Will Toledo writes great songs. Fact. His grasp of melody, his knowledge of building momentum and drama in a song is impressive and impeccable. His ability to write songs so personal and yet deeply universal are unmatched. This year his new Car Seat Headrest album was flawed but yet incredible. Full of songs that hit the right spot. One was my favourite song of 2020. One which had three different versions. (Hostiles) was my favourite version of Deadlines. It was uplifting, soaring, down right emotional. I still loved the (Thoughtful) version though with its impeccable groove. Either way Deadlines was the song I played the most in 2020. But there were many other great songs. Waxahatchee had a slew of them on her fantastic new album. Could have chosen many from that wonderful album. Kyoto by Phoebe Bridgers was a near perfect melody of joy. And Fox by Dogleg tore my head off just in the right way. And then we had the Run the Jewels album that provided many fiery and anthemic moments. I was just grateful in a pretty shitty year music still gave us plenty to smile about.

1. Deadlines-Car Seat Headrest

2. Magicians-Young Jesus

3. Kyoto-Phoebe Bridgers

4. Fox-Dogleg

5. Can't Do Much-Waxahatchee

6. Sunblind-Fleet Foxes

7. Campfire-Kevin Morby

8. Julia Take Your Man Home-Wolf Parade

9. Foolssong-Destroyer

10. Amberjack-Stephen Malkmus

11. Stars & Rats-Hamilton Leithauser

12. Knuckleduster-Muzz

13. On the Floor-Perfume Genius

14. Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)-Run the Jewels

15. Lark-Young Jesus

16. Lilacs-Waxahatchee

17. Wonder-Lomelda

18. Life Worth Missing-Car Seat Headrest

19. Went to LA-Frances Quinlan 

20. Zombie Girl-Adrianne Lenker

21. Pine Trees-Mary Lattimore

22. Reflecting Light-The Avalanches

23. Can I Believe You-Fleet Foxes

24. (Un)knowing-Young Jesus

25. My Rajneesh-Sufjan Stevens

26. Life in Color-Floral Tattoo

27. Sit So Close-Roadside Graves

28. A Bloody Morning-Owen Pallett

29. I Know The End-Phoebe Bridgers

30. Wasted-My Morning Jacket

31. Where Do You Go When You Dream-Woods

32. Valley-Kevin Morby

33. One More Second-Matt Berninger

34. Half-Asleep-Jeff Tweedy

35. Dressing America-Torres

36. Mark Zuckerberg-Nap Eyes

37. Cosmonauts-Fiona Apple

38. America-Sufjan Stevens

39. Fire-Waxahatchee

40. Isabella-Hamilton Leithauser

41. Kawasaki Backflip-Dogleg

42. Mustang-Bartees Strange

43. Sat By A Tree-Dan Deacon

44. Love is The King-Jeff Tweedy

45. There Must Be More Than Blood-Car Seat Headrest

46. Out of Control-Wolf Parade

47. Flashlight On-Told Slant

48. Time Collapse-Fuzz

49. Reach-Lomelda

50. Silver Ladders-Mary Lattimore

51. I'm Not My Season-Fleet Foxes

52. Ooh La La-Run the Jewels 

53. Rosalina-Tina

54. Flowers of Neptune 6-The Flaming Lips

55. Spartacus, Please-Soft Plastics

56. Red Study-Osees

57. Evergreen-Muzz

58. Describe-Perfume Genius

59. Sundowner-Kevin Morby

60. Die Happy-Sufjan Stevens

61. Anything-Adrianne Lenker

62. Phase-Pinegrove

63. Crimson Tide-Destroyer

64. Red Shoulder-Squirrel Flower

65. Lean-Frances Quinlan

66. Returning-Fuzz

67. Here They Come-Hamilton Leithauser

68. Serpentine Prison-Matt Berninger

69. Boomer-Bartees Strange

70. Strange to Explain-Woods

71. 4 American Dollars-U.S. Girls

72. Hannah Sun-Lomelda

73. Bullfrog Choirs-Told Slant

74. Say the Name-clipping.

75. Growing in Age-Tina

76. Cheap Regrets-The Districts

77. Garden Song-Phoebe Bridgers

78. Roll On Babe-Yo La Tengo

79. Whole New Mess-Angel Olsen 

80. The Sea Is Empty-Roadside Graves

81. Cannonball-Dogleg

82. Xian Man-Stephen Malkmus

83. Goonies vs E.T.-Run the Jewels

84. Pigeons-Bill Callahan

85. Hammond Song-Whitney

86. Sweet-Porridge Radio 

87. Kinda Dark-Destroyer

88. Heart of an Animal-The Dears

89. Wolves-e4444e

90. Petty Crime-Vundabar

91. Alexandra-Laura Marling

92. Weeping Birch-Dan Deacon

93. The Static Age-Wolf Parade

94. Sacrifice-Plants and Animals

95. An Olive Coast-The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

96. Electric War-Osees

97. That Dream (Shitty Beach)-Magik Markers

98. Zeppelin 5-Wasted Shirt

99. Hair Sticks-Tenci

100. Cops-Other Lives