Wet Thud's Top Songs of 2023

040.

Fever Ray

"Shiver"

(Listen to "Shiver" here.)

039.

Olivia Rodrigo

"get him back!"

(Listen to "get him back!" here.)

038.

Men I Trust

"Ring Of Past"

(Listen to "Ring Of Past" here.)

037.

Yaeji

"For Granted"

(Listen to "For Granted" here.)

036.

serpentwithfeet

"Gonna Go"

(Listen to "Gonna Go" here.)

035.

The New Pornographers

"Angelcover"

(Listen to "Angelcover" here.)

034.

Sampha

"Spirit 2.0"

(Listen to "Spirit 2.0" here.)

033.

Sufjan Stevens

"So You Are Tired"

(Listen to "So You Are Tired" here.)

032.

Björk x ROSALÍA

"Oral"

(Listen to "Oral" here.)

031.

Little Simz

"Heart On Fire"

(Listen to "Heart On Fire" here.)

030.

Mitski

"My Love Mine All Mine"

(Listen to "My Love Mine All Mine" here.)

029.

Lana Del Rey

"Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd"

(Listen to "Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" here.)

028.

Miley Cyrus

"Flowers"

(Listen to "Flowers" here.)

027.

Depeche Mode

"Ghosts Again"

(Listen to "Ghosts Again" here.)

026.

Mannequin Pussy

"I Got Heaven"

(Listen to "I Got Heaven" here.)

025.

Everything But The Girl

"Caution To The Wind"

(Listen to "Caution To The Wind" here.)

024.

Jessie Ware

"Pearls"

(Listen to "Pearls" here.)

023.

Caroline Polachek

"Welcome To My Island"

(Listen to "Welcome To My Island" here.)

022.

SZA

"Kill Bill"

(Listen to "Kill Bill" here.)

021.

Blur

"The Narcissist"

(Listen to "The Narcissist" here.)

020.

Frankie Rose

"Anything"

(Listen to "Anything" here.)

019.

Jamila Woods x duendita

"Tiny Garden"

(Listen to "Tiny Garden" here.)

018.

Fever Ray

"Kandy"

(Listen to "Kandy" here.)

017.

Nation Of Language

"Stumbling Still"

(Listen to "Stumbling Still" here.)

016.

100 gecs

"Hollywood Baby"

(Listen to "Hollywood Baby" here.)

015.

Yves Tumor

"Echolalia"

(Listen to "Echolalia" here.)

014.

Little Simz

"Gorilla"

(Listen to "Gorilla" here.)

013.

Olivia Rodrigo

"bad idea right?"

(Listen to "bad idea right?" here.)

012.

The National

"New Order T-Shirt"

(Listen to "New Order T-Shirt" here.)

011.

Billie Eilish

"What Was I Made For?"

(Listen To "What Was I Made For?" here.)

010.

Dua Lipa

"Houdini"

(Listen to "Houdini" here.)

009.

Olivia Rodrigo

"vampire"

(Listen to "vampire" here.)

008.

Skrillex x Fred again.. x Flowdan

"Rumble"

(Listen to "Rumble" here.)

007.

SZA

"Nobody Gets Me"

(Listen to "Nobody Gets Me" here.)

006.

Troye Sivan

"Rush"

(Listen to "Rush" here.)

005.

Wednesday

"Chosen To Deserve"

(Listen to "Chosen To Deserve" here.)

004.

Lana Del Rey

"A&W"

(Listen to "A&W" here.)

003.

Kylie Minogue

"Padam Padam"

(Listen to "Padam Padam" here.)

002.

Sufjan Stevens

"Will Anybody Ever Love Me?"

(Listen to "Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" here.)

001.

boygenius

"True Blue"

(Listen to "True Blue" here.)

040. Fever Ray "Shiver" (Rabid/Mute)

039. Olivia Rodrigo "get him back!" (Geffen)

038. Men I Trust "Ring Of Past" (independent)

037. Yaeji "For Granted" (XL)

036. serpentwithfeet "Gonna Go" (Secretly Canadian)

