Jester One 2020 - Top 20 Local Artists and Most Played Songs

With another year in the books, I figured I might as well take a look at the top local artists and songs that I was spinning this past year. We'll start with the top artist list.  For reference, in 2020 I listened to 4090 unique artists. I'll put each one in how they fell in the overall rank in parentheses. I'm also excluding the signed artists from this list, such as Relient K, The National and House of Heroes.

Top 20 Most Played Local Artists

20. Hello Emerson (T334)

T18. The Raquels (T279)

T18. Glassworld (T279)

17. Corduroy Brown (T264)

16. Grumpy Plum (T252)

15. Threat Level Midnight (T242)

14. So Long Stargazer (T234)

13. Atimera (T203)

12. Slimfit (T183)

T10. James Truslow (T172)

T10. Fashion Week (T172)

9.  Thomas and the Work-Men (T125)

8. label me lecter (T118)

7. TRVSS (T95)

6. Lilieae (90)

5. Curse of Cassandra (81)

4. Wandering Stars (72)

3. Forever Unknown (55)

2. The Broken Relics (37)

1. Truslow (36)

 

I think with the lack of local shows, I didn't really find a ton of new bands to fall in love with this year. TRVSS, Lilieae, Corduroy Brown, and Glassworld are all newcomers, but usually I tend to find more new bands than that too fall in love with every year covering the local scene. There isn't much for the way of surprises here either; I spent a lot of time listening to the top 3 bands, while most of the others just had 1 or 2 songs that got a decent amount of streams. Still, for the 20th most listened to local band to be 334 out of 4090 different bands, I feel like I spent a good chunk of time in my state.

Here's the list of most played songs. There were 14,837 unique songs streamed in 2020.

 

Top 20 Most Played Local Songs

20. Grumpy Plum - Dollhouse (T282)

19. Fashion Week - Tell Me Something (T212)

T17. Truslow - Vacation (T180)

T17. Truslow - ADHD (T180)

T14. The Broken Relics - Don't Look Back (T161)

T14. label me lecter - Someday (T161)

T14. James Truslow - Greater (T161)

13. Slimfit - Pineapple Pizza (T140)

T11. So Long Stargazer - Fall Behind (T125)

T11. James Truslow - Overwhelmed (T125)

10. Forever Unknown - Don't Know Where We're Going (T114)

9. The Broken Relics - Goodbye Tennessee (T98)

8. The Broken Relics - Lost Again (T77)

7. Corduroy Brown - To My Younger Self (T69)

T5. Truslow - Words of the Wise (T53)

T5. Truslow - Hurricane (T53)

4. TRVSS - All The Bugs - Live (29)

3. The Broken Relics - Where The Creatures Roam (28)

2. Forever Unknown - Bury Me (26)

1. Lilieae - Level (2)

 

Lilieae took the #1 spot in my Top 20 Countdown for the year, and of course was the most streamed new song for the year as well. Three of the five top streamed songs came from new artists for me, which I appreciate in a year where there really weren't any shows for 9 months. Just the same, almost fifteen thousand individual songs were streamed, and 20 of the top 282 (7%) were local offerings. Of course, this list mirrors the top artist list, and having 20 songs from 12 artists shows an obvious love for a few. Perhaps there will be more variety next year, as concerts (hopefully) start to roll back around. We shall see!

(all stats provided by Last.FM)

Jester One 2020 - 25 Top Artists

 Back at it! In 2020 there were a mind boggling 36,620 scrobbles, which equates to 98 days and 16 hours of streaming. All of that came from 4090 different artists, an average of 8.954 streams per artist. Top 5 genres from the year were Rock, Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop and Alternative. The hours that had the most scrobbles throughout the year were 12p-1p, 9a-10a, and 10p-11p, while Monday and Thursday were the two busiest days for streaming. That makes two years in a row that Monday is the busiest day - how curious?

