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December 30, 2020 Billie Eilish performing on Austin City Limits on PBS, season 45, airing February 1, 2020. (courtesy KLRU-TV/Austin City Limits. Photo by Scott Newton) The final chart of 2020 brings few surprises as Fiona Apple and Billie Eilish hold the top of the chart, with Adrianne Lenker close behind with her single, "anything." Lana Del Rey and Matt Berninger slide past Sharon Jones and Blu DeTiger, while New Order end a 10-week chart run entering the Chart Show Hall of Fa...

December 23, 2020 Fiona Apple (Courtesy of the artist) Fiona Apple rises to #1 again with "Under the Table," the second single from "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" to reach the top of the chart. Congrats to Heartless Bastards and beabadoobee for reaching the Chart Show Hall of Fame, which might be the final HOF entries for 2020 unless New Order can hold onto another week with "Be A Rebel," that slides to #11. Billie Eilish, Sharon Jones, and Blu DeTiger all move up this week as Jade Bi...

December 16, 2020 Matt Berninger of The National performs at Rock the Garden 2019. (Nate Ryan | MPR) The Chart Show welcomes three new entries this week with Matt Berningers debut solo album starting at #15 with the single, "One More Second." If you missed his interview with Jade about the new record this week, watch it here. Freaque and The Staves take the bottom of the chart as Run The Jewels and Perfume Genius move slightly up. Fiona Apple, New Order, and Billie Eilish are the...

This year might be remembered as a year of great covers which you'll hear in the posthumous release from Sharon Jones featuring the classic Mickey Newbury song, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" which debuted this week.