035. The New Pornographers "Angelcover" (Merge)

034. Sampha "Spirit 2.0" (Young)

033. Sufjan Stevens "So You Are Tired" (Asthmatic Kitty)

032. Björk x ROSALÍA "Oral" (Wellhart/one little independent)

031. Little Simz "Heart On Fire" (Forever Living Originals/AWAL)

030. Mitski "My Love Mine All Mine" (Dead Oceans)

029. Lana Del Rey "Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" (Polydor/Interscope)

028. Miley Cyrus "Flowers" (Smiley Miley/Columbia/Sony)

027. Depeche Mode "Ghosts Again" (Venusnote/Columbia/Sony)

026. Mannequin Pussy "I Got Heaven" (Epitaph)

025. Everything But The Girl "Caution To The Wind" (Buzzin' Fly/Virgin)

024. Jessie Ware "Pearls" (Universal)

023. Caroline Polachek "Welcome To My Island" (Perpetual Novice)

022. SZA "Kill Bill" (Top Dawg/RCA)

021. Blur "The Narcissist" (Parlophone/Warner)

020. Frankie Rose "Anything" (Slumberland)

019. Jamila Woods x duendita "Tiny Garden" (Jagjaguwar)

018. Fever Ray "Kandy" (Rabid/Mute)

017. Nation Of Language "Stumbling Still" (Play It Again Sam)

016. 100 gecs "Hollywood Baby" (Dog Show/Atlantic)

015. Yves Tumor "Echolalia" (Warp)

014. Little Simz "Gorilla" (Forever Living Originals/AWAL)

013. Olivia Rodrigo "bad idea right?" (Geffen)

012. The National "New Order T-Shirt" (4AD)

011. Billie Eilish "What Was I Made For?" (Darkroom/Interscope)

010. Dua Lipa "Houdini" (Warner UK)

009. Olivia Rodrigo "vampire" (Geffen)

008. Skrillex x Fred again.. x Flowdan "Rumble" (OWSLA/Atlantic)

007. SZA "Nobody Gets Me" (Top Dawg/RCA)

006. Troye Sivan "Rush" (Universal Australia)

005. Wednesday "Chosen To Deserve" (Dead Oceans)

004. Lana Del Rey "A&W" (Polydor/Interscope)

003. Kylie Minogue "Padam Padam" (Darenote/BMG UK)

002. Sufjan Stevens "Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" (Asthmatic Kitty)

001. boygenius "True Blue" (Interscope)

Wet Thud's Top Songs of 2020

2020. It's been...a year. For many of us, it was the year society turned sideways. Musically speaking, whether it was in reaction to the uncertainty of world events or not, 2020 saw Wet Thud listening to less new music than in most years, perhaps subconsciously retreating to the safe familiarity of nostalgia in favour of pursuing the unknown. Nevertheless, a number of current releases did blip on our radar, and so Wet Thud is pleased to present our annual tally of our favourite songs from the past year...the past, interminable, blighted, stupid, eventful year.

Like everything else in 2020, Wet Thud's lists have changed -- with the understanding that virtually nobody cares what you consider to be the 54th greatest song of a given year, let alone the 93rd, we've culled our list from the usual hundred down to a merciful Top 50. As always, a Spotify playlist of the whole thing can be found at the bottom of this post. Please enjoy responsibly.

50.

Beyoncé

"Black Parade"

(Parkwood/Columbia)

49.

Porridge Radio

"Sweet"

(Secretly Canadian)

48.

Sufjan Stevens

"Video Game"

(Asthmatic Kitty)

47.

Troye Sivan

"Easy"

(EMI)

46.

Anderson .Paak

"Lockdown"

(Aftermath)

45.

Bon Iver

"AUATC"

(Jagjaguwar)

44.

Billie Eilish

"Therefore I Am"

(Darkroom/Interscope)

43.

Roosevelt

"Feels Right"

(Greco-Roman/City Slang)

42.

Kylie Minogue

"Say Something"

(Darenote/BMG)

41.

Waxahatchee

"Lilacs"

(Merge)

40.

Dua Lipa

"Hallucinate"

(Warner)

39.

Moses Sumney

"Polly"

(Jagjaguwar)

38.

Steps

"To The One"

(BMG)

37.

Curtis Waters x Harm Franklin

"Stunnin'"

(BMG)

36.

Sweeping Promises

"Hunger For A Way Out"

(Feel It)

35.

The Strokes

"The Adults Are Talking"

(RCA)

34.

Kesha x Sturgill Simpson x Brian Wilson x Wrabel

"Resentment"

(Kemosabe)

33.

Lady Gaga x Ariana Grande

"Rain On Me"

(Streamline/Interscope)

32.

Jessie Ware

"Spotlight"

(PMR)

31.

Dua Lipa

"Future Nostalgia"

(Warner)

30.

H.E.R.

"I Can't Breathe"

(RCA)

29.

Phoebe Bridgers

"Garden Song"

(Dead Oceans)

28.

Shamir

"On My Own"

(self-released)

27.

070 Shake

"Guilty Conscience"

(G.O.O.D.)

26.

BTS

"Dynamite"

(Big Hit)

25.

Baauer x Channel Tres x Danny Brown

"Ready To Go"

(LuckyMe)

24.

Jayda G

"Both Of Us"

(Ninja Tune)

23.

Dua Lipa

"Break My Heart"

(Warner)

22.