Here's the key - 

TY. Artist (LY)
Top Track (TY)

25. Trans-Siberian Orchestra (NR in 2019)
Top Track: Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 (T180)

TSO ended at #40 last year, and usually gets a heavy run in the last 3 months of the year. In lieu of being able to see them live, I just listened to them a heck of a lot more than usual this year. 82% of their scrobbles came from December, of course, and in total they had 69 songs register at least one stream.

 

24. Wolfsheim (9)
Top Track: Künstliche Welten (T53)

There's no stopping the German duo, who have cracked the Top 25 each of the last 3 years. "Künstliche Welten" had just 1 more stream than the usual leader "Blind", both of which come from the always popular Spectators album that registered the 16th most streams this year.

 

23. Demon Hunter (6)
Top Track: The Negative (T98)

Demon Hunter is also making their 3rd consecutive appearance on the Top 25, albeit quite a bit lower than last year. Of course, in 2019 they released 2 albums simultaneously, blowing their scrobble total way up and also landing them in the Top 20 Countdown as well. The band has put out 10 albums in 18 years, and I'm not sure if they're planning on slowing down any time soon.

 

22. Rush (NR)
Top Track: Limelight (T59)

The passing of Neil Peart brought a resurgent focus onto Canada's premier rock act. Moving Pictures still rates as one of my all-time favourite classic rock records, but I spent more time digging deeper into their discography in 2020, with songs like "Marathon" and "Distant Early Warning" landing in the 5 most scrobbled songs for the band.

 

21. Johnny Cash (NR)
Top Track: I Won't Back Down (T335)

One of the biggest benefactors of the oldies resurgance was Johnny Cash, who moved up from 91st last year to #21. Amusingly, the biggest hit was a cover of Tom Petty, of which the original version was the most streamed song of the year for me. All told, 42 different songs had at least 1 play, landing Cash in the Top 25. 

 

20. The Birthday Massacre (15)
Top Track: All of Nothing (T125)

The Birthday Massacre are another band that have made it to all 3 Top 25 Artist lists for me, with this year coming from listening to their entire discography to support the release of their album Diamonds.  While the new record definitely wasn't my favourite offering from the group, I still found plenty to enjoy in 2020, with "All of Nothing" being their most streamed song for the third consecutive year.

 

19. The Four Tops (NR)
Top Track: It's The Same Old Song (37)

The Four Tops Greatest Hits are required listening in my house. "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Baby I Need Your Loving" "Bernadette" "Standing In The Shadows Of Love"... the list goes on and on. If you're feeling bad and want to dance, they are the band for you.

 

18. Sevendust (NR)
Top Track: Enemy (T409)

The Dust boys were just barely out last year at #28 and had 11 different tracks with at least 5 scrobbles, showing versatility. Also, each of the top 5 songs (Enemy, Waffle, Black, Decay, T.O.A.B.) are from 5 different records. Gotta love em. They just dropped a new record that I can't wait to dive into. They'll surely be back in the Top 25 in '21.

17. The Beatles (NR)
Top Track: Eleanor Rigby and Nowhere Man (T335)

The Beatles finally broke through this year on the strength of 57 different songs getting at least 1 play, including double digits for six of them. "Eleanor Rigby" continues to be the pace car for this group, but I found a new appreciation for songs like "Lady Madonna" due to one of my residents being a massive Beatles fan. 

16. Audioslave (NR)
Top Track: I Am The Highway (T241)

Audioslave slides back in after falling out in '21, thanks to my friend Josh and I doing "Best of Chris Cornell Bracket" when March Madness was cancelled. Not that I need an excuse to listen to their self-titled record, which is possibly my all-time favourite record. "I Am The Highway" grabbed the most streams, knocking "Like A Stone" off of the pedestal after 2 consecutive years on top. 

