Tony's Top Hits and Albums of 2020

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So i had to abandon transferring the UKMix thread here last year as this site can't handle all the embeds - i'm still puzzled about this as other people have no issues making threads with many embeds in them.

Here then is a bare bones version of the 2020 thread with only the top ten linked. For the full formatted thread seehere

Was a real brain ache trying to sort the songs so i stopped at 50 rather than 75. Top 40 albums again, though.

TONY'S TOP HITS AND ALBUMS: 2020

HITS

50 The Electric Soft Parade - Never Mind
49 Little Mix - Break Up Song
48 Kitten - My House
47 Chvrches - Forever
They promoted the album version on US TV and later the video was removed - annoyingly because it made for a good video.
46 Kitten - Angelina
45 Sophia - Undone. Again.
44 Mallrat - Rockstar
43 Meg Myers - Any Way You Wanna Love
42 Foxes - Love Not Loving You
41 Jarv Is... - House Music All Night Long

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ALBUMS

40 Yelle - L'Ere Du Verseau
39 Little Mix - Confetti
(they've since released a deluxe edition featuring previously released singles and mixes, but it's the original i'm ranking)
38 Paul McCartney - McCartney III
37 Paris Jackson - Wilted
36 Young Ejecta - Ride Lonesome
35 Blancmange - Mindset
34 Lane 8 - Brightest Lights
33 Selena Gomez - Rare
32 Late Night Final - A Wonderful Hope
31 Wolfclub - Runaways


HITS

40 Charli XCX - Forever
39 Lizzy Farrall - Addict
38 Teenage Joans - By The Way
37 Kate Rusby - Shake It Off
36 Taylor Swift ft Bon Iver - Exile
This song and Kate's SIO cover are forever linked on my charts!
35 Jessie Frye - Ocean
34 Mike Haunted and Chris KD - Little Light
33 Marina - About Love
32 Jessie Ware - In Your Eyes
31 Steps - To The Beat Of My Heart

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ALBUMS

30 International Teachers Of Pop - Pop Gossip
29 Cerrone - DNA
28 Elephant Tree - Habits
27 Kate Rusby - Hand Me Down
26 Lizzy Farrall - Bruise
25 The Psychedelic Furs - Made Of Rain
24 Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon III: The Chosen
23 Scanner - An Ascent
22 Purity Ring - Womb
21 I Break Horses - Warnings

HITS

30 Steps - What The Future Holds
29 Jessie Ware - Step Into My Life
28 Janet Devlin - Away With The Fairies
27 Kitten - What Year Are We In?
26 Charli XCX - Enemy
25 Nina - Sleepwalking
24 Taylor Swift - Cardigan
23 Jessie Ware - Spotlight
22 Ren Harvieu - Yes Please
Absolute shame that her delayed comeback was ignored by most radio and TV media. This is equally as sexy as Ms Ware.
21 Marina - Man's World
Highest she gets this year! Might be a shock to those who follow my charts.

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ALBUMS

20 Empathy Test - Monsters

19 Kylie - Disco

18 Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts VI: Locusts

17 The Electric Soft Parade - Stages

16 Twin Atlantic - Power

15 Sarah Reeves - Life, Love and Madness

14 Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts V: Together

13 Tops - I Feel Alive

12 Allie X - Cape God

11 Sophia - Holding On / Letting Go

10 Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now SPOTIFY

9 Taylor Swift - Evermore SPOTIFY

8 Best Coast - Always Tomorrow SPOTIFY

7 Blanche - Empire SPOTIFY

6 Cam - The Otherside SPOTIFY

5 Meg Myers - Thank U 4 Taking Me 2 The Disco / I'd Like 2 Go Home Now DEEZER

4 Steps - What The Future Holds SPOTIFY

CD version is different and the one i own. To The One is an incredible track.

3 The Birthday Massacre - Diamonds SPOTIFY

2 Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure? SPOTIFY

1 Taylor Swift - Folklore SPOTIFY

First act to have 2 entries in my YE top ten - and she gets her first Album Of The Year! Epiphany could well be the song of the year and there are several more stunning beauties on this album.

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HITS

20 Taylor Swift - Willow


19 Tate McRae - You Broke Me First


18 I Break Horses - Death Engine

Only peaked at #3 but it had an incredible lengthy climb to get there! Just like the slowburn synth torch song itself. By a weird coincidence it debuted the week Caroline Flack took her own life.

17 Jessie Ware - The Kill


16 Maiah Wynne - Lift

Sophisticated guitar pop. Like Suzanne Vega meets Wye Oak.

15 Danz CM - Idea Of You

Computer Magic changed her name and delivered her best slice of synthpop yet.

14 The Psychedelic Furs - Don't Believe

13 ARO - Shared Something With The Night

Best yet from Aimee Rose Osbourne and band.

12 Taylor Swift ft The National - Coney Island

Not a single but i picked it out as a special track that her most discerning fans were waiting for as all National members contribute. Sadly, the public preferred that ropey thing with Haim.

For 2 years running, Swift fails to make the Hits top ten but does so on Albums.

11 Selena Gomez - Rare

What an unexpected alternative sounding delight. Only You was stunning but this was an original. Too good for the masses.

10 Blanche - Fences

Nearly as great as her ESC classic City Lights. She could have submitted this. Sadly no video due to Covid.



9 The Birthday Massacre - The Sky Will Turn



8 Steps - Under My Skin

Stunning mature sounding pop ballad. They should have done a video for Christmas.



7 Tops - Colder and Closer

Quality retro-modern pop.



6 Cam - Till There's Nothing Left

The best song Carrie Underwood never did.



5 Ellur - Reflection

Ella McNamara is the daughter of Richard from Embrace. He helps out with her alt-pop. This is on the chill side.



4 The Birthday Massacre - The Last Goodbye

Sadly no video for their most poppy single yet.



3 Jessie Ware - Save A Kiss



2 Ellur - Alive

Ladyhawke vibes on this stormer!



1 Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?

Couldn't be anything else! How to take from Donna Summer / Moroder and bring us something fresh and new. 2 videos - dancer one to (preferred) album version and JW one to single edit.



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