The Music 2020 Writers' Poll: Jessica Dale

22 December 2020 | 8:00 am | Jessica Dale

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2020…

Sampa The Great

Sampa The Great

Album Of The Year

  1. Nathaniel Rateliff - And It's Still Alright
  2. A Swayze & The Ghosts - Paid Salvation
  3. Sports Team - Deep Down Happy
  4. Miiesha - Nyaaringu
  5. The Strokes - The New Abnormal
  6. Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK
  7. Pearl Jam - Gigaton
  8. Disclosure - Energy 
  9. Alice Ivy - Don't Sleep
  10. Nat Vazer - Is This Offensive And Loud?
  11. Halsey - Manic
  12. RVG - Feral
  13. Spacey Jane - Sunlight
  14. Run The Jewels - RTJ4
  15. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
  16. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
  17. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways To New Italy
  18. Cosmo's Midnight - Yesteryear
  19. Kylie Minogue - DISCO
  20. Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?



Song Of The Year

  1. Orville Peck & Shania Twain - Legends Never Die
  2. Johnny Hunter - Try As You May
  3. DOBBY - I Can't Breathe
  4. RVG - I Used To Love You
  5. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain On Me
  6. Cardi B - WAP ft. Megan Thee Stallion
  7. The Chicks - Gaslighter
  8. Tkay Maidza - Shook 
  9. Sarah Mary Chadwick - Let’s Fight
  10. Stace Cadet & KLP - Energy 
  11. DMA'S - Silver
  12. Hilltop Hoods - I'm Good 
  13. Briggs & Tim Minchin - HouseFyre
  14. Cable Ties - Sandcastles
  15. Flyying Colours - Big Mess


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Artist Of The Year

  1. Sampa The Great
  2. Miiesha
  3. DMA'S


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Fatboy Slim
  2. Nathaniel Rateliff
  3. Pearl Jam


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Gang Of Youths
  2. Violent Soho
  3. Hayley Mary


TV Show Of The Year

  1. Schitt's Creek
  2. The Great
  3. The Last Dance
  4. I May Destroy You
  5. Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House Of Fun
  6. I Hate Suzie



Movie Of The Year

  1. Bombshell


Highlight Of The Year

Getting to see my family after nearly a year apart. And this interaction with Bruce Springsteen (which I still pinch myself about).