Special: 2020 In Review: Best Movies of 2020

70. Tesla

69. The Grudge

68. Artemis Fowl

67. The Last Days Of American Crime

66. Capone

65. The Turning

64. Miss Americana

63. Escape From Pretoria

62. Body Cam

61. Impractical Jokers: The Movie

60. Hubie Halloween

59. Dolittle

58. Fantasy Island

57. Bloodshot

56. The Midnight Sky

55. Batman: Death In The Family

54. Vampires Vs. The Bronx

53. The Willoughbys

52. Get Duked!

51. Trolls: World Tour

50. Coffee & Kareem

49. Greyhound

48. Project Power

47. Stargirl

46. Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie

45. The Christmas Chronicles 2

44. Scoob!

43. The Speed Cubers

42. Spenser Confidential

41. The One And Only Ivan

40. Superman: Red Son

39. The New Mutants

38. Godmothered

37. The Call Of The Wild

36. Underwater

35. The Gentlemen

34. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

33. The Invisible Man

32. Bill & Ted Face The Music

31. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

30. My Spy

29. Soul

28. The Hunt

27. Mulan

26. Superman: Man Of Tomorrow

25. The Banker

24. Secret Society Of Second Born Royals

23. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run

22. Beastie Boys Story

21. Phineas And Ferb The Movie: Candace Against The Universe

20. The Lovebirds

19. 7500

18. The King Of Staten Island

17. Palm Springs

16. Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

15. The Way Back

14. Extraction

13. Wonder Woman 1984

12. Bad Boys For Life

11. Safety

10. Netflix Vs. The World

9. Da 5 Bloods

8. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

7. Freaky

6. Magic Camp

5. Becky

4. The Trial Of The Chicago 7

3. Sonic The Hedgehog

2. Onward

1. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Top 10 Countdown: January 30, 2020

10. The Wonder Years - Out On My Feet
Last week: NEW!

9. Story Untold - From The Outside I Seem Just Fine
Last week: 9.

8. Architects - Black Lungs
Last week: NEW!

7. Meet Me @ The Altar - Garden
Last week: 1.

6. Waterparks - Lowkey As Hell
Last week: 7.

5. We Were Sharks - Shameless
Last week: 6.

4. Mod Sun - Karma
Last week: 5.

3. Bearings - Super Deluxe
Last week: 3.

2. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Halsey - Forget Me Too
Last week: 2.

1. Seaway - Mrs. David
Last week: 4.

 

Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 10 - 1

PREVIOUS

10. I Prevail Ft. Joyner Lucas - DOA

9. Neck Deep - When You Know

8. Hot Mulligan - *Equip Sunglasses*

7. Seaway - Big Vibe

6. Four Year Strong - Learn To Love The Lie

5. All Time Low - Sleeping In

4. Meet Me @ The Altar - Garden

3. New Found Glory - Greatest Of All Time

2. Bearings - Sway

1. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Halsey - Forget Me Too

Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 20 - 11

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20. All Time Low - Getaway Green

19. Waterparks - Lowkey As Hell

18. Sleep On It - Falling Further Faster

17. Anti-Flag - The Disease

16. Neverkept - Complicated

15. Bearings - Super Deluxe

14. Neck Deep - Sick Joke

13. Point North Ft. Kellin Quinn - Into The Dark

12. jxdn - So What!

11. Silverstein Ft. Intervals - Bad Habits

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 30 - 21

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30. New Found Glory - Stay Awhile

29. Seaway - Mrs. David

28. Run The Jewels Ft. 2 Chainz - Out Of Sight

27. Broadside - Heavenly

26. Issues - Rain

25. Machine Gun Kelly - Concert For Aliens

24. Knuckle Puck Ft. Derek Sanders - Breathe

23. The Used Ft. Mark Hoppus - The Lighthouse

22. Four Year Strong - Talking Myself In Circles

21. Bowling For Soup - Alexa Bliss

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 40 - 31

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40. Story Untold Ft. Kellin Quinn - I Love That You Hate Me

