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NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of February

Sharon Van Etten digs deeper into brooding textures, East Atlanta rapper Young Nudy gets weird and Sam Hunt offers a contender for Song of the Summer.

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Sharon Van Etten on a horse. That's it. That should be enough to watch the video for "Beaten Down," which is one of the best songs of the month alongside cuts by Young Nudy, Coriky and Sam Hunt.

Below you'll find an alphabetized list of NPR Music's top 20 songs of February 2020. Be sure to check out our top 10 albums from the month, too.


Joined by two fellow rule-breaking compatriots, this post-everything duo

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