THE TOP 100 SONGS OF 2020. This post: #60-51. Continues next week.

 2020

 

2020 won’t go down as one of the best years, but it did provide us with some great music to help get us through lockdowns, self-isolation and quarantine. Here are Caffè Lattè’s 100 of the best from 2020…

  

 

 

 

60

BAD

Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight released a new album in 2020. ‘Exodus’ contained the soulful track “Bad”.

59

GRAND ILLUSION [Le Flex Poolside Mix]

Donna Summer

To mark the 40^th anniversary of the release of ‘The Wanderer’ album, some of its tracks were remixed for a re-issue of Donna Summer’s 1980 LP. “Grand Illusion” was one of the songs given a makeover.

58

PUSHING STARS

Jordan-Ravi

Jordan-Ravi’s “Pushing Stars” competed in the Australian national selections for Eurovision 2020.

57

OVER NOW

Calvin Harris & The Weeknd

Scottish DJ/ producer Calvin Harris teamed up with Canadian musician The Weeknd for a collaboration entitled “Over Now”.

56

MOVE

The Mamas

Sweden selected “Move” to represent the country at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. Sadly, The Mamas will never know how well the song would have fared as the ESC was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will, however, compete again for the opportunity in 2021.

55

LOST IN YESTERDAY

Tame Impala

Australian group Tame Impala dropped a new album during 2020. “Lost In Yesterday” was featured on ‘The Slow Rush’.

54

THINK ABOUT THINGS

Dadi Freyr

We will never know for certain, but “Think About Things” by Dadi Freyr might have given Iceland its first ever Eurovision victory in 2020. Freyr will be representing his country in the 2021 ESC, to be held in Rotterdam.

53

CLOSE TO ME

Tom Aspaul

British singer/ songwriter Tom Aspaul issued his debut album ‘Black Country Disco’ during 2020 on which “Close To Me” is a standout track.

52

TRUTH HURTS

Lizzo

Although initially released in 2017, “Truth Hurts” eventually became a chart hit in 2019-20. The song reached #1 in America.

51

I USED TO BE COOL

Bright Light Bright Light

Welsh musician Bright Light Bright Light is based in New York City. His ‘Fun City’ contained this lead single: “I Used To Be Cool”.