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Year-end countdown · Exit 97.7 · 2020

WEXT Top 97 of 2020

The year-end countdown (2020) from Exit 97.7 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 97 songs, with “And It's Still Alright” by Nathaniel Rateliff at number one. The list features 87 different artists.

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Transcribed from the PDF linked on the station's page "Best of 2020 - The Top 97" (https://www.wextradio.org/arts/2021-01-01/best-of-2020-the-top-97). The PDF prints each entry as "Song / Artist". "Alanis Morrissette" corrected to Morissette (93).

# Song ListsBest
1 And It's Still Alright Nathaniel Rateliff 18 #1
2 Shine A Little Light The Black Keys 8 #2
3 I Don't Wanna Lie (bonus track) Yola 1 #3
4 Back To Me Grace Potter 3 #4
5 Blacktop Run Sonny Landreth 1 #5
6 Be Afraid Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 11 #6
7 Marching Band Corey Laitman 1 #7
8 Expectations Katie Pruitt 11 #7
9 The Roving Bonny Light Horseman 1 #9
10 Time Stands Nathaniel Rateliff 13 #3
11 Ocean Bed Darlingside 2 #11
12 Heartbreaker Please Teddy Thompson 1 #12
13 Who You Thought I Was Brandy Clark 2 #13
14 Bring My Flowers Now Tanya Tucker 1 #14
15 One Day She's Here Marcus King 3 #15
16 Happy Birthday Baby Hiss Golden Messenger 2 #16
17 You Can't Rule Me Lucinda Williams 4 #17
18 By And By CAAMP 11 #18
19 Strangers Mt. Joy 9 #15
20 Ex-Girlfriend Francesca Blanchard 1 #20
21 The Buzz The Pretenders 6 #21
22 Dreamsicle Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 15 #13
23 Unchained Devon Gilfillian 9 #23
24 I Got You Michael Franti & Spearhead 7 #24
25 Mercy Me (live) Jocelyn & Chris Arndt 1 #25
26 Held Down Laura Marling 5 #7
27 The Good Life Devon Gilfillian 12 #9
28 Gaslighter The Chicks 2 #28
29 I Want More Kaleo 4 #29
30 Dreaming Dustbowl Revival 1 #30
31 The Spark William Prince 1 #31
32 New York Is Rockin' Willie Nile 1 #32
33 Bigger Boat Brandy Clark 1 #33
34 Johnny Sarah Jarosz 3 #34
35 Roller Disco Jennah Barry 1 #35
36 Strong Enough Ray LaMontagne 10 #10
37 6 Feet Under Damhnait Doyle 1 #37
38 Stay With Me Margaret Glaspy 3 #38
39 Holy Ghost Fire Larkin Poe 3 #17
40 Lies You Tell Sawyer Fredericks 1 #40
41 Private Lives Low Cut Connie 14 #11
42 The Well Marcus King 7 #13
43 Little Bit Sweet Wood Brothers 1 #43
44 Living in Ghost Town The Rolling Stones 9 #12
45 Options Open Kathleen Edwards 10 #3
46 Strange Girl Laura Marling 7 #18
47 Hero Michael Kiwanuka 14 #11
48 Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday J.S. Ondara 3 #31
49 Can't Fight Lianne La Havas 6 #10
50 Crowded Table Highwomen 15 #20
51 Anything You Want Robert Cray Band 1 #51
52 Just Words Lynne Hanson 1 #52
53 Goodbye Jimmy Reed Bob Dylan 1 #53
54 I Can Change Your Mind The James Hunter Six 1 #54
55 Blindsided Mark Erelli 1 #55
56 Bad For You The Steeldrivers 1 #56
57 Victory Avett Brothers 6 #40
58 Greenwood, Mississippi Lisa Mills 1 #58
59 You're Not Alone Semisonic 7 #20
60 Alabaster Wood Brothers 3 #56
61 (I'm Gonna Get Over This) Some Day Logan Ledger 1 #61
62 Dawn Fruition 4 #62
63 Don't Ask John Craigie 1 #63
64 Carry Me Roger Street Friedman 1 #64
65 Best Shirt On Chuck Prophet 1 #65
66 Letting Me Down Margo Price 5 #1
67 Retrograde Pearl Jam 4 #67
68 Unreal City M. Ward 2 #35
69 Masonic Temple Microdose #1 Blitzen Trapper 1 #69
70 Love You For A Long Time Maggie Rogers 12 #15
71 This Forgotten Town The Jayhawks 7 #18
72 Everything's Right Phish 3 #72
73 Poison Sierra Hull 1 #73
74 Starting Over Chris Stapleton 4 #40
75 Wishing Well Jack Broadbent 3 #75
76 End Of My Rope Pokey LaFarge 2 #76
77 By Our Design Michaela Anne 2 #44
78 The Luckier You Get American Aquarium 1 #78
79 Blank Slate Chicano Batman 2 #79
80 Big Road David Bromberg 1 #80
81 Brave Pressing Strings 3 #10
82 Who Do You Think You're Talking To? Dawes 7 #15
83 When It Comes to Love Crystal Shawanda 1 #83
84 You Don't Know How It Feels (home recording) Tom Petty 1 #84
85 Didn't Want to Be This Lonely The Pretenders 6 #29
86 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 13 #2
87 Ring Them Bells Cindy Cashdollar 1 #87
88 Dignity Steve Forbert 1 #88
89 Take Me There Delta Rae 1 #89
90 Can I Believe You Fleet Foxes 16 #6
91 Rolling Michael Kiwanuka 7 #8
92 Charlie Idaho Mike Mattison 1 #92
93 Reasons I Drink Alanis Morissette 7 #32
94 It Must Be Someone Else's Fault Courtney Marie Andrews 3 #65
95 Time Is Wastin' Josh Ritter 2 #95
96 Good Times Michaela Anne 1 #96
97 Broken The Sea The Sea 1 #97

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About this countdown

WEXT Top 97 of 2020 was broadcast by Exit 97.7 (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY) 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: WEXT Exit 97.7, "Best of 2020 - The Top 97" (PDF).

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