15. Mesh (5)
Top Track: The Last One Standing (8)

Once again, "The Last One Standing" and "The Fixer" pushed Mesh into the Top 25, accounting for 37.22% of their streams for the year.  Last year they made up for 45.5%, showing a little more versatility in the British duo's discography. It's been 4 years since their last record, and I'm dying for something new. Each one that they've released has shown maturity from the prior albums.

 

14. Rich Mullins (NR)
Top Track: Alrightokuhhuhamen (42)

There was a point where I had just started my new job, and I wanted to listen to worship music on the Sunday's I worked. That led me back to ol' Rich, and for four months I was hammering the repeat button for his Songs compilation, which ended up being the most streamed record of the year for me. "My One Thing" finished at #46 as well this year, giving him two in the top 50.

13. Eagles (NR)
Top Track: Take It Easy (T98)

For the Eagles, it's always "Take It Easy" and the rest of the songs, despite how much I love them. By the end of the year, they had 11 different songs with at least 5 plays, and 24 with at least two. One of the benefits of being able to play classic rock at work is more Eagles.

12. Sam Cooke (NR)
Top Track: (What A) Wonderful World (14)

With "(What A) Wonderful World" cracking the Top 30 for the second consecutive year, it was high time for Sam Cooke to make it, and he made it big in 2020. "Bring It On Home To Me" and "Twistin' The Night Away" both tied at 86 this year as well. Can't argue with The Man Who Invented Soul.

11. Chris Cornell (NR)
Top Track: You Know My Name (44)

Remember what I said about the Cornell Bracket? That meant that I listened to all of his works, and spent a lot of time with "You Know My Name", which actually won the bracket for me. I'm pretty sure Soundgarden will be way up on the list as well, giving him the trifecta across the board.

10. Elvis Presley (NR)
Top Track: Burning Love (T53)

Easily the biggest jumper from last year, Elvis moved from a tie for 137th to #10 in 2020, on the strength of 8 different song getting double digit streams. "Suspicious Minds" was also tied for 86th on the list, with a surprising new favourite in "King Creole" coming next for The King. 

9. Aurelio Voltaire (NR)
Top Track: Captains All (T409)

I don't want to say it was quantity over quality for Voltaire, but I did listen to the majority of his discography in 2020, a whopping 143 different songs getting at least one scrobble. He did finish 26th last year, just barely missing the cut, so it's not to say anything against the Captain. Also, it was a big leap from 10 to 9 this year - AV had 23 more scrobbles than Elvis - none of the previous artists had more than 8 scrobbles between them.

8. George Carlin (NR)
Top Track: N/A...

Hahaha... back in May I decided I needed some laughs to help with Ohio being shut down, so I went back through George Carlin's entire catalogue and listening to everything. This isn't the first time I've done this, but that's over 200 tracks with just one or two streams. Lol...

 

7. Five Iron Frenzy (20)
Top Track: Dandelions (T180)

Ska was my ultimate comfort in 2020, with the usual kings FIF leading the way. "Dandelions" was kind of a surprise nostalgia hit for me this year, as I didn't really love it when it first came out. Five Iron was 25th in 2019, #20 last year and has leapt to #7 this time around, with a new album slated for 2021 release. Where will they end up next year? Only time will tell.

 

6. Soundgarden (22)
Top Track: Outshined (T282)

Ah, there's Soundgarden. The argument of Audioslave vs Soundgarden is always a fun one to have, as both bands have 2 amazing albums (Superunknown and Badmotorfinger for SG, Self titled and Out of Exile for AS). The big difference in streams is that Soundgarden also has 5 other records to choose form, each with solid songs on them. I would say Superunknown is my favourite from the Seattle grungers, with 6 of the top 10 SG songs on it this year.

5. Evanescence (NR)
Top Track: Anywhere (4)

The next biggest stream difference comes with Evanescence landing 42 ahead of Soundgarden, on the strength of the early year Origin obsession. For as popular as Fallen and The Open Door were, I still have always preferred their earlier EPs and demos to anything they've done since being signed. In fact, Origin made up 44.45% of their total streams this year, with older tracks making up 29.89%. I don't say it to be a hipster, I just genuinely enjoy that material a lot more than the newer stuff. I'm really curious as to what their new record will sound like next year.

