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Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2020

The year-end countdown (2020) from Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN ranks 199 songs, with “You're Not Alone” by Semisonic at number one. The list features 188 different artists. "The Lightning 100 staff found at least 200 of the gems." Two posts, each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-1 post. #191 is not printed in the source. #1, #122, #137 and #172 are printed without a dash between artist and title. Artists printed in capitals; normal case restored.

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200 You're Not Alone Semisonic 7 #20
199 Don't Stop The Beat Thunder Lily 1 #199
198 20/20 Maggie Rose 1 #198
197 Heartstrings Creature Comfort 2 #100
196 Sunshine The Brummies 1 #196
195 Olympia, WA Molly Tuttle 2 #195
194 Hide(Myself Behind You) Ron Gallo 1 #194
193 El Capitain Colony House 1 #193
192 Got To Be Tough Toots and the Maytals 2 #78
190 Things Could Get Much Worse Jeremy Ivey 1 #190
189 Fire Wild Feathers 1 #189
188 Deep Sea Diver Briston Maroney 1 #188
187 Run Tell The Children The Untamed 1 #187
186 Don't Take It So Seriously Jeremi Duran 1 #186
185 A Little Bit Of Love Kate Tucker 1 #185
184 Where To Start Bully 3 #41
183 I Know It Chicano Batman 1 #183
182 Multifaceica Catalina 1 #182
181 Rely Taylor Noelle 1 #181
180 What You Need Molly Martin 1 #180
179 Armageddon's Back In Town Drive-By Truckers 2 #47
178 Call Me When Your Phone Dies The Foxies 1 #178
177 2 Kids The Daybreaks 1 #177
176 Fear Kyshona Armstrong 1 #176
175 Worth The Wait Oswald 1 #175
174 Find A Way Phillip-Michael Scales 1 #174
173 Kansas City Criticals 1 #173
172 Upside Down Mondo Cozmo 3 #50
171 Your Love (Déjà Vu) Glass Animals 12 #22
170 Dandelion Carolina Story 1 #170
169 Redwood Tree Cam 1 #169
168 Didn't Want to Be This Lonely The Pretenders 6 #29
167 Over You Aaron Frazer 3 #53
166 3 Crow Liz Longley 1 #166
165 Enough For Now Ethan Gruska 1 #165
164 Retrograde Pearl Jam 4 #67
163 Shooting Stars Rival Sons 4 #13
162 She Plays Bass Beabadoobee 3 #35
161 New Drug Marquee Mayfield 1 #161
160 Golden Child Sadler Vaden 1 #160
159 Sometimes Love Takes So Long Illiterate Light 2 #38
158 Johnny Sarah Jarosz 3 #34
157 Van Horn Saint Motel 6 #36
156 One Of Those Days JD Simo 1 #156
155 Lonely Heather Nude Party 3 #9
154 Shaken David Shaw 5 #48
153 The Great Divide The Shins 5 #42
152 Let Down Michigander 3 #81
151 Friend Gracie Abrams 3 #71
150 Club Zero The Go-Go's 2 #98
149 Queen Jane Approximately Emma Swift 1 #149
148 Headstart Jade Bird 8 #38
147 Hollow Belle Mt. 3 #98
146 Try Again Andy Shauf 3 #64
145 Give It Away Bre Kennedy 1 #145
144 Reasons I Drink Alanis Morissette 7 #32
143 Fire For You Cannons 7 #14
142 All I Ever Do Great Peacock 1 #142
141 Beautiful Anyway JUDAH & THE LION 4 #30
140 Feed Me Fulton Lee 1 #140
139 Richest Man Brendan Benson 2 #79
138 Radio Cloud Ruston Kelly 1 #138
137 Little Something f/Sting Melody Gardot 1 #137
136 Tell Me What You're Made Of Griffin House 1 #136
135 Hunter Becca Mancari 1 #135
134 End Of My Rope Pokey LaFarge 2 #76
133 Five More Minutes The War and Treaty 9 #1
132 Be An Astronaut Declan McKenna 3 #63
131 The Curse Will Hoge 1 #131
130 Shameika Fiona Apple 12 #4
129 The World Pete Yorn 1 #129
128 Holy Ghost Fire Larkin Poe 3 #17
127 Visitor Of Monsters And Men 7 #11
126 Sofia Clairo 6 #7
125 Don't Let Me Down Milky Chance and Jack Johnson 4 #1
124 The Problem f/Jason Isbell Amanda Shires 1 #124
123 Isabella Hamilton Leithauser 1 #123
122 How Lucky f/John Prine Kurt Vile 1 #122
121 My Own Soul's Warning The Killers 12 #5
120 Mariana Trench Bright Eyes 5 #34
119 Time (You and I) Khruangbin 11 #8
118 For Sure Future Islands 8 #3
117 Shangri-La EOB 9 #7
116 Womxn Lapsley 1 #116
115 Don't Walk Away Heavy Hours 3 #66
114 Brightest Star Lilly Hiatt 1 #114
113 Patience Chris Cornell 15 #1
112 Lilacs Waxahatchee 14 #10
111 Hang On Needtobreathe 1 #111
110 One More Second Matt Berninger 4 #37
109 I Can Feel It The National Parks 2 #38
108 Hard On Everyone Kathleen Edwards 8 #9
107 Held Down Laura Marling 5 #7
106 Don't Bring No Ladder Clem Snide 1 #106
105 Own Alone Bahamas 2 #63
104 Who's Gonna Love Me Now Cold War Kids 4 #31
103 Powers Collide Them Vibes 1 #103
102 Phase Pinegrove 4 #46
101 Scarlet f/Jimmy Page The Rolling Stones 1 #101
100 Swingin' Thad Cockrell 1 #100
99 Mind Eraser Nicole Atkins 3 #42
