Every time a new issue of What Hi-Fi? is published – that’s 13 times a year – we update our playlist with a new selection of the music we’ve been listening to (and testing with) over the past month.

And guess what? Now is that time.

The Awards 2020 issue of What Hi-Fi? is now on sale, the most comprehensive guide to the best hi-fi and AV products currently available on the market.

And right now, we have an offer you can’t miss out on: for a limited time only, you can take out a quarterly subscription of three print and digital issues for only £10 –a princely sum over the newsstand price, yes, but it also means that three months of technology news, reviews and features will land on your doormat and on your iPhone, iPad, Android device or Kindle. 

This issue is where we celebrate the 111 best products of the year, including the best of the best in our 26 categories from stereo amps to smartphones. You’ll also find out which product you collectively voted for as the Readers’ Award winner for 2020.

As ever, there’s also a full complement of First Tests – including our full review of the superb KEF LS50 Meta speakers – and our exhaustive Buyer’s Guide.

Naturally, you’re going to need something to test out all your new kit with, so here’s a list of 20 songs – handpicked by our editorial team – we’ve been using for our reviews this month.

Happy listening!

To listen to the playlist via the streaming service of your choice, just click on the relevant link below and load up on new music.

Listen: What Hi-Fi? Spotify playlist 2020

Listen: What Hi-Fi? Tidal playlist Awards 2020

Listen: What Hi-Fi? Deezer playlist Awards 2020

Listen: What Hi-Fi? Qobuz playlist Awards 2020

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• 10 of the best hi-res albums on Tidal Masters
• 10 of the best vinyl albums to tell someone you love them
• 10 of the best-sounding vinyl records
• 12 great jazz recordings to test your hi-fi system
• 30 of the best piano tracks to test your system
• 50 of the best hi-fi albums for audiophiles
• 50 great British albums to test your hi-fi system