39. A Day To Remember - Mindreader

38. jxdn - Better Off Dead

37. Less Than Jake - Just Like Andy

36. Neck Deep - I Revolve (Around You)

35. Rarity - Leave It Alone

34. Handguns - Liquid Therapy

33. blink-182 - Happy Days

32. Silverstein Ft. Princess Nokia - Madness

31. Mod Sun - Karma

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 50 - 41

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50. All Time Low Ft. Blackbear - Monsters

49. We Were Sharks - Shameless

48. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Old Me

47. You Me At Six - Make Me Feel Alive

46. Four Year Strong - Get Out Of My Head

45. Courage My Love - Everybody's Lonely

44. Architects - Black Lungs

43. Run The Jewels Ft. Pharrell & Zack De La Rocha - Ju$t

42. Mayday Parade - First Train

41. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend

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Top 10 Countdown: January 23, 2021

10. You Me At Six - Suckapunch
Last week: NEW!

9. Story Untold - From The Outside I Seem Just Fine
Last week: NEW!

8. jxdn Ft. Iann Dior - Tonight
Last week: 8.

7. Waterparks - Lowkey As Hell
Last week: 9.

6. We Were Sharks - Shameless
Last week: 7.

5. Mod Sun - Karma
Last week: 5.

4. Seaway - Mrs. David
Last week: 4.

3. Bearings - Super Deluxe
Last week: 3.

2. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Halsey - Forget Me Too
Last week: 2.

1. Meet Me @ The Altar - Garden
Last week: 1.

Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 60 - 51

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60. Good Charlotte - Last December

59. Silverstein Ft. Aaron Gillespie - Infinite

58. Story Untold - From The Outside I Seem Just Fine

57. The Used Ft. Caleb Schomo - The Lottery

56. New Found Glory - Scarier Than Jason Voorhees At A Campfire

55. Machine Gun Kelly - Bloody Valentine

54. Seaway - Still Blue

53. Anti-Flag - 20/20 Vision

52. Neck Deep - Lowlife

51. Pup - Morbid Stuff

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 70 - 61

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70. Architects - Animals

69. You Me At Six - Suckapunch

68. Less Than Jake - Lie To Me

67. Point North Ft. DE'WAYNE - Brand New Vision

66. MxPx - Worries

65. Mayday Parade - I Can Only Hope

64. The Wonder Years - Out On My Feet

63. Broadside - Foolish Believer

62. State Champs - Crying Out Loud

61. Juice Wrld & Marshmello - Come & Go

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 80 - 71

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80. jxdn Ft. Iann Dior - Tonight

79. Against The Current - That Won't Save Us

78. All Time Low - Some Kind Of Disaster

77. Weezer - Hero

76. Run The Jewels - Walking In The Snow

75. Goldfinger - Wallflower

74. Our Last Night - Ignorance Is Bliss

73. I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Leave Me Alone

72. Four Year Strong - Brain Pain

71. Emarosa - Ready To Love

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 90 - 81

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90. You Me At Six - Beautiful Way

89. Echosmith - Love You Better

88. Body Count - Bum-Rush

87. Point North - No One's Listening

86. Protest The Hero - The Canary

85. Too Close To Touch - Pick Me Up

84. Machine Gun Kelly - Drunk Face

83. We Came As Romans - From The First Note

82. Anti-Flag Ft. DE'WAYNE, Marcia Richards, Jalise Della Gary & Tom Morello - A Dying Plea Vol. 1

81. Neck Deep - Fall

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Special: 2020 In Review: Top 100 Singles Of 2020: 100 - 91

100. Pup - Anaphylaxis

99. You, Me And Everyone We Know - F.I.N.E.

98. 5 Seconds Of Summer - No Shame

97. Mest - Masquerade

96. Green Day - Meet Me On The Roof

95. The Used - Paradise Lost, A Poem By John Milton

94. Less Than Jake - Keep On Chasing

93. The Dangerous Summer - Fuck Them All

92. Taylor Swift - The Man

91. Run The Jewels Ft. Greg Nice & DJ Premier - Ooh La La

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Top 10 Countdown: January 16, 2020

