1. Portal – ‘Avow‘, Profound Lore Records
  2. Rudimentary Peni – ‘Great War‘, Sealed Records
  3. Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Shadow Of Funk‘, Mute
  4. Portico Quartet – ‘Monument‘, Gondwana Records
  5. Dinosaur Jr. – ‘Sweep It Into Space‘, Jagjaguwar
  6. shame – ‘Drunk Tank Pink‘, Dead Oceans
  7. Sanctuary – ‘Sanctuary Vol. 1‘, Safari Riot
  8. Constant Smiles – ‘Paragons‘, Sacred Bones Records
  9. THING – ‘THING‘, Invisible Audio
  10. Black Country, New Road – ‘For The First Time‘, Ninja Tune
  11. Dry Cleaning – ‘New Long Leg‘, 4AD
  12. Sleaford Mods – ‘Spare Ribs‘, Nuclear Blast
  13. Fluisteraars – ‘Gegrepen Door De Geest Der Zielsontluiking‘, Eisenwald Tonschmiede
  14. Arab Strap – ‘As Days Get Dark‘, Rock Action Records
  15. Grouper – ‘Shade‘, Kranky
  16. The Weather Station – ‘Ignorance‘, Fat Possum
  17. Sault – ‘Nine‘, Forever Living Originals
  18. IDLES  – ‘Crawler‘, Partisan Records
  19. Mogwai – ‘As The Love Continues‘, Rock Action Records
  20. Snail Mail  – ‘Valentine‘, Matador

Previous picks by Christos Doukakis:

2020 Top 20 Albums

2019 Top 20 Albums

2018 Top 20 Albums 

2017 Top 20 Albums

Compiled by: Christos Doukakis