I have never done this list before but here are my top 30 picks of cover songs that came out in 2020.
- Arlo Parks – Creep (Radiohead cover)
- Among Authors – Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers cover)
- Casper Skulls – Où va la Chance (Francoise Hardy cover)
- James Blake – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack cover)
- PUP – A.M. 180 (Grandaddy cover)
- Dizzy – Lucky (Britney Spears cover)
- Purity Ring – Better Off Alone (Alice Deejay cover)
- Lydia Ainsworth – Good Times (CHIC cover)
- Amber Mark – Heart-Shape Box (Nirvana cover)
- Yuno – Zebra (Beach House cover)
- Luka Kuplowsky – Anew Day (Mary Margaret O’Hara cover)
- Inhaler – Fade into You (Mazzy Star cover)
- Lemolo – Mad World (Tears for Fears cover)
- The Darcys – Ever Again feat. Devan (Robyn cover)
- Drab Majesty – No Rain (Blind Melon cover)
- Caroline Spence – The Middle (Acoustic) [Jimmy Eat World cover]
- A.G. Cook – Today (Smashing Pumpkins cover)
- Helado Negro – Lotta Love (Neil Young cover)
- Squirrel Flower – Explain It To Me (Liz Phair cover)
- Living Hour – Dreams (The Cranberries cover)
- Desire – Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order cover)
- Babe Corner – Cool (Gwen Stefani cover)
- Lykke Li – I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor cover)
- Mav Karlo – Runaway (Weaves cover)
- Ralph – Crush (Jennifer Paige cover)
- Ellis – Lover (Taylor Swift cover)
- Orville Peck – Small Town Boy (Bronski Beat cover)
- Dana Gavaski – I Talk To The Wind (King Crimson cover)
- The National – Never Tear Us Apart (INXS cover)
- Metz – Call of the Wighat (The Cramps cover)