10. Mayday Parade - I Can Only Hope
Last week: NEW!

9. Waterparks - Lowkey As Hell
Last week: NEW!

8. Jxdn Ft. Iann Dior - Tonight
Last week: 9.

7. We Were Sharks - Shameless
Last week: 8.

6. Bearings - Sway
Last week: 1.

5. Mod Sun - Karma
Last week: 6.

4. Seaway - Mrs. David
Last week: 5.

3. Bearings - Super Deluxe
Last week: 4.

2. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Halsey - Forget Me Too
Last week: 3.

1. Meet Me @ The Altar - Garden
Last week: 2.

Special: 2020 In Review: Top 10 Music Videos of 2020

10. Katy Perry - It's Not The End Of The World

Why? Katy Perry is off raising a baby though we do get a quick glimpse of her at the beginning of this music videos that sees aliens wanting to abduct Katy Perry. The only problem? Doppleganger Zooey Deschanel is nearby and gets taken instead. Both celebrities lean into the meme that they look alike as Zooey ends up needing to act like Katy to save the world by unplugging the internet? Weird but still funny they did this.

9. Bring Me The Horizon - Parasite Eve

Why? Bring Me The Horizon's return to heavy music also coincided with this dark video which features the band seemingly turn into the monsters from the game Parasite Eve which was the inspiration behind the song in the first place. It's also impressive that they did this cohesive of a video without the band members needing to be near each other and as for the parasite looks? Those aren't special effects. The band had someone make masks that intense!

8. Run The Jewels - Walking In The Snow

Why? As noted in the previous section, COVID played a big part in music videos in 2020. Most bands could not get together to do music videos and RTJ is a perfect example of this, having to resort to animated, green screen and lyric videos to promote RTJ4 but none were as good as the Walking In The Snow video because lets get real... If you do a music video with toys you're probably going to make it on this particular list of mine.

7. Anti-Flag - The Disease

Why? And right after that we get a band that filmed a video pre-COVID so throw out everything I just said. Released at the turn of the new year, Pittsburg punks Anti-Flag gave us a great video referencing cult hit movie They Live where a pair of sunglasses allows a regular man to see aliens hiding in normal people's bodies. Of course Anti-Flag doesn't deal with aliens so in their version the sunglasses allow the wearer to see the true meaning behind ads, government and media. 

6. The Ghost Inside - Aftermath

Why? Thus far we've stuck to music videos that look cool but if you've seen these lists in the past you know that generally videos that make you feel something gets ranked up high and The Ghost Inside released one such video this year earning them this spot. The band was involved in a scary bus accident in late 2015 which left 3 members in the hospital in critical condition including the drummer who was in a 10 day coma and lost a leg. The band returned to play a show in July 2019 and this year Aftermath became their first new release showing the band struggling to get better, enjoying playing shows again and screaming at the edge of the highway where the accident took place.

5. Pup - Anaphylaxis

Why? Alright enough with the mushy stuff. Canadian punk-rockers PUP released Anaphylaxis as a stand alone single early in the COVID days, only to be bored and record some new songs and release an EP in late 2020, but the best part of that album is the video for Anaphylaxis. Like RTJ's toys above if you have the balls to do a claymation video, even in COVID times, you deserve a top 5 video. Sure it's a little crude looking but it's punk rock dude. It's not supposed to be polished.

4. You Me At Six - Make Me Feel Alive

Why? We hit the part of the list where movie making is A+ which gets these next two up so high. First up is UK rockers You Me At Six with their comeback single Make Me Feel Alive which is through the POV of lead singer Josh Franceschi which is cool enough, except he gets mugged in an alley and they take out his fucking eye! We then get a split screen look where on the left we have the criminal with the missing eye and on the right Josh's mission to get his eye back, add in a Bladerunner esque look and you have the makings of an amazing video.

