Best of 2020: Listener Poll Results

It's that time of the year, when we look back at the music that carried us through the year. You voted for the songs, albums, and artists that made your year better, and on New Year's Eve, we counted down your Top 90 standout songs of 2020.

See below for the results for your "Best of 2020: Listener Poll Results" of the songs, albums, and artist discoveries, plus a Spotify playlist.

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Top 90 Songs

1. Phoebe Bridgers, "Kyoto"
2. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, "Letter To You"
3. Kathleen Edwards, "Options Open"
4. HAIM, "The Steps"
5. Sunflower Bean, "Moment in the Sun"
6. Nathaniel Rateliff, "And It's Still Alright"
7. Kurt Vile and John Prine, "How Lucky "
8. Fiona Apple, "Under the Table"
9. Kathleen Edwards, "Hard On Everyone"
10. Waxahatchee, "Lilacs"
11. John Prine, "I Remember Everything"
12. Taylor Swift and Bon Iver, "Exile "
13. The Strokes, "Bad Decisions "
14. Janelle Monae, "Turntables "
15. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, "Dreamsicle"
16. Fiona Apple, "Shameika "
17. Low Cut Connie, "Private Lives"
18. Black Pumas, "I'm Ready"
19. Bruce Springsteen, "Ghosts "
20. Fleet Foxes, "Can I Believe You?"
21. Ray LaMontagne, "Strong Enough "
22. Waxahatchee, "Can't Do Much"
23. Nicole Atkins, "Domino"
24. Future Islands, "For Sure "
25. Tame Impala, "Lost In Yesterday"
26. Waxahatchee, "Fire"
27. Sylvan Esso, "Ferris Wheel"
28. Margo Price, "Letting Me Down"
29. The Killers, "My Own Soul’s Warning"
30. Lianne La Havas, "Can't Fight"
31. Caroline Rose, "Feel the Way I Want"
32. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, "Be Afraid"
33. Deep Sea Diver, "Impossible Weight"
34. Bright Eyes, "Mariana Trench"
35. Pearl Jam, "Dance of the Clairvoyants"
36. Blu DeTiger, "Figure it Out"
37. The War and Treaty, "Five More Minutes "
38. Perfume Genius, "On the Floor"
39. Nada Surf, "So Much Love"
40. Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell , "The Problem"
41. The Jayhawks, "This Forgotten Town "
42. Heartless Bastards, "Revolution "
43. The Rolling Stones, "Living in Ghost Town"
44. Bob Dylan, "Murder Most Foul"
45. Bob Dylan, "False Prophet"
46. Adrianne Lenker, "Anything"
47. My Morning Jacket, "Feel You"
48. Laura Marling, "Held Down"
49. Lianne La Havas, "Bittersweet"
50. Tame Impala, "It Might Be Time"
51. Lake Street Dive, "Making Do"
52. Lucinda Williams, "You Can't Rule Me"
53. The Strokes, "The Adults are Talking"
54. Elle King, "The Let Go"
55. Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, "Texas Sun"
56. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, "I’ll See You In My Dreams"
57. Car Seat Headrest, "Hollywood"
58. Chris Stapleton, "Cold"
59. Best Coast, "Everything Has Changed"
60. Fiona Apple, "Heavy Balloon"
61. Low Cut Connie, "Help Me"
62. Nathaniel Rateliff, "Time Stands"
63. Mt. Joy, "Strangers"
64. Andy Shauf, "Try Again"
65. The Avett Brothers , "Victory"
66. The Pretenders, "The Buzz"
67. The Pretenders, "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely"
68. Billie Eilish, "My Future"
69. Sparks, "All That"
70. Gorillaz, "Aries"
71. Khruangbin, "Time (You and I)"
72. The Killers, "Caution"
73. Soccer Mommy, "Circle the Drain"
74. Katie Pruitt, "Expectations"
75. Fiona Apple, "I Want You To Love Me"
76. Phoenix, "Identical"
77. Romy, "Lifetime"
78. The Chicks, "March March"
79. Christine and the Queens, "People, I’ve Been Sad"
80. Bright Eyes, "Persona Non Grata"
81. My Morning Jacket, "Run It"
82. Matt Berninger, "One More Second"
83. The Shins, "The Great Divide"
84. Jealous of the Birds, "Young Neanderthal"
85. Adia Victoria, "South Gotta Change"
86. Elvis Costello, "No Flag"
87. New Order, "Be a Rebel"
88. Brian Fallon, "Lonely For You Only"
89. The Avalanches, "Running Red Lights"
90. beabadoobee, "Care"

Top 50 Albums

1. Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters
2. Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You
3. Bob Dylan, Rough and Rowdy Ways
4. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Reunions
5. Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher
6. Kathleen Edwards, Total Freedom
7. Waxahatchee, Saint Cloud
8. Taylor Swift, Folklore
9. HAIM, Women in Music Pt. III
10. Tame Impala, The Slow Rush
11. Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels
12. The Strokes, The New Abnormal
13. Nathaniel Rateliff, And It’s Still Alright
14. The Jayhawks, XOXO
15. The Pretenders, Hate For Sale
16. Margo Price, That's How Rumors Get Started
17. My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall II
18. Dawes, Good Luck with Whatever
19. Fleet Foxes, Shore
20. Lianne La Havas, Lianne La Havas
21. Pearl Jam, Gigaton
22. Nicole Atkins, Italian Ice
23. Nada Surf, Never Not Together
24. Bright Eyes, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
25. Low Cut Connie, Private Lives
26. Matt Berninger, Serpentine Prison
27. Adrianne Lenker, Songs
28. Future Islands, As Long As You Are
29. Caroline Rose, Superstar
30. Sylvan Esso, Free Love
31. Ray LaMontagne, Monovision
32. Laura Marling, Song for Our Daughter
33. Run The Jewels, RTJ4
34. The Killers, Imploding the Mirage
35. Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin' Grass
36. Tom Petty, Wildflowers & All the Rest
37. Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension
38. Jealous of the Birds, Peninsula
39. The Chicks, Gaslighter
40. Best Coast, Always Tomorrow
41. Devon Gilfillian, Black Hole Rainbow
42. Deep Sea Diver, Impossible Weight
43. Khruangbin, Mordechai
44. Chris Stapleton, Starting Over
45. Whitney, Candid
46. Gorillaz, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
47. Jeff Tweedy, Love Is The King
48. Soccer Mommy, Color Theory
49. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Just Checked in to See What Condition My Rendition Was In
50. Brian Fallon, Local Honey

Artist Discoveries

• Arlo Parks
• Blu DeTiger
• Deep Sea Diver
• beabadoobee
• Bandits on the Run

Top 90 Songs of 2020: Spotify Playlist

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