10 Best Rock Covers Of 2020

10. Billie Joe Armstrong - Kids In America

Where other artists on this list released covers to fill their touring gaps, it seems that Billie Joe Armstrong may have made a covers record to distract everyone from how badly received the latest Green Day album was.

Armstrong released his ‘No Fun Mondays’ album in November, which consisted of 14 cover songs from the likes of The Bangles, John Lennon, Johnny Thunders and most relevantly to this article, Kim Wilde. Wilde originally released ‘Kids in America’ as a single in 1981 and catapulted herself to stardom in the process.

Since its release, ‘Kids in America’ has been reimagined by a magnitude of musicians which has allowed it to remain so easily recognisable for so many years. Armstrong's take on this classic was a highlight of his ‘No Fun Mondays’ album, but doesn’t quite excuse the ‘Father Of All…’ record that preceded it by a few months.