Album of the YearThe Slow RushTame Impala

I wouldn’t have made this site if not for this album. The number of metaphors for this year in this pre-COVID album is wild: when are we not Lost in Yesterday, On Track, considering Tomorrow’s Dust? Every detail has been perfectly obssessed over.

Runner-up: Album of the YearSAWAYAMARina Sawayama

Every time I listen I notice new details in the lyrics & production; her commitment to writing anything but a heterosexual breakup pop song is so refreshing: reviewing materialism in XS, getting everyone dancing on Comme Des Garçons, reflecting on heritage on Tokyo Love Hotel.

EP of the YearIN A DREAMTroye Sivan

Beautifully produced, totally gay, stacked, bops.

Single of the YearLonely StarOh Wonder

This song, made pre-COVID but released as the first in a series of the duo’s Home Tapes, couldn’t be more perfect. It’s stark & minimal, sad & happy, blazing & alone. It’s all the right contradictions.

Best New ArtistRina Sawayama

Both her EP RINA & her album SAWAYAMA are absolute bangers. She makes such personal hyperpop, spanning a remarkable array of topics with grace.

Favorite TrendHyperpop

Dorian Electra, Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama, SOPHIE, 100 gecs—hyperpop is here. By being artifical & maximalist, it brings so much more personality than traditional pop.

Top 100 songs of 2020

1. 1.
   
   RegularsAllie X – Cape God
2. 2.
   
   CheckmateConan Gray – Kid Krow
3. 3.
   
   Devil I KnowAllie X – Cape God
4. 4.
   
   HeatherConan Gray – Kid Krow
5. 5.
   
   The Cut That Always BleedsConan Gray – Kid Krow
6. 6.
   
   Jesus in LAAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
7. 7.
   
   ManiacConan Gray – Kid Krow
8. 8.
   
   The StoryConan Gray – Kid Krow
9. 9.
   
   Fight or FlightConan Gray – Kid Krow
10. 10.
    
    Love Me WrongAllie X & Troye Sivan – Cape God
11. 11.
    
    Comfort CrowdConan Gray – Kid Krow
12. 12.
    
    Wish You Were SoberConan Gray – Kid Krow
13. 13.
    
    EasyTroye Sivan – In A Dream - EP
14. 14.
    
    (Can We Be Friends?)Conan Gray – Kid Krow
15. 15.
    
    Lost in YesterdayTame Impala – The Slow Rush
16. 16.
    
    AffluenzaConan Gray – Kid Krow
17. 17.
    
    Rager teenager!Troye Sivan – In A Dream - EP
18. 18.
    
    HoneysuckleGreyson Chance – Single
19. 19.
    
    June GloomAllie X – Cape God
20. 20.
    
    It Might Be TimeTame Impala – The Slow Rush
21. 21.
    
    i finally understandCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
22. 22.
    
    Super Duper Party PeopleAllie X – Cape God
23. 23.
    
    Breathe DeeperTame Impala – The Slow Rush
24. 24.
    
    Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys)Rina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA
25. 25.
    
    Little LeagueConan Gray – Kid Krow
26. 26.
    
    Posthumous ForgivenessTame Impala – The Slow Rush
27. 27.
    
    Rings a BellAllie X – Cape God
28. 28.
    
    Beautiful FacesDeclan McKenna – Zeros
29. 29.
    
    DemonsAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
30. 30.
    
    clawsCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
31. 31.
    
    I Wish I Never Met YouOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
32. 32.
    
    On TrackTame Impala – The Slow Rush
33. 33.
    
    Tomorrow's DustTame Impala – The Slow Rush
34. 34.
    
    enemyCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
35. 35.
    
    (Online Love)Conan Gray – Kid Krow
36. 36.
    
    HappyOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
37. 37.
    
    Learning in PublicAllie X – Cape God
38. 38.
    
    scorton's creekIsaac Dunbar – isaac's insects
39. 39.
    
    BorderlineTame Impala – The Slow Rush
40. 40.
    
