IDOLTHREAT Australian Top 20 of 2020
This is the eighth year I’ve put together this list; each year there’s an International List and an Australian list.
This is the Australian list; the top 20 songs by, or led by, Australian artists.
You don’t need me to tell you it’s been a rubbish year. But what we’ve all learned is that it’s music that is always there for us, at the highs and at the heartbreaking lows. This year’s list is a list of songs that helped people process what we were feeling, songs that lifted spirits during lockdowns, and songs that stood out as special, unforgettable moments.
For the IDOLTHREAT International Top 20 of 2020, click here.
BUT FIRST, A VERY IMPORTANT 21:
21. SUPERMARKET RIOTS— Lupa J
i don’t like what this makes me into
20. IDIOT — Kira Puru
every little thing you do / makes me go round again
19. BETTER — GENES
where’s your new girl at? / she hasn’t thanked me yet / ’cause before I met you baby you were tragic
18. PSYCHO HOLE — ASHWARYA
all you wanna do is make me lose control
17. CRUSH — Beks
unrequite my love tonight / come on
16. WORK FOR ME — Mia Wray
’cause when I make my right move / I’m gonna step all over you
15. EASY — Troye Sivan, Kacey Musgraves, and Mark Ronson
this house is on fire / woo!
14. DRIBBLE — Sycco
wiping up your dribble dribble / let it dry
13. DBE — Sarah Saint James
a lotta dumb bitch energy
12. GOOD THINGS — Wafia
I got good things going on
11. AFTER ALL THIS TIME — Allday
I’d do it all for you once again
10. HOSPITAL — Eilish Gilligan
every need is met / every heart and every head
9. EUPHORIA — Woodes
you and me have history / and oh my god, oh my god
8. RABBIT HOLE — Jaguar Jonze
chase me into / down the rabbit hole
7. WHEN THE MACHINE STARTS — Missy Higgins
will you remind me darling / what it felt like just to stop?
6. COMPLICATED — Eves Karydas
when did everything here get so fucking complicated?
5. FLY AWAY — Tones and I
so I had a dream that I’d just fly away
4. SO DONE — The Kid LAROI
okay / I realise now / that everything that I did was wrong
3. HOLD STRONG — Miiesha
ain’t nothing gonna hold
And a bonus remix, with Hoodzy, Jesswar, and Jess B:
2. OBVIOUS— Cry Club
I think it’s obvious / obvious though
1. I WANNA BE HERE — E^ST
until I / don’t wanna die / and I wanna be here