4. Assemblage 23 (4)
Top Track: Endure (23)

And here's where we truly separate the wheat from the chaff. A23 had a mind-boggling 134 more scrobbles than Evanescence, with 25 different tracks getting at least 5 streams. "Damaged" rolled in at T86, while "Endure" found a life that I never thought possible for an instrumental song. Endure the album was 10th among all album streams as well. They released a new album late last year which hasn't really made a true impact on me yet, and I'll be intrigued to see if they can make it into the Top 20 Countdown again. 

 

3. Anberlin (3)
Top Track: Cadence (T114)

Anberlin lands at #3 again, and in 3 years of Top 25 Artist lists, they've had 3 different songs top their most streamed list. The band did several live-stream concerts this year, which made me fall in love with their older material even more than I already was. Their first two albums, Blueprints for the Black Market and Never Take Friendship Personal registered 14 and 17th among the most streamed records of the year.

 

2. Cold (1)
Top Track: Sad Happy (T140)

Well, your surprise is my surprise here. The kings of the last year 3 years slid to second in 2020. Perhaps there was a little burnout after spending a lot of time with their new record last year, but they still managed to have 12 different songs register double-digit scrobbles. Year of the Spider had the 4th most streams among albums, while 13 Ways To Bleed Onstage and A Different Kind Of Pain were 11th and 12th respectively. Cold began to tour early this year, only to have it halted just a few weeks before it came here. I think I was pretty sore about that too, but here's hoping for 2021.

 

1. VNV Nation (2)
Top Track: Only Satellites (9)

I looked at the top scrobbles back in December and was surprised to see how close the top 3 were. At the end of the day, VNV Nation had exactly ONE stream more than Cold. ONE!! And 8 more than Anberlin. What a race. "The Farthest Star" (17) and "Carry You" (16) gave VNV 3 entries in the Top 30 Played songs, and even Arena was tied for 59th. VNV is more top-heavy than Cold or Anberlin, but they still had 22 songs with at least 5 scrobbles.

At the end of the year, VNV Nation accounted for 1.294% of all streams, Cold 1.291%, Anberlin 1.275% and Assemblage 1.133%. Pretty cool to see how those numbers play out every year.

Well, with 15 new artists, that means a big shuffle of songs exited this year. Last year only six bands fell out - here's the list for this year.

Key: LY. Artist (TY)

 

25. Blindside (132)
24. Fuel (65)
23. And One (113)
21. Solitary Experiments (41)
19. The Cure (76)
18. Solar Fake (70)
17. Circle of Dust (188)
16. Ashbury Heights (104)
14. The Broken Relics (37)
13. Korn (33)
12. Slipknot (45)
11. Truslow (36)
10. Curse of Cassandra (81)
8. Rammstein (57)
7. Apoptygma Berzerk (31) 

 

No new Blindside album came, or even any updates from them. The Cure also promised new music and faltered, while Solar Fake and The Broken Relics have new music scheduled to release. Rammstein is apparently also writing this year as well, but they usually take a little more time between discs. As for the rest, well, you can see the exodus of EDM artists. It's not that I didn't listen to them, there was just a lot more time spent listening to oldies and classic rock at work rather than listening to them at home. Regardless of how you look at it, it was a record breaking year from Last.FM, Spotify, Pandora and all of the other places that I find music.

Here's to music!

Jester One 2020 - 30 Most Played

 Wow.

