Opinion
22 Dec 20

Hot Press' 2020 Tracks of The Year

It may have been a strange year, but it was a decidedly good year for music, both in Ireland and internationally. Take a look at the Hot Press staff's Top 50 tracks of 2020.

1. Denise Chaila - Chaila

2. The Strokes - Bad Decisions

3. Fontaines D.C. - A Hero’s Death

4. Pillow Queens - Liffey

5. Fia Moon - XX

6. Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion - WAP

7. CMAT - I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby!

8. Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

9. Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto

10. James Vincent McMorrow - Gone

11. Charli XCX - Pink Diamond
12. Saint Sister featuring Lisa Hannigan - The Place That I Work
13. Malaki - Someone Like You 2
14. Bob Dylan - I Contain Multitudes
15. Inhaler - We Have To Move On
16. Frank Ocean - Cayendo
17. Lucy McWilliams & Malaki - Fair Play
18. The Strokes - Ode To The Mets
19. Run The Jewels - Ooh La La
20. Somebody’s Child - Love That Sound

21. David Keenan - Subliminal Dublinia
22. Christine and The Queens - People, I’ve Been Sad
23. Ciaran Lavery - 31
24. Gorillaz - Momentary Bliss
25. God Knows - Who’s Asking? Southwest Allstars Remix
26. Bicep featuring Clara La San - Saku
27. Sorcha Richardson - The Starlight Lounge
28. Agnes Obel - Broken Sleep
29. Bon Iver - PDLIF

30. Fontaines D.C. - No
31. Carrie Baxter - Love Me Better
32. Nils Frahm - Fundamental Values
33. James Vincent McMorrow with Kenny Beats - I Should Go
34. Declan McKenna - The Key To Life On Earth
35. Ash - Darkest Hour Of The Night
36. Open Mike Eagle - Death Parade
37. Beabadoobee - Care
38. Revelino - The Only One Alive
39. Chance The Rapper - The Return
40. CMAT - Rodney

41. Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver - Exile
42. Joy Crookes - Anyone But Me
43. Kojaque - Shmelly
44. Cosha - Berlin Air
45. The Streets - Where The F*&K Did April Go
46. Emma Langford - Birdsong
47. Foy Vance - Thank You For Asking
48. Janet Devlin - Confessional
49. Moses Sumney - Cut Me
50. Pele & Rodrigo y Gabriela - Acredita no Véio