3. Taylor Swift - The Man

Why? Another early 2020 video where groups of people could actually gather. The Man sees pop sensation Taylor Swift take on the roll of, well a man. Taylor is completely unrecognizable in this video as she acts like a pompous man would and gets praised for the behaviour. Incredible hair and makeup aside we also get a cameo from normal Taylor as the director of the video asking her male self to be more "likeable" and we find out the voice of male Taylor is no other than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

2. Story Untold - From The Outside I Seem Just Fine

Why? Alright let's get serious here before getting to the #1 pick. Big props to Story Untold for releasing my #2 video of the year despite having no budget as an unsigned band. Like TGI above videos should make you feel something and this one has the singer of Story Untold having a miserable time and ignoring texts from his bandmate as he contemplates suicide. In the end right before he goes through with the act he reads one last text which triggers a series of good memories which makes him not go through with it. The moral of the story kids is always reach out to your friends, especially in times like these to make sure everyone is alright.

1. Eskimo Callboy - Hypa Hypa

Why? Okay, it's silly time again. Eskimo Callboy is a total meme band, they know it, we know it but goddamn if I can't get over these Germans in mullets doing ridiculous choreographed dance routines in even more ridiculous outfits. If there was a metalcore version of Psy's Gagnam Style this would be it, video and all and becouse of it's sillyness Eskimo Callboy gets the 1st place trophy for best video of 2020.

Top 10 Countdown: January 9, 2020

10. Anti-Flag Ft. DE'WAYNE, Marcia Richards, Jalise Della Gary & Tom Morello - A Dying Plea Vol. 1
Last week: 10.

9. jxdn Ft. Iann Dior - Tonight
Last week: NEW!

8. We Were Sharks - Shameless
Last week: NEW!

7. Seaway - Still Blue
Last week: 3.

6. Mod Sun - Karma
Last week: 7.

5. Seaway - Mrs. David
Last week: 6.

4. Bearings - Super Deluxe
Last week: 5.

3. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Halsey - Forget Me Too
Last week: 4.

2. Meet Me @ The Altar - Garden
Last week: 2.

1. Bearings - Sway
Last week: 1.

Special: 2020 In Review: Best Albums of 2020

2020 was a wacky one but I'm happy to say it's finally in the rearview mirror but not all about 2020 was bad we had a bunch of great music come out so let's focus on that this week, shall we? Here's my 50 favourite albums of 2020.

