Here's my selecton of the top 25 singles of 2020 (not in any particular order). There will, no doubt, be some great tracks I've missed, so if you have any other suggestions then do please leave a comment.
Jarrod Lawson - Love Isn't Always Enough [Be The Change]
I fell in love with this track on first hearing it on the linked YT clip recorded 14th Dec 2019 and posted in March 2020 long before it appeared on his latest album, and for me is still the standout track on the album.
Available on Amazon
Kiland - Straight From Me [His Love Confessions]
Kiland is a new artist (to me) and this is from his 2nd album of 2020 'His Love Confessions', his other 'Count You Blessings', which I think came out first, is mainly gospel songs.
Available on Amazon
Mary Cross - In Love, There's A Risk
A touch of Phyllis Hyman about this one. A beautiful deep soul ballad. I can't find anything else from her so would guess it's her debut?
Available on Amazon.
TanQueray Hayward - This Kind Of Love / This Thing
I believe she hails from Philadelphia and has released two singles in 2020, 'This Kind Of Love' is the best of the two.
Available on Amazon This Kind Of Love / This Thing
Regi Myrix presents Hil St. Soul - In My Groove / One Life
From Patrick Bickerstaff's Izipho Soul label comes this marvelous tune featuring the vastly underrated Hilary Mwelwa. Limited to 300 copies on vinyl which has long sold out so you'll have to make do with digital. She also had an earlier release in March 'One Life'.
Available on Amazon In My Groove / One Life
Tammy Harris - You're So Good To Me
Great stepper from her 'Chicagoloy' album which contains several covers of classics such as Chaka Khan's Everlasting Love, Flack./ Hatahway - Back Together Again, Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child and others.
Available on Amazon
Jack Tyson Charles - Something (95.0)
A nice track from Craig Charles' son which samples The Isleys 'Here I Go Again'.
Available on Amazon
Dayon Feat. Astyn Turr - Don't Talk To Me That Way (85.0)
Astyn Turr(entine) has a beautifully pure tone to her voice on the neo soul jazz falavoured track.
Available on Amazon
Tracy Cruz - Your Love's Everything [Sun After The Reign]
From the forthcoming album 'Sun After The Reign'
Tracy Cruz website
Available on Amazon
Gina Carey - (I Found) My Destiny (80.0)
Wonderfully soulful mellow neo soul.
Available on Amazon
Joe Leavy - Inside Of You (90.0)
There's a few different mixs of this released in 2020 'B's Side' & 'Smooth Mix', both great, this one 's on his officlal YT channel! Very jazz influenced who some compare with Marvin Gaye! This is pure class ... for grown ups who appreciate 'real' music. It was originally on the Gale & The Storm OST album by Karyn Whyte released in 2017.
Available on Amazon
TJ Jackson - #1 Fan (77.0)
Another mellow neo soul stepper from 'Obsession' which I presume is an EP as only 5 tracks.
Available on Amazon
Soulpersona, Princess Freesia - Where Do I Go From Here (104.3)
The standout track for me from the 'Extended Pleasure' allbum.
Available on Amazon
Shapeshifters Feat. Billy Porter - Finally Ready (122.0)
Tipped this when it was released and am surprised it didn't (or hasn't yet) cross over to the 'masses'. I love it! Forget the remixes, the original (short or extended) version better than all the remixes which for me have ruined it.
Available on Amazon
Tower Of Power - Addicted To You (112.0)
Best track off the 'Step Up' album. This was has really grown on me. Classic 'old school' modern soul.
Available on Amazon
Weather Girls, The - Stand Up (Rob Hardt Mix) (106.0)
Gospel flavoured dancer.
Not the 'original' Weather Girls from the 80s Martha Wash & Isadora Armstead. Isadora recruited her daughter Dynelle to replace Martha Wash, and when Isadora passed in 2004 she was replaced by gospel singer Dorrey Lyles. Rob Hardt is one half of Cool Million.
Available on Amazon
Yolanda Parker - Everything You Do Blows My Mind (90.0)
Soulful stepper.
Available on Amazon
The Regime - Never Gonna Stop (95.1)
Still loving this! A real 'left-fielder' that is just so infectious, released on Izipho Soul who describe the group an Australian funk soul collective. This sold out quickly on vintyl, but is due to be repessed this month.
Available at Izipho Soul
True Music Group Feat. DaQuela - Closer & Closer (98.0)
'Probably' the standout track from the 'True Soul Vol. 1' album, but there are plenty of other great tracks to choose from.
Avaiulable on Amazon
Will Downing - Close To You (98.0)
Best track off Romantique Pt. 2, most, if not all, of the other tracks are cover versions.
Available on Amazon
Kem - Lonely / Love Always Wins / Lie To Me
A few killer tracks from his latest album on Motown 'Love Always Wins'.
Available on Amazon
Debra Debs - Something To Love
From the album Se7en
GLOW Feat. Dave Love - The Best Of Me
This one to me sounds like something Jarrod Lawson would produce. Takn from 'Ten Of Diamonds' album.
Available on Amazon
Menoosha - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
A cover of a Nina Simone song from her Wild Is The Wind album from 1966. This track is from Menoosha's album 'Air's About Hair Vol. 1'
Available on Amazon
N'Front - Never Another You
A tribute to the sons of O'Jay, Eddie Levert, Gerald (2006) & Sean (2008), and sadly Eddie also lost his wife in 2020.
Available on Amazon
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