Best of 2020: Songs
A steady stream of tracks was my lifeline in 2020. Music was the one new thing that felt in conversation with the present, perhaps more than ever. Reduced down from an excess of worthy favorites, these are the best songs of the year.
20 – 11
20. idontknow / Jamie xx
19. circle the drain / Soccer Mommy
18. pulling the pin / Run The Jewels
17. they told us it was hard, but they were wrong. / Ela Minus
16. I Am Not Waiting / Austra
15. Mikey’s Song / HMLTD
14. Nothing At All / Perfume Genius
13. Kerosene! / Yves Tumor
12. Can’t Cool Me Down / Car Seat Headrest
11. On / Kelly Lee Owens
10
anything
Adrianne Lenker
is
sincerity sharp enough to kill.
09
Every Tradition
Bully
is
a thunderclap of shamelessness.
08
4 American Dollars
U.S Girls
is
the grooviest middle finger.
07
Content//Bedtime
illuminati hotties
is
the champagne of bad attitudes.
06
Bittersweet
Lianne La Havas
is
an impossibly smooth pill.
05
Bystanders
Moses Sumney
is
a promise you keep breaking.
04
Far
Bartees Strange
is
homesickness without an address.
03
I Know The End
Phoebe Bridgers
is
a journey to the other side and back.
02
Drumset
Fiona Apple
is
frustration spat into the void.
01
Lilac
Porridge Radio
is
the best song of the year.
Now Listen
The best songs of the year, in one playlist for you.