 

Wow is all I can say about my music consumption for 2020. In March, I took a job where I was able to play music at work, as opposed to listening to whatever crappy muzak was playing over the speakers. I was also spending more time listening to music as home as well. I was talking to some friends about music and how we listen during 2020 and the pandemic, and one of them made an interesting point that music is something that we can find solace in during troubled times. He said he was listening to more music that always made us happy or comfortable in the past rather than trying to seek out new music. This was something that I had also been doing, and a lot of people I spoke with said they found themselves leaning on nostalgic hits rather than whatever new crop the world has served up. It's also worth noting that new pop music is fairly awful compared to what it used to be, but I digress. 

In 2020, I had 36,620 scrobbles, an average of just over 100 per day. Those scrobbles came from 14,838 individual songs, making the per song average 2.468 this year. For reference, that is 55% more scrobbles than last years total of 23,725. Exactly 5600 of those songs had at least 2 hits, meaning there were nine thousand, two hundred and thirty eight songs that were scrobbled just once. Pretty wild stuff. 

So let's just into the Top 30 Most Played! Same format at last year - here's the key:

#TY. Artist - Song (Last year's ranking)

 

30. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (NR)
Nostalgia, right? I love Eddie Cochran's jangly guitar sound, love how fun this song is, and just love the old-timey groove of it all. It's simple, it's catchy, and I played it a lot in 2020. And why not? My residents all remember this song, and it's a great one to dance with.

29. TRVSS - All The Bugs - Live (new)
TRVSS took the #6 spot in the Top 20 Countdown this year, despite only grabbing the 29th spot in most played songs. That's really all you need to know about nostalgic throwbacks vs new tracks, I think. I have a feeling that once they decide to release a full length record, they'll have song with more streams.

28. The Broken Relics - Where The Creatures Roam  (3)
Where last year, I obsessively listened to this track, in 2020 I spent more time listening to the entirety of this EP. The Relics should still feature in my Top 25 artists, and you better believe their new record has a good chance to blow the doors off the 2021 lists. Almost every song I've heard from it so far is a jam.

 

27. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears (NR)
When I think of the greatest lyrical songs of all time, this one is always in the discussion. Smokey has a couple of songs he wrote that are so overly personal yet cerebral, and of course who can deny his singing prowess? What I wouldn't give to be able to sing and write like that.

 

26. Forever Unknown - Bury Me (new)
The most interesting thing about Forever Unknown for me is that I had listened to this EP so much at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 that I had to step away from it for a few months. Even with that, this song landed at 26 and was #4 on the Top 20.

25. Wilson Phillips - Hold On (NR)
I mean, didn't everyone need a little bit of this song in 2020? In a year where perseverance was key, songs about holding on had a huge impact on me. Also, the harmonies on this song are out of this world. There's a reason why this group was on top of the world in the early 90s. 

24. When In Rome - The Promise (NR)
I'm slightly surprised that this song is so high up on the list. It's one of those songs that I just listen to a lot without even thinking about it, I guess. It's a song I enjoy singing at karaoke too, so I probably listened to it to honor the times that I couldn't go out.

23. Assemblage 23 - Endure (NR)
I honestly, truthfully cannot think of a time where an instrumental track would've made a most played list in my life. I just don't listen to a ton of instrumental music, other than occasional classical and smooth jazz playlists. I just love lyrics and voices far too much to spend that much time with one. But, there was a day at work where this song came on during my opening routine, and it kind of became the anthem of 2020. Endure.

22. The Wild Wild - Alright (24)
It's hard to escape this one. There are too many days in my life where I need to hear the words "Everything's gonna be alright". Even in an unusually positive year for me, I still needed to be reminded, and The Wild Wild was there to remind me.

 

21. Sixpence None The Richer - Sister, Mother (NR)
I honestly had to do a double take when I saw this song all the way up at #21. But there was in a point in the spring where I listened to this record, because it's always been a comfort album for me. It's a shame that most people only know "Kiss Me", because Leigh Nash has such a beautiful voice, and Matt Slocum is as underrated as a guitarist as there is in pop music. I can't imagine there'll be a higher surprise song on the chart, though.

