1. Horse Lords – ‘Comradely Objects‘, Rvng Intl.
  2. GOAT – ‘Oh Death‘, Rocket Recordings
  3. Mauskovic Dance Band – ‘Bukaroo Bank‘, Les Disques Bongo Joe
  4. Onom Agemo & Ahmed Ag Kaedy – ‘Tartit‘, Agogo Records
  5. Penza Penza – ‘Neanderthal Rock‘, Fnr
  6. Traps PS – ‘Prim Dicer‘, Mock Records
  7. Adrian Quesada – ‘Jaguar Sound‘, ATO Records
  8. The Du-Rites – ‘Plug It In‘, Old Maid Entertainment Inc. / Illegalia Records
  9. The Winston Brothers – ‘Drift‘, Colemine Records
  10. BKO – ‘Djine Bora‘, Les Disques Bongo Joe
  11. Brian Jackson – ‘This Is Brian Jackson‘, BBE
  12. Misha Panfilov – ‘Momentum‘, 2 Headed Deer
  13. The Soul Surfers – ‘The Soul Surfers Present: Igor & Romeo’s – Sound Excitement‘, Ubiquity Records
  14. Diasonics – ‘Origin Of Forms‘, Record Kicks
  15. Makaya McCraven – ‘In These Times‘, Nonesuch / International Anthem Recording Company / XL Recordings
  16. Surprise Chef – ‘Education & Recreation‘, Big Crown Records
  17. Condor Gruppe – ‘Gulliver‘, Sdban Ultra
  18. Minami Deutsch – ‘Fortune Goodies‘, Guruguru Brain
  19. Vieux Farka Touré Et Khruangbin – ‘Ali‘, Dead Oceans
  20. The New Mastersounds – ‘The Deplar Effect‘, Color Red Records / Eleven Music

Previous picks by Dimitris Koutoukakis:

2021 Top 20 Albums

2020 Top 20 Albums

2019 Top 20 Albums

2018 Top 20 Albums

2017 Top 20 Albums

Compiled by: Dimitris Koutoukakis