    XSRina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA
41. 41.
    
    Drunk on YouOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
42. 42.
    
    HallelujahOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
43. 43.
    
    foreverCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
44. 44.
    
    Is It TrueTame Impala – The Slow Rush
45. 45.
    
    makeup drawerIsaac Dunbar – isaac's insects
46. 46.
    
    Better NowOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
47. 47.
    
    Madame XAllie X – Cape God
48. 48.
    
    Life of the PartyAllie X – Cape God
49. 49.
    
    Match in the RainAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
50. 50.
    
    Nothing But YouOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
51. 51.
    
    detonateCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
52. 52.
    
    Fresh LaundryAllie X – Cape God
53. 53.
    
    Susie Save Your LoveAllie X & Mitski – Cape God
54. 54.
    
    AmericaSufjan Stevens – The Ascension
55. 55.
    
    Sarah Come HomeAllie X – Cape God
56. 56.
    
    STUDTroye Sivan – In A Dream - EP
57. 57.
    
    c2.0Charli XCX – how i'm feeling now
58. 58.
    
    Lonely StarOh Wonder – Single
59. 59.
    
    Your Love (Déjà Vu)Glass Animals – Dreamland
60. 60.
    
    comme des garçons (like the boys)Isaac Dunbar – isaac's insects
61. 61.
    
    The Key to Life on EarthDeclan McKenna – Zeros
62. 62.
    
    Oh My GodAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
63. 63.
    
    7 yearsCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
64. 64.
    
    IN A DREAMTroye Sivan – In A Dream (2020) - EP
65. 65.
    
    Take Yourself HomeTroye Sivan – In A Dream (2020) - EP
66. 66.
    
    could cry just thinkin about youTroye Sivan – In A Dream (2020) - EP
67. 67.
    
    NebraskaOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
68. 68.
    
    visionsCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
69. 69.
    
    isaac's insectsIsaac Dunbar – isaac's insects
70. 70.
    
    I'm Not a CynicAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
71. 71.
    
    In and Out of LoveOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
72. 72.
    
    anthemsCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
73. 73.
    
    party 4 uCharli XCX – how i'm feeling now
74. 74.
    
    Daniel, You’re Still a ChildDeclan McKenna – Zeros
75. 75.
    
    Mind Is a PrisonAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
76. 76.
    
    Eventually, DarlingDeclan McKenna – Zeros
77. 77.
    
    AlamoAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
78. 78.
    
    DustOh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe)
79. 79.
    
    Must Have Been the WindAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
80. 80.
    
    Video GameSufjan Stevens – The Ascension
81. 81.
    
    The Book of You & IAlec Benjamin – These Two Windows
82. 82.
    
    GlimmerTame Impala – The Slow Rush
83. 83.
    
    Be an AstronautDeclan McKenna – Zeros
84. 84.
    
    Akasaka SadRina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA
85. 85.
    
    OfficialCharli XCX – Charli
86. 86.
    
    Die HappySufjan Stevens – The Ascension
87. 87.
    
    boyIsaac Dunbar – isaac's insects
88. 88.
    
    RaptureDeclan McKenna – Zeros
89. 89.
    
    One More HourTame Impala – The Slow Rush
90. 90.
    
    Instant DestinyTame Impala – The Slow Rush
91. 91.
    
    Tokyo DriftingGlass Animals & Denzel Curry – Dreamland
92. 92.
    
    One More YearTame Impala – The Slow Rush
93. 93.
    
    I Like It When You Love MeOh Wonder – Single
94. 94.
    
    Greek GodConan Gray – Sunset Season - EP
95. 95.
    
    The Other SideConan Gray – Single
96. 96.
    
    AtivanSufjan Stevens – The Ascension
97. 97.
    
    Paradisin'Rina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA
98. 98.
    
    Sagittarius A*Declan McKenna – Zeros
99. 99.
    
    Man to ManDorian Electra – Flamboyant (Deluxe)
100. 100.
     
     suicideIsaac Dunbar – isaac's insects