WMNF’s 10 Top 10s of 2020

10 WMNF DJs give their top 10s for 2020. Songs, albums, pizzas… some new, some not-so-new, but all great records to help you reminisce on the worst of all the years we can collectively remember. Thank you for listening and making it all bearable. Here’s to 2021!!!

 

Monday Traffic Jam

Bobbie D’s Top 10 Albums of 2020

• Artists For Peace And Justice – Let The Rhythm Lead : Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1
• Sarah Jarosz – World On The Ground
• Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
• Love – The Juice
• Tami Neilson – CHICKABOOM!
• Sturgill Simpson – SOUND & FURY
• Aubrie Sellers – Far From Home
• The Wood Brothers – Kingdom In My Mind
• Corb Lund – Agricultural Tragic
• Leon Majcen (local) – Back ’till I’m Gone

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Mo’ Blues Monday

Larry’s Top 10 Albums: keeping the blues alive and important

“In no particular order.”

• JD Taylor – The Coldwater Sessions
• Crystal Shawanda – Church House Blues
• Ryan Perry – High Risk, Low Reward
• Val Starr and the Blues Rockets – Lighter Side of the Blues
• Marcus King – El Dorado
• Jose Ramirez – Here I Come
• Erin Harpe – Meet Me in the Middle
• Eric Johanson – Below Sea Level
• Tennessee Redemption – Tennessee Redemption
• John Nemeth – Stronger Than Strong

 

LatinX

Isha’s Top 10 Albums of 2020

10. Y La Bamba – Mariposa de Coalcoman
11. Rudy De Anda – Cariño
12. Fuel Fandango, Rycardo Moreno – Despacio
13. Julian Mayorga, Meridian Brothers – Los Inmigratas
14. Weste – Murmurar
15. iLe, Natalia LaFourcade – En Cantos
16. Chango Menas – Dias Negros
17. Lido Pimienta, Li Saumet – Nada
18. Richie Oriach – La Cuyaya
19. Centavrvs – Enloquecidos

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Grave’s Pizza Party

Grave’s Top 10 Pizza and Song Pairings for 2020

10. Mojo Pork, Ham & Salami Pizza paired with Tampa by Small Black
11. Bacon & Egg Pizza paired with Still Thinkin by My Morning Jacket
12. CauliFLOWER Crust Pizza paired with Lilacs by Waxahatchee
13. Blue Cheese & Anchovy Pizza paired with On the Floor by Perfume Genius
14. Cali Vegan Pizza paired with The Steps by Haim
15. Deep Dish Pizza paired with Deep in Love by Bonny Light Horseman
16. Haggis Pizza paired with Persona Non Grata by Bright Eyes
17. Barbeque Pizza paired with Texas Sun by Leon Bridges and Khurangbin
18. Katsu Pork Pizza paired with Kyoto by Phoebe Bridgers
19. Pepperoni Pizza paired with PIZZA POWER by The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

 

It’s The Music! Wednesday “All Soul’s Edition”

Scott’s Top 10 Albums of 2020

“In no particular order.”

• Black Pumas (Deluxe) – Black Pumas
• En Espanol – The Mavericks
• The Slow Rush – Tame Impala
• New Me, Same Us – Little Dragon
• Gaslighter – The Chicks
• Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas
• Glass Animals – Dreamland
• Hey Clockface – Elvis Costello
• Love Goes – Sam Smith
• Starting Over – Chris Stapleton

 

Cosmic Slop

Ben’s Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2020

“In no particular order.”

• Alabaster de Plume – To Cy and Lee, Instrumentals Vol 1
• Death Valley Girls – Under the Spell of Joy
• Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
• The Heliocentrics – Infinity of Now/Telemetric Sounds
• Mary Lattimore – Silver Ladders
• North Americans – Roper In
• The Replacements – Pleased to Meet Me (Reissue)
• Rob Mazurek and the Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust
• Run the Jewels – RTJ4
• Sunwatchers – Oh Yeah?

 

Body Rock

Mike’s Top 10 Albums of 2020

9. & 10. (Tie) L.A. Witch – Play With Fire / Idles – Ultra Mono
10. Bestial Mouths – Resurrected in Black
11. S. Product – Suicide Beat EP
12. Death Valley Girls – Under the Spell of Joy
13. Sonsombre – One Thousand Graves
14. Clipping – Visions of Bodies Being Burned
15. Special Interest – The Passion of…
16. Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure?
17. Roisin Murphy – Roisin Machine

 

Thursday Morning Show

Katarina’s Top 10 Albums of 2020

10. Ludwig Goransson – The Mandalorian: Season 2, Vol 1
11. HAIM – Women In Music Pt. 3
12. Perfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
13. Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways
14. Laura Marling – Song for Our Daughter
15. Hank Williams – Pictures from Life’s Other Side
16. Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud
17. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
18. Fleet Foxes – Shore
19. Bill Callahan – Gold Record

 

Friday Morning Show

Cam’s Top 10s of 2020

Top 10 Albums of 2020:

10. Pretenders – Hate for Sale
11. Kassa Overall – I Think I’m Good
12. Kathleen Edwards – Total Freedom
13. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Reunions
14. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
15. Marlowe, L’Orange – Marlowe 2
16. Perfume Genius – Set My Heart of Fire Immediately
17. Soccer Mommy – color theory
18. Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman
19. Haim – Women in Music Pt. III

Top 10(+1) Singles of 2020:

11. Texas Sun – Khruangbin, Leon Bridges
12. Forever Now – My Sister, My Brother
13. I Contain Multitudes – Bob Dylan
14. Can’t Do Much – Waxahatchee
15. Stay With Me – Margaret Glaspy
16. Roger Ebert – Clem Snide
17. On the Floor- Perfume Genius
18. New Fiction – Little Dragon
19. Hard On Everyone – Kathleen Edwards
20. Make It Better – Francesca Blanchard
21. The World Brims – The Loss Adjusters

 

The Sixties Show

Dr. Bob’s Lava Lamp Top Ten

“In the order we would play them.”

• The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps, 1968
• The Mamas and the Papas – Creeque Alley, 1967
• Albert King – Blues Power (Live), 1968
• Jimi Hendrix   – The Wind Cries Mary (Live), 1967
• Mother Earth – Mother Earth, 1968
• Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil, 1968
• Wilson Pickett w/Duane Allman – Hey Jude, 1969
• The Temptations – Cloud Nine, 1968
• Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit, 1967
• The Doors – When the Music’s Over, 1967