98 Time Is Wastin' Josh Ritter 2 #95
97 Wreckless Abandon The Dirty Knobs 2 #91
96 Proxima B Benjamin Gibbard 4 #36
95 Ferris Wheel Sylvan Esso 13 #6
94 I'm Ready Black Pumas 7 #8
93 And It's Still Alright Nathaniel Rateliff 18 #1
92 Texas Sun Khruangbin & Leon Bridges 17 #1
91 I Want More Kaleo 4 #29
90 Hand Over My Heart Secret Sisters 1 #90
89 Mighty Soul Langhorne Slim 2 #89
88 Poder Vivir The Mavericks 1 #88
87 Victory Avett Brothers 6 #40
86 Alabaster Wood Brothers 3 #56
85 By And By CAAMP 11 #18
84 Everything Has Changed Best Coast 12 #4
83 July Noah Cyrus 4 #31
82 Exile f/Bon Iver Taylor Swift 1 #82
81 Turn Off The TV Old 97's 5 #52
80 Stay With Me Margaret Glaspy 3 #38
79 High Feeling Cordovas 2 #79
78 Need Your Love Tennis 5 #35
77 Champion Of The World Coldplay 1 #77
76 Family Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors 1 #76
75 Paper Cup f/Sylvan Esso Real Estate 1 #75
74 Making Do Lake Street Dive 7 #5
73 It Ain't Easy Delta Spirit 4 #25
72 The Adults Are Talking The Strokes 18 #1
71 Jeepster Joan Jett 1 #71
70 Chess K.S. Rhoads 1 #70
69 Skin And Bones (Mix 2020) Cage The Elephant 2 #38
68 Is It True Tame Impala 11 #8
67 Bad Vacation Liza Anne 1 #67
66 The Let Go Elle King 7 #4
65 It Must Be Someone Else's Fault Courtney Marie Andrews 3 #65
64 Who You Thought I Was Brandy Clark 2 #13
63 4 American Dollars U.S. Girls 7 #24
62 My Way, Soon Greta Van Fleet 5 #19
61 Firewalker Shannon LaBrie 2 #61
60 Shame The Weeks 1 #60
59 Consider Me Allen Stone 1 #59
58 Neon Cross Jaime Wyatt 5 #2
57 Private Lives Low Cut Connie 14 #11
56 Perfect Girls Of Pop Elizabeth Cook 1 #56
55 This Forgotten Town The Jayhawks 7 #18
54 Who Do You Think You're Talking To? Dawes 7 #15
53 The One That You Love LP 3 #53
52 Kyoto Phoebe Bridgers 20 #1
51 On The Floor Perfume Genius 6 #38
50 Too Much Alike w/Patty Griffin Robert Plant 1 #50
49 The Steps Haim 16 #1
48 Break Her Heart ZZ Ward 1 #48
47 I Don't Wanna Lie Yola 3 #47
46 Go Crazy f/Keb Mo G. Love 1 #46
45 Dreamsicle Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 15 #13
44 Dance Of The Clairvoyants Pearl Jam 14 #5
43 Long Time Coming Caitlyn Smith 1 #43
42 Shame Shame Foo Fighters 15 #6
41 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 13 #2
40 The Buzz The Pretenders 6 #21
39 Can't Fight Lianne La Havas 6 #10
38 I Wanna Be The One Pete Yorn 2 #38
37 Leave Virginia Alone Tom Petty 5 #16
36 Oh, What A World 2.0 Kacey Musgraves 2 #36
35 I'm Alive Norah Jones 4 #35
34 Feel You My Morning Jacket 12 #7
33 I Got You Michael Franti & Spearhead 7 #24
32 Feel the Way I Want Caroline Rose 8 #4
31 Hold Me Teskey Brothers 3 #31
30 Identical Phoenix 8 #13
29 Lay Your Head On Me Major Lazer 5 #8
28 All In It Together Mavis Staples 5 #28
27 Caution The Killers 16 #5
26 Real Long Time White Reaper 6 #7
25 Strong Enough Ray LaMontagne 10 #10
24 Love You For A Long Time Maggie Rogers 12 #15
23 Living in Ghost Town The Rolling Stones 9 #12
22 Count On Me Lone Bellow 4 #22
21 Can I Believe You Fleet Foxes 16 #6
20 Hell N Back Bakar 14 #10
19 Domino Nicole Atkins 7 #5
18 Deciphering Dreams Amanda Shires 1 #18
17 Be Afraid Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 11 #6
16 One Day She's Here Marcus King 3 #15
15 Strangers Mt. Joy 9 #15
14 Cold Chris Stapleton 12 #2
13 In The End Sheryl Crow 2 #13
12 South Gotta Change Adia Victoria 6 #12
11 Honeybee The Head and the Heart 9 #11
10 I Remember Everything John Prine 10 #10
9 The Good Life Devon Gilfillian 12 #9
8 Rolling Michael Kiwanuka 7 #8
7 Expectations Katie Pruitt 11 #7
6 Bad Decisions The Strokes 22 #1
5 Hometown Heroes Moon Taxi 3 #5
4 circle the drain Soccer Mommy 12 #4
3 Time Stands Nathaniel Rateliff 13 #3
2 Lost In Yesterday Tame Impala 23 #2
1 Letting Me Down Margo Price 5 #1

"The Lightning 100 staff found at least 200 of the gems." Two posts, each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-1 post. #191 is not printed in the source. #1, #122, #137 and #172 are printed without a dash between artist and title. Artists printed in capitals; normal case restored.

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About this countdown

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2020 was broadcast by Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) in 2020. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: Lightning 100, "Best of Countdown 2020" (200-101 and 100-1).

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