 

20. Roxette - Silver Blue (NR)
When Marie Fredriksson passed last December, I went on a Roxette kick, and Silver Blue is the song that got the most love out of that blitz. The thing is, it was never a single, isn't on any of their compilations and doesn't really have a ton of recognition anywhere. It's just another great ballad from the Swedes.

 

19. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy (NR)
This song routinely is routinely in the top 100 most played songs, and is probably my best karaoke track as well. I saw the Gin Blossoms live a few years back and they absolutely still have it and know how to put on a tremendous show as well. Most of those '90s bands are just touring for nostalgia money, but I'd probably go see them again.

 

18. Ghost - Dance Macabre (NR)
It's pretty wild to see a song that made the Top 20 two years ago have a resurgence, but something in that opening guitar riff and later solo kept me coming back to Ghost this year. For all the crap that they get for their theatrics and enigmatic behavior, they're a refreshing band in a world of copycat metal artists.

 

17. VNV Nation - The Farthest Star (9)
This song was, is, and always will be a top song for me. I just cannot fathom it slipping. It was #9 last year and #7 the year before, and VNV continues to push themselves deeper into my life with each passing year.

 

16. VNV Nation - Carry You (NR)
Speaking of which, the penultimate track of Judgement was actually able to leap over "The Farthest Star" this time around. Even though I listened to a lot less EDM in 2020, it will always be there for me in my darker times.

 

15. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Learning To Fly (NR)
"Learning To Fly" is a song that has been in my regular "Rockman" playlist since I first created it on Spotify in 2017, and it finally broke through in 2020. Something about surviving unemployment and climbing back on top of the horse resonated with me this year, and this song is all about that.

 

14. Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World (23)
I mean, come on. Sam Cooke. Any all-time list should have this song near the top. If you aren't happy after listening to this song all the way through, I don't know what to tell you.

 

13. Empathy Test - Monsters (new)
The #5 song on the 2020 Countdown, "Monsters" was a consistent song from the moment the album dropped until the end of the year. It might even be one of the carry-overs next year. Only time will tell. At the end of this article we'll revisit the songs that fell out from last year.

 

12. Crowded House - Something So Strong (NR)
Another of the songs that had remained on my daily playlist on Spotify (there are currently 13 of them that have lasted without being removed), Crowded House were in the Top 50 in '17 and '18 before sliding back next year. This year, I've been singin' that song in the car, at work and everywhere else I've gone. The chorus is far too simple, but for some reason "Something so strong could carry us away" is something that has just resonated with me for years.

 

11. White Reaper - Real Long Time (new)
I needed upbeat music more than I needed sad music in 2020, and White Reaper was happy to provide the #3 song on the Top 20 Countdown. Songs that have ultra-catchy openings always tend to last longer and get more plays than others, and this one almost slipped into the top 10 most streamed songs of the year.

 

10. King Princess - Ohio (new)
King Princess was all over the place on the Top 20 Countdown this year before finally stopping at #7. But the song was streamed heavily at the beginning of the year and features easily my favourite breakdown of any song released this year right around the 2 minute mark, when the distortion flares up and the song goes berserk.

 

9. VNV Nation - Only Satellites (1)
Well, even with lapping the field in 2019, this song still had enough momentum to continue pummeling in 2020. It certainly isn't anything wild to find VNV Nation in the top 10. Even if Ronan Harris never released another record, there'd be enough material that I love to keep me going for a long, long time.

 

8. Mesh - The Last One Standing (6)
Since I began tracking streams via Last.FM, "The Last One Standing" has been the most streamed song by a decent amount. #6 last year and the year before, it has always carried its own weight against the rest of the world.

 

7. Alvvays - In Undertow (5)
For as much as I listen to this song these days, it's wild to think that I didn't pay it any notion when it first came out, and in fact that it was kind of annoying the first few times I actually heard it. Feels like a lifetime ago.

