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. “On Division Street” – 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. “Heat Death (Hold Me Here)” – Sister Species

26. “Rusty Nail” – Peter Bjorn and John

27. “The Great Divide” – the Shins

28. “What I Do” – Taylor Janzen

29. “Власть (Power)” – Ploho

30. “Friend Machine” – Nation of Language

31. “I Feel the Transition” – the Zolas

32. “You’reNot Alone” – Semisonic

33. “Cheap Regrets” – the Districts

34. “I’m No Artist” – Catholic Action

35. “Van Horn” – Saint Motel

36. “Magical Thinking” – Blitzen Trapper

37. “Cloud Nein” – Man Man

38. “Goliath” – Woodkid

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

40. “Circle the Drain” – Soccer Mommy

41. “Hollow World” – Elephant Stone

42. “The Ceiling” – Lewis Del Mar

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

44. “Pastime” – Samantha Crain

45. “One of Us” – Catholic Action

46. “The Adults Are Talking” – the Strokes

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

48. “No Rain” – Drab Majesty

49. “Planets” – Everything Everything

50. “Lake Song” – Deeper

51. “Obsidian Oblivion” – Say Hi

52. “Dying to Believe” – the Beths

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

54. “Orange and Blue” – Sarah Jarosz

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

56. “Future Peg” – Man Man

57. “Another Name for Loneliness” – Catholic Action

58. “Never Stop the Dance” – MT Foyer

59. “Deleter” – Grouplove

60. “The Steps” – Haim

61. “Daybreak” – Sweet and Loney

62. “Spirals” – Django Django

63. “Holy Smokes Future Jokes” – Blitzen Trapper

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

65. “Care” - beabadoobee

66. “Can I Believe You” – Fleet Foxes

67. “Good Bad Times - Hinds

68. “Bones” – Faded Paper Figures

69. “It Might Be Time” – Tame Impala

70. “Endless Reruns” – Peter Bjorn and John

71. “Violent Sun” – Everything Everything

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

73. “Valentine” – Travis

74. “Eternal Summer” – the Strokes

75. “The Godfather” – Are We Static

76. “Stranger” – Moaning

77. “Like Breaking Glass” – Cut/Copy

78. “Used to Like” – Neon Trees

79. “Fuzzybrain” – Dayglow

80. “Burn Too Bright” – Laura Veirs

81. “Pacific Standard Time” – Sparks

82. “Carousel” – Clock Opera

83. “Tiger Unicorn” – Say Hi

84. “Velour and Velcro” – the Districts

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

86. “Waving at the Window” – Travis

87. “The Motorist” – Nation of Language

88. “Tattered and Torn” – Eli Gardiner

89. “Jump Rope Gazers” – the Beths

90. “In a Spiral” – Phantogram

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

92. “Young Buck” – Braids

93. “Come Down Forever” – the Ninth Wave

94. “Hear You Calling” – Gully Boys

95. “Running into You” – the Cribs

96. “So Handsome Hello” – Woodkid

97. “Rush and Fever” – Nation of Language

98. “A Ghost” – Travis

99. “Lost Powers” – Everything Everything

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

101. “Connect the Dots” – Moaning

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

103. “Club Zero” – the Go-Go’s

104. “With That Face” – Green/Blue

105. “The Existential Threat” – Sparks

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

107. “Sons and Unwed Mothers” – Blitzen Trapper

108. “Do You Want Me Now” – the Beths

109. “Out of Control” – Wolf Parade

110. “Footnotes” – Land of Talk

111. “Caution” – the Killers

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

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

114. “Unreal City” – M. Ward

115. “Valleys” – Working Men’s Club

116. “Sleep” – House of Heaven

117. “Winona” – Miloe

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

119. “Spray Paint” - Deeper

120. “Pale Yellow” – Woodkid

121. “Lawnmower” – Sparks

122. “September Again” – Nation of Language

123. “Kisser (Stripped)” – Step Rockets

124. “Private Lives” – Low Cut Connie

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

126. “Undecided Voters” – Kiwi Jr.

127. “Love Is not Enough” – Lydia Loveless



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