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Top 89 of 2020: Derrick Stevens, production manager

Top 89 of 2020 - Staff Picks
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by Derrick Stevens

December 23, 2020

The end of the year is almost here, which means it's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2020! Here are Derrick Stevens's favorite songs and albums of the year. Once you've made your own Top 10 list, vote in The Current's Top 89 poll, and we'll count down our listeners' Top 89 of 2020 on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Top 10 Songs of 2020

Anderson .Paak – "Lockdown"
Janelle Monáe – "Turntables"
Run the Jewels – "JU$T (feat. Pharrell Williams & Zach de la Rocha)"
Sylvan Esso – "Ferris Wheel"
Brittany Howard – "He Loves Me"
Chastity Brown – "Golden"
Margo Price – "Twinkle Twinkle"
Soccer Mommy – "circle the drain"
Nathaniel Rateliff – "And It's Still Alright"
Blu DeTiger – "Figure It Out"

Top 10 Albums of 2020

Run the Jewels – RTJ4
Sylvan Esso – Free Love
Nathaniel Rateliff – And It's Still Alright
The War and Treaty – Hearts Town
Margo Price – That's How Rumors Get Started
Prince – Sign O' The Times (Deluxe Edition)
Poliça – When We Stay Alive
Ondara – Folk N' Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation
The Chicks – Gaslighter
Christine and The Queens – La vita nuova EP