Best of 2019: Listener Poll Results

Listener Poll Results
by WFUV Staff | 12/31/2019 | 10:00am

Listener Poll Results

The top songs, albums and discoveries of the year, as chosen by you, the WFUV listeners!

See: Top 50 Albums | Top 90 Songs + Spotify Playlist || WFUV Staff Picks (new page)

Artist Discovery of the Year

  1. Yola
  2. Black Pumas
  3. Lizzo
  4. J. S. Ondara
  5. Orville Peck

Top 50 Albums

  1. Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride
  2. Jenny Lewis, On The Line
  3. The National, I Am Easy to Find
  4. Yola, Walk Through Fire
  5. The Highwomen, The Highwomen
  6. Brittany Howard, Jaime
  7. Michael Kiwanuka, Kiwanuka
  8. Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  9. Bruce Springsteen, Western Skies
  10. Black Pumas, Black Pumas
  11. Lizzo, Cuz I Love You
  12. Andrew Bird, My Finest Work Yet
  13. Sturgill Simpson, Sound and Fury
  14. The New Pornographers, In the Morse Code of Brakelights
  15. Maggie Rogers, Heard it in a Past Life
  16. The Head and the Heart, Living Mirage
  17. Calexico/Iron and Wine, Years to Burn
  18. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Ghosteen
  19. Better Oblivion Community Center, Better Oblivion Community Center
  20. Tedeschi Trucks Band, Signs
  21. Beck, Hyperspace
  22. Josh Ritter, Fever Breaks
  23. Wilco, Ode to Joy
  24. Orville Peck, Pony
  25. The Avett Brothers, Closer Than Together
  26. The Raconteurs, Help Me Stranger
  27. Sharon Van Etten, Remind Me Tomorrow
  28. The Black Keys, Let's Rock
  29. Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising
  30. Gary Clark Jr., This Land
  31. Mavis Staples, We Get By
  32. Bon Iver, i,i
  33. Big Thief, Two Hands
  34. Big Thief, U.F.O.F.
  35. Angel Olsen, All Mirrors
  36. Hozier, Wasteland, Baby!
  37. J.S. Ondara, Tales of America
  38. Chrissie Hynde, Valve Bone Woe
  39. Citizen Cope, Heroin and Helicopters
  40. Rachael & Vilray, Rachael & Vilray
  41. Bob Mould, Sunshine Rock
  42. Seratones, Power
  43. Strand of Oaks, Eraserland
  44. Beirut, Gallipoli
  45. Sleater-Kinney, The Center Won't Hold
  46. The Hold Steady, Thrashing Thru The Passion
  47. Mac DeMarco, Here Comes the Cowboy
  48. The Lumineers, III
  49. Guster, Look Alive
  50. Various Artists, "Echo In The Canyon" soundtrack

Top 90 Songs

As chosen by FUV listeners, our favorite music fans.

  1. Lizzo, "Juice"
  2. Black Pumas, "Colors"
  3. Gary Clark Jr, "This Land"
  4. Brittany Howard, "Stay High"
  5. Vampire Weekend, "Harmony Hall"
  6. The New Pornographers, "Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile"
  7. Bruce Springsteen, "Hello Sunshine"
  8. Sharon Van Etten, "Seventeen"
  9. Big Thief, "Not"
  10. J.S.Ondara, "Saying Goodbye"
  11. Wilco, "Everyone Hides"
  12. Vampire Weekend, "This Life"
  13. Jenny Lewis, "Wasted Youth"
  14. CAAMP, "Peach Fuzz"
  15. The Highwomen, "Highwomen"
  16. Josh Ritter, "Old Black Magic"
  17. Black Pumas, "Black Moon Rising"
  18. Sunflower Bean, "Come For Me"
  19. Better Oblivion Community Center, "Dylan Thomas"
  20. The Highwomen, "Crowded Table"
  21. Jenny Lewis, "Heads Gonna Roll"
  22. Michael Kiwanuka, "Hero"
  23. Orville Peck, "Dead of Night"
  24. The Highwomen, "Redesigning Women"
  25. Andrew Bird, "Sisyphus"
  26. Beck, "Uneventful Days"
  27. Billie Eilish, "Bad Guy"
  28. Seratones, "Gotta Get to Know Ya"
  29. Yola, "Love All Night (Work All Day)"
  30. White Reaper, "Might Be Right"
  31. The Head and The Heart, "Missed Connection"
  32. Tame Impala, "Patience"
  33. Jenny Lewis, "Red Bull & Hennessy"
  34. Yola, "Ride Out In the Country"
  35. Yola, "Faraway Look"
  36. Beck, "Saw Lightning"
  37. Maggie Rogers, "Burning"
  38. Tedeschi Trucks Band, "Hard Case"
  39. Citizen Cope, "Justice"
  40. The Head and the Heart, "See You Through My Eyes"
  41. The National, "You Had Your Soul With You"
  42. Lana Del Rey, "Doin' Time"
  43. Calexico/Iron and Wine, "Father Mountain"
  44. Wilco, "Love Is Everywhere (Beware)"
  45. Haim, "Summer Girl"
  46. Vampire Weekend, "Sunflower"
  47. The Black Keys, "Go"
  48. Clairo, "Bags"
  49. The Black Keys, "Lo/Hi"
  50. Spoon, "No Bullets Spent"
  51. The Avett Brothers, "Tell the Truth"
  52. Weyes Blood, "Everyday"
  53. Angel Olsen, "All Mirrors"
  54. Mavis Staples, "Change"
  55. Tame Impala, "Borderline"
  56. The Lumineers, "Gloria"
  57. Bon Iver, "Hey, Ma"
  58. The Avett Brothers, "High Steppin'"
  59. The Lumineers, "Life in the City"
  60. The National, "Light Years"
  61. Sturgill Simpson, "Sing Along"
  62. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, "Waiting for You"
  63. The Raconteurs, "Help Me Stranger"
  64. Sturgill Simpson, "Mercury in Retrograde"
  65. Strand of Oaks, "Ruby"
  66. Adia Victoria, "Different Kind of Love"
  67. Guster, "Overexcited"
  68. Bruce Springsteen, "There Goes My Miracle"
  69. Jesse Malin, "Room 13"
  70. Joseph, "Fighter"
  71. Madison Cunningham, "Pin It Down"
  72. The Waterboys, "Where the Action Is"
  73. Nilüfer Yanya, "All in My Head"
  74. Sleater-Kinney, "Can I Go On"
  75. SOAK, "Deja Vu"
  76. Haim, "Hallelujah"
  77. Jade Bird, "I Get No Joy"
  78. Mattiel, "Keep the Change"
  79. Angie McMahon, "Keeping Time"
  80. Beirut, "Landslide"
  81. The Head and the Heart, "People Need a Melody"
  82. Middle Kids, "Real Thing"
  83. Bob Mould, "Sunshine Rock"
  84. Bruce Springsteen, "Tucson Train"
  85. Orville Peck, "Turn to Hate"
  86. Josh Ritter, "All Some Kind Of Dream"
  87. Beirut, "Gallipoli"
  88. Norah Jones & Mavis Staples, "I'll Be Gone"
  89. Rodrigo y Gabriela, "Mettavolution"
  90. Emily King, "Look at Me Now"

Top 90 Songs of 2019: Spotify Playlist

See: Top 5 Artist Discoveries | Top 50 Albums | Top 90 Songs || WFUV Staff Picks

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