The Best of 2020
Every year I love to close out the year with a blog post of a few of my favorite things from that year. 2020 has been like no other. Yes I could write an entire blog series on all that went wrong this year, plans that were eliminated, people that were lost, and so much more.
But in the midst of the sorrow there is always something to be grateful for.
So this post is just that! A focus on some TOP 10 lists! These are just my favorites so please don’t judge too harshly, haha!
Top 20 Songs of 2020 (had to be released in 2020) (Playlist linked below)
- Exile – Taylor Swift (ft. Bon Iver)
- No Stranger – Natalie Grant
- Rain on Me – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
- Watch Me Do It – Manwell (ft. Ryan Edgar)
- Motions – Sarah Reeves
- Daisies – Katy Perry
- Chasing – NF (ft. Mikayla Sippel)
- Ok, All Right – David Archuletta
- Here I Am – Melanie C
- I Dare You – Kelly Clarkson
- Who Am I – NEEDTOBREATHE
- Bad to Myself – Greyson Chance
- Revolutionary – Josh Wilson
- No Body No Crime – Taylor Swift (ft. HAIM)
- March March – The Chicks
- Citizen of Heaven – Tauren Wells
- Thousand Faces – Don Diablo & Andy Grammer
- Into the Sea (It’s Gonna Be Ok) – Tasha Layton
- Higher – Rachael Lampa
- Dawn – Rebecca St. James (ft. Luke Smallbone)
Top 10 Albums of 2020 (had to be released in 2020)
- Natalie Grant – No Stranger
- Tommee Profitt (and guests) – The Birth of a King
- Lady Gaga – Chromatica
- Taylor Swift – Evermore & Folklore
- Sarah Reeves – Life Love & Madness
- NEEDTOBREATHE – Out of Body
- Tauren Wells – Citizen of Heaven
- Little Mix – Confetti
- Katy Perry – Smile
- The Chicks – Gaslighter
Top 20 Favorite Series I Streamed in 2020 (had to be released in 2020)
- Titans (Season 1 & 2) – HBOmax
- Immigration Nation (Limited Series) – Netflix
- The Queen’s Gambit (Limited Series) – Netflix
- The Umbrella Academy (Season 2) – Netflix
- Love on the Spectrum (Season 1) – Netflix
- Kingdom (Season 2) – Netflix
- Ted Lasso (Season 1) – Apple TV+
- Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Disney+
- The Mandalorian (Season 2) – Disney+
- His Dark Materials (Season 1 & 2) – HBOmax
- Selena (The Series) – Netflix
- The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (Limited Series) – Netflix
- The Expanse (Season 5) – Amazon Prime
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Limited Series) – Netflix
- Dash & Lily (Season 1) – Netflix
- 13 Reasons Why (Season 4) – Netflix
- Magic for Humans (Season 3) – Netflix
- Lenox Hill (Season 1) – Netflix
- Another Life (Season 1) – Netflix
- The Wilds (Season 1) – Amazon Prime
Top 10 Favorite Movies I Streamed in 2020 (had to be released in 2020)
- The Old Guard – Netflix
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made – Disney+
- Onward – Disney+
- Run – Hulu
- The Lovebirds – Netflix
- Over the Moon – Netflix
- Extraction – Netflix
- Greyhound – Apple TV+
- Mulan – Disney+
- Greenland – VOD
Top 10 Books of 2020 (had to be released in 2020) (Book recommendations linked here: bit.ly/toddnesloney)
- A Girl Like You by Frank & Carla Murphy
- Three Keys by Kelly Yang
- Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling
- Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices edited by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed
- Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
- The Invasion (Animorphs Graphix #1) by Chris Grine, K.A. Applegate, Michael Grant
- Class Act by Jerry Craft
- Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall
Top 10 #TellYourStory Episodes (by viewership numbers) (Linked here: Podcasts)
- #TellYourStory with Korie Grayson
- #TellYourStory with Gerry Brooks
- #TellYourStory with Chris Pombonyo
- #TellYourStory with Toni Christopher
- #TellYourStory with Andrew Coleman
Top 5 Honestly, #LetsTalk Episodes (by viewership numbers) (Linked here: Podcasts)
- Honestly, #LetsTalk: Racism (from an Asian Perspective)
- Honestly, #LetsTalk: Christianity
- Honestly, #LetsTalk: Entrepreneurs (in Education)
- Honestly, #LetsTalk: Racism (from a Latinx Perspective)
- Honestly, #LetsTalk: Teaching (during COVID-19; Part 2)
Top 10 Favorite Products Purchased in 2020 (Linked here: bit.ly/toddnesloney)
- Pet Stairs
- 23AndMe Ancestry
- Lasko Oscillating Fan
- Reusable Mesh Vegetable Bags
- Toilet Night Light
What are some of your favorites from 2020?