Sylvan Esso

"Ferris Wheel"

(Loma Vista)

21.

Fiona Apple

"Cosmonauts"

(Epic)

20.

Christine and the Queens

"People, I've been sad"

(Because)

19.

Tame Impala

"Lost In Yesterday"

(Modular)

18.

Matt Berninger

"One More Second"

(Book)

17.

Troye Sivan

"Take Yourself Home"

(EMI)

16.

Bullion

"We Had A Good Time"

(Deek)

15.

Yves Tumor

"Gospel For A New Century"

(Warp)

14.

Taylor Swift

"betty"

(Republic)

13.

U.S. Girls

"4 American Dollars"

(4AD)

12.

Dua Lipa

"Physical"

(Warner)

11.

Perfume Genius

"On The Floor"

(Matador)

10.

HAIM

"The Steps"

(Columbia)

09.

Cardi B x Megan Thee Stallion

"WAP"

(Atlantic)

08.

Róisín Murphy

"Kingdom Of Ends"

(Skint)

07.

Caribou

"You And I"

(Merge)

06.

The 1975

"If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"

(Dirty Hit)

05.

The Chicks

"Gaslighter"

(Columbia)

04.

SAULT

"Wildfires"

(Forever Living Originals)

03.

Megan Thee Stallion x Beyoncé

"Savage Remix"

(300)

02.

Dua Lipa

"Levitating"

(Warner)

01.

Jessie Ware

"What's Your Pleasure?"

(PMR)

TOP 50 PLAYLIST

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WET THUD'S TOP 50 SONGS OF 2020

##. Artist "Song Title" (Record Label)

50. Beyoncé "Black Parade" (Parkwood/Columbia)

49. Porridge Radio "Sweet" (Secretly Canadian)

48. Sufjan Stevens "Video Game" (Asthmatic Kitty)
47. Troye Sivan "Easy" (EMI)
46. Anderson .Paak "Lockdown" (Aftermath)
45. Bon Iver "AUATC" (Jagjaguwar)
44. Billie Eilish "Therefore I Am" (Darkroom/Interscope)
43. Roosevelt "Feels Right" (Greco-Roman/City Slang)
42. Kylie Minogue "Say Something" (Darenote/BMG)
41. Waxahatchee "Lilacs" (Merge)
40. Dua Lipa "Hallucinate" (Warner)
39. Moses Sumney "Polly" (Jagjaguwar)
38. Steps "To The One" (BMG)
37. Curtis Waters x Harm Franklin "Stunnin'" (BMG)
36. Sweeping Promises "Hunger For A Way Out" (Feel It)
35. The Strokes "The Adults Are Talking" (RCA)
34. Kesha x Sturgill Simpson x Brian Wilson "Resentment" (Kemosabe)
33. Lady Gaga x Ariana Grande "Rain On Me" (Streamline/Interscope)
32. Jessie Ware "Spotlight" (PMR)
31. Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia" (Warner)
30. H.E.R. "I Can't Breathe" (RCA)
29. Phoebe Bridgers "Garden Song" (Dead Oceans)
28. Shamir "On My Own" (self-released)

27. 070 Shake "Guilty Conscience" (G.O.O.D.)
26. BTS "Dynamite" (Big Hit)
25. Baauer x Channel Tres x Danny Brown "Ready To Go" (LuckyMe)
24. Jayda G "Both Of Us" (Ninja Tune)
23. Dua Lipa "Break My Heart" (Warner)
22. Sylvan Esso "Ferris Wheel" (Loma Vista)
21. Fiona Apple "Cosmonauts" (Epic)
20. Christine and the Queens "People, I've been sad" (Because)
19. Tame Impala "Lost In Yesterday" (Modular)
18. Matt Berninger "One More Second" (Book)
17. Troye Sivan "Take Yourself Home" (EMI)
16. Bullion "We Had A Good Time" (Deek)
15. Yves Tumor "Gospel For A New Century" (Warp)
14. Taylor Swift "betty" (Republic)

13. U.S. Girls "4 American Dollars" (4AD)

12. Dua Lipa "Physical" (Warner)
11. Perfume Genius "On The Floor" (Matador)
10. HAIM "The Steps" (Columbia)
09. Cardi B x Megan Thee Stallion "WAP" (Atlantic)
08. Róisín Murphy "Kingdom Of Ends" (Skint)
07. Caribou "You And I" (Merge)
06. The Chicks "Gaslighter" (Columbia)
05. SAULT "Wildfires" (Forever Living Originals)
04. Megan Thee Stallion x Beyoncé "Savage Remix" (300)
03. Dua Lipa "Levitating" (Warner)

02. The 1975 "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" (Dirty Hit)
01. Jessie Ware "What's Your Pleasure?" (PMR)