Cooking Vinyl
8. Lina_Raül Refree · Lina_Raül Refree · Glitterbeat
9. Maria Mazzotta · Amoreamaro · Agualoca
10. Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn · Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
11. Ballaké Sissoko & Baba Sissoko · Sissoko & Sissoko · Homerecords.be
12. Antibalas · Fu Chronicles · Daptone
13. Džambo Aguševi Orchestra · Brasses for the Masses · Asphalt Tango
14. Roberto Fonseca · Yesun · Mack Avenue
15. Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas · The Soul of Epirus · Artway-Technotropon
16. The Garifuna Collective · Aban · Stonetree
17. Moonlight Benjamin · Siltane · Ma Case
18. Tinariwen · Amadjar · Anti- / Wedge / PIAS
19. Trio Tekke · Strovilos · Riverboat / World Music Network
20. Bab L’ Bluz · Nayda! · Real World
21. John Mclaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain · Is that So? · Abstract Logix
22. Santrofi · Alewa · Outhere
23. Matthieu Saglio · El Camino de los Vientos · ACT Music
24. Mah Damba · Hakili Kélé · Buda Musique
25. Evritiki Zygia · Ormenion · Teranga Beat
26. Bamba Wassoulou Groove · Dankélé · Lusafrica
27. Habib Koité · Kharifa · Contre-Jour
28. Nelia Safaie · Songs from Lands of Silence · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
29. Danyèl Waro · Tinn Tout · Buda Musique
30. Quintet Bumbac · Miroirs · Collectif Çok Malko
31. Frigg · FriXX · Frigg
32. Naïssam Jalal · Om al Aagayeb · Les Couleurs du Son
33. Blato Zlato · In The Wake · Blato Zlato
34. Transglobal Underground · Walls Have Ears · Mule Satellite
35. Amsterdam Klezmer Band · Fortuna · Vetnasj
36. The Yandong Grand Singers · Everyone Listen Close / Wanp·Wanp Jangl Kap · Pan
37. Rachid Taha · Je Suis Africain · Naïve
38. Otava Yo · Do You Love · ARC Music
39. Les Amazones d’Afrique · Amazones Power · Real World
40. Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela · Rejoice · World Circuit
41. La Banda Morisca · Gitana Mora · La Banda Morisca
42. Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith · Songs from the Bardo · Smithsonian Folkways
43. Lamia Bèdioui & Solis Barki · Fin’Amor· LBedioui Music Production
44. Aditya Prakash Ensemble · Diaspora Kid · Ropeadope
45. Sinafi Trio · Iho · Kalan Müzik
46. Ghalia Benali & Romina Lischka · Call to Prayer · Fuga Libera
47. V.A. · Léve Léve: São Tomé & Príncipe Sounds 70s-80s · Les Disques Bongo Joe
48. V.A. · Kinshasa 1978 · Crammed Discs
49. Stratis Skarakis · Mono ti Nihta Thalassa · Aerakis
50. TootArd · Migrant Birds · Glitterbeat
51. Manhu · Voices of the Sani · Riverboat / World Music Network
52. Kayhan Kalhor, Rembrandt Frerichs, Tony Overwater, Vinsent Planjer · It’s Still Autumn · Kepera
53. Lajkó Félix & Vołosi · Lajkó Félix & Vołosi · Fonó
54. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party · Live at WOMAD 1985 · Real World
55. Groupe RTD · The Dancing Devils of Djibouti · Ostinato
56. Lankum · The Livelong Day · Rough Trade
57. Mamadou Kelly · Les Bateaux · Clermont Music
58. Orkesta Mendoza · Curandero · Glitterbeat
59. Tautumeitas · Dziesmas no Aulejas / Songs from Auleja · CPL-Music
60. Al Bilali Soudan · Tombouctou · Clermont Music
61. Zenobia · Halak Halak · Crammed Discs
62. Carla Pires · Cartografado · Ocarina Music
63. Majid Bekkas · Magic Spirit Quartet · ACT Music + Vision
64. Carmen Souza · The Silver Messengers · Galileo Music Communication
65. Hamid Sakhizada · Dai Raft · Lidio
66. Lido Pimienta · Miss Colombia · Anti-
67. Yorkston / Thorne / Khan · Navarasa: Nine Emotions · Domino Recording
68. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley · 11th Street, Sekondi · Agogo
69. Acid Arab · Jdid · Crammed Discs
70. Andrew Cronshaw · Zithers · Cloud Valley
71. Trad.Attack! · Make Your Move · Made in the Baltics
72. The Good Ones · Rwanda, You Should Be Loved · Anti-
73. Yukihiro Atsumi · Kachofugetsu · Nippon Note
74. Dona Onete · Rebujo · Mais Um / AmpliDiversão
75. Kefaya & Elaha Soroor · Songs of Our Mothers · Bella Union
76. Gwendoline Absalon · Vangasay · Ting Bang
77. Kiko Dinucci · Rastilho · Brasil Calling
78. Besh o droM · Besh o droM 20 · Fonó
79. Cimarrón · Orinoco · Cimarrón Music
80. Eneida Marta · Ibra · Ocarina Music / ALG Eventos
81. Tyva Kyzy · Ayalgalar—Melodies · Pan
82. Kiki Valera · Vivencias en Clave Cubana · Origin
83. Frank Yamma · Tjukurpa: The Story & The Kulila Project · Wantok Musik
84. Farafi · Calico Soul · Piranha
85. Shantel & Cümbüş Cemaat · Istanbul · Essay Recordings
86. Baba Zula · Derin Derin · Glitterbeat
87. Pekko Käppi · Finnish Folk Songs Vol. 1 · Helmi Levyt
88. Fra Fra · Funeral Songs · Glitterbeat
89. Seamus Egan · Early Bright · THL
90. Oumou Sangaré · Acoustic · Nø Førmat
91. Maria Monda · Maria Monda · Sons Vadios
92. Jako el Muzikante · Ven al Luna Park · Xurxo Fernandes
93. Oum · Daba · Lof Music / MDC
94. Mahsa Vahdat · Enlighten the Night · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
95. V.A. · Jola: Hidden Gnawa Music in Brussels · Muziekpublique
96. Marta Gómez · Una Ventana para Soñar · Aluna
97. Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström · Mielo · Åkerö
98. Vedan Kolod · Wild Games · CPL-Music
99. V.A. · Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde · Ostinato
100. Tiganá Santana · Vida-Código · Ajabu!
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Note: the regions of the world for the Transglobal World Music Chart are defined according to this document.
* Our “Best of the Year” chart becomes “Best of the Season”. They’ll be announced in September every year from now on, taking into account the monthly charts between September of the previous year and August of the current year. As a transition period, last year’s best albums were determined taking into account a 10-month period (January 2019 to October 2019) and this year, charts between November 2019 and August 2020 are considered: also a 10-month period.