The Sound of Now: 2020 Time Capsule
This summer, The Sound of Now looks back at the best, biggest, and most important songs of the year. Every episode’s playlist is available right here.
The Sound of Now: 2020 Time Capsule on Spotify, featuring every song played during this summer series:
The Sound of Now: 2020 Long List on Spotify, featuring every single song broadcast on the show in 2020, plus some of the Bonus Songs from the website each week:
SUMMER EPISODE PLAYLISTS
Q1 – January, February, and March 2020
Broadcast date: 23 December 2020
PHYSICAL – Dua Lipa
MANIAC – Conan Gray
STUPID LOVE – Lady Gaga ?️?
OBVIOUS – Cry Club ?? ?️?
MOVE – Baker Boy ??
I DISAPPEAR IN YOUR ARMS – Christine and the Queens ?️?
YOU SHOULD BE SAD – Halsey ?️?
WHEN I’M AROUND YOU – Genes ?? ?️?
SAY SO – Doja Cat
IS IT LOVE? – JORDY ?️?
DON’T BREAK ME – Montaigne ?? ?️?
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KNOW YOUR WORTH – Khalid and Disclosure
SUPALONELY – BENEE and Gus Dapperton
ROSES (IMANBEK REMIX) – SAINt JHN and Imanbek
Q2 – April, May, and June 2020
Broadcast date: 30 December 2020
RAIN ON ME – Lady Gaga ?️? and Ariana Grande
TAKE YOURSELF HOME – Troye Sivan ?? ?️?
HYPNOTIZED – Purple Disco Machine and Sophie & The Giants
COMPLICATED – Eves Karydas ??
ROCKSTAR – DaBaby and Roddy Ricch
MALIBU – Kim Petras ?️?
SWITCHBLADE – NIKI
SIX FEET APART – Alec Benjamin
IDIOT – Kira Puru ?? ?️?
HOLD STRONG – Miiesha ??
THINK ABOUT THINGS – Daði Freyr
HOW YOU LIKE THAT – BLACKPINK
I WANNA BE HERE – E^ST ??
I CAN’T BREATHE – H.E.R.
Q3 – July, August, and September 2020
Broadcast date: 6 January 2021
NINE OF SWORDS – Cry Club ?? ?️?
DYNAMITE – BTS
MODERATION – Eleura ??
CARE – beabadoobee
DIAMONDS – Sam Smith ?️?
BETTER – Genes ?? ?️?
HEAD & HEART – Joel Corry and MNEK ?️?
MISS ANDRY – flowerkid ?? ?️?
YOU BROKE ME FIRST – Tate McRae
5000 MILES – BLOXX ?️?
WORK FOR ME – Mia Wray ??
MAYBE – The Kid LAROI ??
EUPHORIA – Woodes ??
HEAD SHOULDERS KNEES & TOES – Ofenbach, Quarterhead, and Norma Jean Martine
Q4: October, November, and December 2020
Broadcast date: 13 January 2021
LIFETIME – Romy ?️?
SO DONE – The Kid LAROI ??
DWELL – Odette ??
THEREFORE I AM – Billie Eilish
WONDER – Shawn Mendes
GREEN EYES – Arlo Parks ?️?
EASY – Troye Sivan ?? ?️? , Kacey Musgraves, and Mark Ronson
MOOD – 24kGoldn and iann dior
FLY AWAY – Tones & I ??
EDGE OF MIDNIGHT (EDGE OF SEVENTEEN VS MIDNIGHT SKY) – Miley Cyrus ?️? and Stevie Nicks
POSITIONS – Ariana Grande
SPACE – Becky Hill
LEVITATING – Dua Lipa and DaBaby
WHEN THE MACHINE STARTS – Missy Higgins ?? ?️?
LUCID – Rina Sawayama ?️?
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