December 16, 2020 Matt Berninger of The National performs at Rock the Garden 2019. (Nate Ryan | MPR)
The Chart Show welcomes three new entries this week with Matt Berninger s debut solo album starting at #15 with the single, One More Second. If you missed his interview with Jade about the new record this week, watch it here. Freaque and The Staves take the bottom of the chart as Run The Jewels and Perfume Genius move slightly up. Fiona Apple, New Order, and Billie Eilish are the biggest gainers gathering votes and coming close to edging out beabadoobee and Heartless Bastards who climb towards Chart Show Hall of Fame status. Adrianne Lenker holds onto #1 with anything as the Chart Show Hall of Fame welcomes IDLES for their single, Model Village.
Top 89 of 2020 - Staff Picks (MPR graphic)
The end of the year is upon us, and that means it s time to reflect on your favorite music of 2020! Here are Bethany Sweet s favorite songs of the year. Once you ve made your own 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 12 Songs of 2020
Blu DeTiger â Figure It Out
Dehd â Loner
This year might be remembered as a year of great covers which you'll hear in the posthumous release from Sharon Jones featuring the classic Mickey Newbury song, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" which debuted this week.