The Witherly Heights Yearender: Favorite Song or Album of 2020
Trending platforms like TikTok helped shine the spotlight on newer artists such as Megan Thee Stallion, Conan Grey, and Doja Cat. Industry icons Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande also released albums this year, making it a great year for all music lovers.
“ Midnight – Set it Off”
Vibhav Darsha
“Mouth Dreams – Neil Cicierega”
Josh Cruz
“ ‘WAP’ ”
Anonymous
“Eternal Atake Studio – Lil Uzi Vert”
Luca Barbacioru
“ Folklore! Love and support my queen always.”
Anonymous
“ ‘Blinding Lights’ – The Weekend. Or I would also say Mura Masa, Clairo – I don’t think I can do this. Let’s go with ‘Bummerland’ with AJF.”
Ms. Jennifer Schriber
“ ‘What They’ll Say About Us’ – FINNEAS, and ‘Sharpener’ – Cavetown”
Anonymous
“ ‘Dead Eyes’ – Powfu x Ouse”
Abel Kora
“ ‘Brooklyn Baby’ – Lana Del Rey”
Anusha Sharangpani
“ ‘Levitating’ – Dua Lipa ft Dababy”
Izak Ortiz-Porras
“Folklore – Taylor Swift”
Mallika Saoji
“ ‘Don’t Start Now’ – Dua Lipa ”
Siddharth Chavan
“ ‘Rockstar,’ ‘Blinding Lights,’ ‘@ MEH,’ ‘Whats Poppin,’ ‘Mood,’ ‘Savage Love,’ ‘Be Like That.’ All songs btw, no albums are good throughout.”
Rowan Tuttle
“Favorite song I heard for the first time this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDVM9KED46Q, favorite song that came out this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcsER46YtKY.”
Jayden Cammarata
“ ‘Greek Tragedy’ – The Wombats”
Khushi Shah
“The Eminem Show – Eminem”
Sandeep Salwan
“ Public Void by Penelope Scott was probably my favorite album of 2020 and my favorite song was ‘Affluenza’ by Conan Grey.”
Anya Patri
“ ‘Kings and Queens’ – Ava Max”
Rhiannon Hertel
“The New Abnormal – Strokes”
Nitya Sharma
“ Kid Krow Album – Conan Gray, Fine Line Album – Harry Styles”
Ananya Chittibabu
“Your City Gave Me Asthma by Wilbur. Made me sad. Very sad.”
Kate Lamont
“Pure Heroine Album – Lorde”
Ayesha Ashraf
“Fine Line by Harry Styles has been on repeat for me. My favorite song throughout the year has switched between the songs on this album. Probably my top three are ‘Sunflower Vol. 6,’ ‘Canyon Moon,’ and ‘Fine Line.’ Aside from Harry Styles, I have really enjoyed ‘Bear on the Roof’ by Ax and the Hatchetmen.”
Diana Barbacioru
“They said it couldn’t be done. After Supermarket, and Confessions of A Dangerous Mind, and the rumor that this would be Logic’s final studio album, there was an insane amount of hope and hype on his next album. The aptly titled No Pressure is the perfect response to all the criticism he has received for previous projects and is a nod to his so called roots(it references the title of his first studio album: Under Pressure). I could go on for hours about how this is the perfect album for him, but I found it personally inspiring how he as an artist found his true voice and rebounded from previous poorly received projects in such a dramatic fashion. ”
Ram Charan