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Top 10 Beautiful Songs of 2020
Dazzling musical moments of an otherwise terrible year.
Nobody had a good 2020, but if you want to know who had it really bad, talk to a working musician. Already squeezed to the limits by a combination of pernicious forces, artists had their primary revenue stream cut off at the knees this year. Unable to tour (and by extension, sell merch) it was an incredibly rough year to be someone who writes songs for a living.
And yet...
In the midst of a compounding catastrophe, our balladeers and troubadours, producers, players and vocalists managed to pull another rabbit out of a bag many considered empty. 2020 has been responsible for some of the most sublime creations in recent memory. Our bodies and minds have suffered, but our souls emerge from the flames nourished. Music fans are so lucky.
Here are the most beautiful songs of the year. Some have unique moments, others are more of a feeling, but each stirred something deep within me, which is telling because I listen to so much music it’s frankly amazing I still have a job.
Where possible, links are to Bandcamp. These artists deserve your money and streaming so close to theft now it isn’t even funny.