 

6. Depeche Mode - Precious (NR)
There's never a shortage of Depeche Mode songs bouncing around in my head. Violator is an all-time album for me, but it's "Precious" that carried me through the bad times at the end of 2019 and on into the next year. Along with The Cure and The Smiths, I can always count on Depeche Mode to take me to that wonderfully mellow '80s mood.

 

5. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (NR)
Apologies to my wife, who hates that I've listened to this song all the time as long as we've been together. I can hear those synths in my dreams, and Kim Carnes' voice is a place of solitude for me in rough waves. To leap all the way up to #5 is tremendous.

 

4. Evanescence - Anywhere (NR)
I'm not really sure why, but at the beginning of 2020 I really wanted to listen to Evanescence's Origin album. It has always been my favourite offering from the band, even with the commercial success of Fallen, I've always found comfort in Amy, Ben and David's first real record together. The band isn't anything like this anymore, and honestly the lyrics are slightly juvenile, but "Anywhere" was the song that brought me back to reality when I needed it the most.

 

3. Purity Ring - Stardew (new)

2. Lilieae - Level (new)

The top 2 songs of The Top 20 Countdown making it here at 3 and 2. Most of Purity Ring's scrobbles came early in the year, including a single day high of 11 the day it was released and 21 the first month, also a high for any song. Lilieae were more consistent throughout the year, making a strong push at the end to land at #2 for the year. Just two streams separated these two when it was all said and done.

 

1. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down (NR)
Outta nowhere, right? This has always been a song I liked, but never one I really obsessed about. It's as close to a perfectly written song as there can be, with a driving beat, fantastic guitar solo, positive lyrics, tremendous harmonies and perfect tone. Plus an unmistakable opening to boot. Early in the spring something clicked for me and this became the absolute anthem of 2020. While it wasn't as big as "Only Satellites" was last year, but it still finished with a whopping 26 more scrobbles than "Level". Truly a fantastic domination on the year.

 

With only 7 returning songs from last year, that means there were 23 that slid out. That list is as follows, and contains some shocking results.

Key: LY. Artist - Title (TY)

30. A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song (T241)
29. Demon Hunter - The Negative (T98)
28. Cold - Shine (T1857)
27. Assemblage 23 - Damaged (T180)
26. The Birthday Massacre - All of Nothing (T125)
25. Rammstein - Radio (T5601)
22. Wolfsheim - Blind (T69)
21. Within Temptation - In Vain (T5601)
20. VNV Nation - Arena (T59)
19. Necessary Response - Forever (T140)
18. The Cure - Pictures of You (T98)
17. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown (NR)
16. Ashbury Heights - Spiders (T212)
15. Ashley Cleveland - Where Do I Go (feat. Gary Chapman) (T757)
14. Assemblage 23 - The Other Side of the Wall (T241)
13. Toto - Stop Loving You (T86)
12. Solitary Experiments - Epiphany (47)
11. Mesh - The Fixer (T59)
10. VNV Nation - Armour (T180)
8. Truslow - Hurricane (T53)
7. The Benjamin Gate - How Long (T125)
4. Smith & Thell - Forgive Me Friend (T409)
2. VHS Collection - Sign (T114)

That Billie Eilish song was streamed zero times. Within Temptation and Rammstein got 1. The rest, with the exception of Cold and Ashley Cleveland at least hit double digits, but it goes to show that the end of year burnout is definitely real. That coupled with the madness of 2020, gosh, zero streams? And even though I listened to plenty of R+, "Radio" still only grabbed 1. It's so interesting how the years ebb and flow. Wolfsheim was a two year repeat, along with Solitary Experiments, Necessary Response and Mesh, which just goes to show the lack of EDM I listened to last year, compared to oldies. 

I'll do the Top 25 Artists tomorrow. Thanks to Last.FM for all of the stats. And extra special thanks to The Universal Scrobbler for helping me capture things that had previously not been snagged.