Sunday, December 13, 2020

120+ Fave Songs of 2020

2020 has been a dumpster fire of a year in many ways for sure, and music was not immune from the sheer disaster. Still, thankfully, I was able to find solace in 120+ songs that rose to the top of/for my annual favorite songs list. (Note: I'm not counting down here; I went right for the top spot starting at #1.) Full playlist on YouTube at www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBb3Ab6s-otRGqxZ6zC0wRvrxiZb2kLG-.

1. “Arch Enemy” – Everything Everything

2. “Masonic Temple Microdose #1” – Blitzen Trapper

3. “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus” – the Strokes

4. “This Heat” – Deeper

5. “Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)” – Bombay Bicycle Club

6. “Bad Decisions” – the Strokes

7. “Time Moves On” – Phantom Planet

8. “Dance of The Clairvoyants” – Pearl Jam

9. “Against the Day” – Wolf Parade

10. “Falling Thunder” – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

11. “Ego” – Moaning

12. “I’m Only Going to Hurt You” – the Ninth Wave

13. “Friend Machine” – Nation of Language

14. “Spirits” – Dad Bod

15. “I Don’t Wanna” – Pet Shop Boys

16. “Case of the Mondays” – Pomplamoose

17. “Uh-huh” – Litany

18. “Open Relations” – Heartbones

19. “Martin” – Car Seat Headrest

20. "F.E.A.R." - Joywave

21. “Lightning Riders” – AWOLNATION

22. “Love Spells” – poorstacy

23. “how will i rest in peace if I’m buried by ahighway” – KennyHoopla

24. “So Much Love” – Nada Surf

25. Blinding Lights - the Weeknd

26. “Heat Death (Hold Me Here)” – Sister Species

27. “Rusty Nail” – Peter Bjorn and John

28. “The Great Divide” – the Shins

29. “What I Do” – Taylor Janzen

30. “Власть (Power)” – Ploho

31. “On Division Street” – Nation of Language

32. “I Feel the Transition” – the Zolas

33. “You’reNot Alone” – Semisonic

34. “Cheap Regrets” – the Districts

35. “I’m No Artist” – Catholic Action

36. “Van Horn” – Saint Motel

37. “Magical Thinking” – Blitzen Trapper

38. “Cloud Nein” – Man Man

39. “Goliath” – Woodkid

40. “She’s Walking Out” – Faded Paper Figures

41. “Circle the Drain” – Soccer Mommy

42. “Hollow World” – Elephant Stone

43. “The Ceiling” – Lewis Del Mar

44. “The Only Thing” – Travis featuring Susanna Hoffs

45. “Pastime” – Samantha Crain

46. “One of Us” – Catholic Action

47. “The Adults Are Talking” – the Strokes

48. “Leave a Little Light on” – Phantom Planet

49. “No Rain” – Drab Majesty

50. “Planets” – Everything Everything

51. “Lake Song” – Deeper

52. “Obsidian Oblivion” – Say Hi

53. “Dying to Believe” – the Beths

54. “What D’ya Got to Lose” – Brett Newski

55. “Orange and Blue” – Sarah Jarosz

56. “Sainthood Is Not in Your Future” – Sparks

57. “Future Peg” – Man Man

58. “Another Name for Loneliness” – Catholic Action

59. “Never Stop the Dance” – MT Foyer

60. “Deleter” – Grouplove

61. “The Steps” – Haim

62. “Daybreak” – Sweet and Loney

63. “Spirals” – Django Django

64. “Holy Smokes Future Jokes” – Blitzen Trapper

65. “Everything Else Has Gone Wrong” – Bombay Bicycle Club

66. “Care” - beabadoobee

67. “Can I Believe You” – Fleet Foxes

68. “Good Bad Times - Hinds

69. “Bones” – Faded Paper Figures

70. “It Might Be Time” – Tame Impala

71. “Endless Reruns” – Peter Bjorn and John

72. “Violent Sun” – Everything Everything

73. “Impossible Weight” – Deep Sea Diver featuring Sharon Van Etten

74. “Valentine” – Travis

75. “Eternal Summer” – the Strokes

76. “The Godfather” – Are We Static

77. “Stranger” – Moaning

78. “Like Breaking Glass” – Cut/Copy

79. “Used to Like” – Neon Trees

80. “Fuzzybrain” – Dayglow

81. “Burn Too Bright” – Laura Veirs

82. “Pacific Standard Time” – Sparks

83. “Carousel” – Clock Opera

84. “Tiger Unicorn” – Say Hi

85. “Velour and Velcro” – the Districts

86. “My Own Soul’s Warning” – the Killers

87. “Waving at the Window” – Travis

88. “The Motorist” – Nation of Language

89. “Tattered and Torn” – Eli Gardiner

90. “Jump Rope Gazers” – the Beths

91. “In a Spiral” – Phantogram

92. “Deadlines (Thoughtful)” – Car Seat Headrest

93. “Young Buck” – Braids

94. “Come Down Forever” – the Ninth Wave

95. “Hear You Calling” – Gully Boys

96. “Running into You” – the Cribs

97. “So Handsome Hello” – Woodkid

98. “Rush and Fever” – Nation of Language

99. “A Ghost” – Travis

100. “Lost Powers” – Everything Everything

101. “Love Is All We Share” – Cut/Copy

102. “Connect the Dots” – Moaning

103. “Bardo’s Light (Ouija, Ouija)” – Blitzen Trapper

104. “Club Zero” – the Go-Go’s

105. “With That Face” – Green/Blue

106. “The Existential Threat” – Sparks

107. “Out of Nowhere” – Peter Bjorn and John

108. “Sons and Unwed Mothers” – Blitzen Trapper

109. “Do You Want Me Now” – the Beths

110. “Out of Control” – Wolf Parade

111. “Footnotes” – Land of Talk

112. “Caution” – the Killers

113. “My Resolve” – Bruce Hornsby and James Mercer

114. “Wreck Beach/Totem Park” – the Zolas

115. “Unreal City” – M. Ward

116. “Valleys” – Working Men’s Club

117. “Sleep” – House of Heaven

118. “Winona” – Miloe

119. “Televised Mind” – Fontaines D.C.

120. “Spray Paint” - Deeper

121. “Pale Yellow” – Woodkid

122. “Lawnmower” – Sparks

123. “September Again” – Nation of Language

124. “Kisser (Stripped)” – Step Rockets

125. “Private Lives” – Low Cut Connie

126. “I Fall in Love Every Night” – Born Ruffians

127. “Undecided Voters” – Kiwi Jr.

128. “Love Is not Enough” – Lydia Loveless



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