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WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020

The year-end countdown (2020) from WFUV in New York, NY ranks 90 songs, with “Kyoto” by Phoebe Bridgers at number one. The list features 72 different artists; Fiona Apple has the most entries with four songs.

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

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About this countdown

WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020 was voted by WFUV’s listeners (New York, 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: WFUV, "Best of 2020: Listener Poll Results".

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