50. State Champs - Unplugged EP

49. Taurids - EP

48. Silverstein - Redux II

47. Butch Walker - American Love Story

46. Casa Loma - This Is Coping EP

45. Taylor Swift - Folklore

44. Boston Manor - Glue

43. Hayley Williams - Petals For Armor

42. Green Day - Father Of All Motherfuckers

41. The Dangerous Summer - All That Is Left Of The Blue Sky

40. Pvris - Use Me
Choice Cut: Old Wounds

39. Too Close To Touch - I'm Hard To Love, But So Are You Vol. 4
Choice cut: Pick Me Up

38. Belmont - Reflections EP
Choice cut: Move Along

37. The Killers - Imploding The Mirage
Choice cut: Running Towards A Place

36. Fever 333 - Wrong Generation EP
Choice cut: Bite Back

35. I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Razzmatazz
Choice cut: Sugar Pills

34. Jason Lancaster - Say I'm What You Want EP
Choice cut: Good Things Only Happen If You're Good

33. Taylor Swift - Evermore
Choice cut: Champagne Problems

32. Pup - This Place Sucks Ass EP
Choice cut: Anaphylaxis

31. Echosmith - Lonely Generation
Choice cut: Love You Better

30. No Pressure - No Pressure EP
Choice cuts: Wanna Get Ahead, Doin' Fine

29. August Burns Red - Guardians
Choice cuts: Dismembered Memory, Lighthouse

28. Hands Like Houses - Hands Like Houses EP
Choice cuts: Dangerous, Stranger

27. Mest - Masquerade
Choice cuts: Running Away, Dead End Street

26. Katy Perry - Smile
Choice cuts: Cry About It Later. Never Really Over

25. Slaves - To Better Days
Choice cuts: Eye Opener, Cursed

24. Mayday Parade - Out Of Here EP
Choice cuts: First Train, Lighten Up Kid

23. Broadside - Into The Raging Sea
Choice cuts: Heavenly, Dancing On The Ceiling (With You)

22. Courage My Love - Spectra EP
Choice cuts: Teenagers, Everybody's Lonely

21. Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror EP
Choice cuts: Kingslayer, Parasite Eve

20. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Calm
Choice cuts: Teeth, Old Me, Red Desert

19. Point North - Brand New Vision
Choice cuts: Into the Dark, Heartbeat, Brand New Vision

18. Goldfinger - Never Look Back
Choice cuts: Wallflower, Cannonball, Infinite

17. Protest The Hero - Palimpsest
Choice cuts: Soliloquy, The Migrant Mother, Rivet

16. The Used - Heartwork
Choice cuts: Blow Me, The Lighthouse, 1984 - Infinite Jest

15. Handguns - When The Light Burns Out
Choice cuts: Cap Peeler, Glass Lanters, Liquid Therapy

14. Less Than Jake - Silver Linings
Choice cuts: The High Cost Of Low Living, King Of The Downside, Lie To Me

13. Body Count - Carnivore
Choice cuts: Carnivore, Thee Critical Beatdown, No Remorse

12. Hot Mulligan - You'll Be Fine
Choice cuts: OG Bule Sky, *Equip Sunglasses*, BCKYRD

11. Anti-Flag - 20/20 Vision
Choice cuts: Christian Nationalist, Unbreakable, The Disease

10. Knuckle Puck - 20/20
Choice cuts: Tune You Out, Breathe, Earthquake, Into The Blue

9. Four Year Strong - Brain Pain
Choice cuts: Learn To Love The Lie, Crazy Pills, Usefully Useless, Talking Myself In Circles

8. All Time Low - Wake Up Sunshine
Choice cuts: Sleeping In, Wake Up Sunshine, Getaway Green, Glitter & Crimson

7. Run The Jewels - RTJ4
Choice cuts: A Few Words For The Firing Squad, Ju$t, Walking In The Snow, Out Of Sight

6. Bearings - Hello, It's You
Choice Cuts: So Damn Wrong, Sway, Love Me Like You Did, Super Deluxe

5. New Found Glory - Forever + Ever X Infinity
Choice cuts: Greatest Of All Time, Trophy, Shook By Your Shaved Head, Stay Awhile

4. Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets To My Downfall
Choice cuts: Forget Me Too, Jawbreaker, Title Track, Concert For Aliens 

3. Neck Deep - All Distortions Are Intentional
Choice cuts: Sick Joke, When You Know, Telling Stories, What Took You So Long

2. Silverstein - A Beautiful Place To Drown
Choice cuts: Say Yes, September 14th, Where Are You, Burn It Down

1. Seaway - Big Vibe
Choice Cuts: Big Vibe, Mrs. David, Brain In A Jar, Wild Things

Top 10 Countdown: January 2, 2020

10. Anti-Flag Ft. DE'WAYNE, Marcia Richards, Jalise Della Gary & Tom Morello - A Dying Plea Vol. 1
Last week: NEW!

9. Seaway - Big Vibe
Last week: 4.

8. Mayday Parade - First Train
Last week: 8.

7. Mod Sun - Karma
Last week: NEW!

6. Seaway - Mrs. David
Last week: 7.

5. Bearings - Super Deluxe
Last week: 6.

4. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Halsey - Forget Me Too
Last week: 5.

3. Seaway - Still Blue
Last week: 3.

2. Meet Me @ The altar - Garden
Last week: 2.

1. Bearings - Sway
Last week: 1.