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Thank you to our colleagues in New Lexico for the first round of 2020's The Best of BJSC, and welcome to Persephonia for the quarter-finals round.

Thirty of the top performing DNQs from throughout the year have successfully passed through to compete here against some bigger guns - now entering the competition are the biggest hit of the year by every country who didn't have any top 5 hits (so ranging all the way from songs that finished 6th down to token qualifiers from nations who only qualified once or twice during the year). Additionally, due to the fact they did not have any songs competing in the first round, the second biggest hits from Kathaldazia, Numayania, Pupok and Unovia have also been thrown into this round, as has the second biggest hit from Lookylion (their biggest hit will be going straight to the semi-finals). With this we've now seen at least one song representing every nation who entered during 2020 apart from three big hitters - Altyr Muunilinst, Hendinia and United States of Jack - who managed to both not have any DNQs and have multiple top 5 hits, so they'll still have multiple songs appearing in the later rounds. (edit: and also Mosquetania, how could I forget x)

As in the qualifier stage, anyone who participated in BJSC in 2020 is free to vote in one, the other or both of these quarter-finals (whether or not you have any songs in them) - I encourage as many people as possible to vote! - but if you need an incentive beyond just supporting your faves, failure to vote in a quarter-final that you have a song competing in will incur a 15 point deduction for that song. That's probably going to apply to the majority of the songs here so think of it more as giving 15 free points to your own entry by voting xx

I have balanced the quarter-finals here so each has 15 songs that appeared in the first round of TBO and 25 new songs, as well as making sure any countries with multiple entries have them split between the quarter-finals (except for Skall who have 3 songs in this round so necessarily have 2 appearances in Quarter-Final 2). Apart from that the running order has been sponsored by random.org as per.

As in round 1 we'll be using the 18 point voting system (18/15/13/12/11/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 for your fave through to 15th fave), so drop a PM to me after carefully listening through every song multiple times deciding on your votes with as much time and thought as you deem appropriate (I know it's a lot of songs, skimming is fine xx). Obvz you can't vote for yourself as always. And I'll set the deadline as 23:59 GMT on Monday 11th January, 2021 with results to follow on Tuesday 12th (realistically I'll accept votes during the day on the 12th too but don't leave it that late on purpose pls x). That'll be overlapping a little bit with BJSC 131's semi-finals but still leaves a few days either side to solely focus on both so I hope that's manageable. The top 20 songs from each quarter-final will be advancing to the semi-finals, competing with all of the year's 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th placing hits.

Let the quarter-finals begin! (and let me know if I messed up any links x)

QUARTER-FINAL 1

01 Arcodesia 122 // Band Of Skulls - Asleep At The Wheel
02 Frandoot 128 // Millie B - Soph Aspin Send
03 Greenfroze 128 // ILLENIUM - Nightlight
04 Unovia 121 // Booda - ELEFANTE
05 Taahino 128 // Kat Cunning - Supernova (tigers blud)
06 Varakë 124 // wrs - why
07 Quintessa 130 // YooA - Bon Voyage
08 Aesthetica 130 // STAYC - SO BAD
09 Land of DW 123 // Kent - Då Som Nu För Alltid
10 Danæviia 130 // Adriatique and Marino Canal - Home (feat. Delhia De France)
11 Kathaldazia 130 // Nonku Phiri - Things We Do On The Weekend
12 Harmonica 128 // Le Youth - Swimming
13 Skall 121 // Four Tet - Anna Painting
14 Séyetana 123 // clipping. - Blood Of The Fang
15 Numayania 126 // International Teachers Of Pop - Femenenergy
16 Suedeonia 129 // Nation Of Language - The Wall & I
17 Buzzjack Mountain 127 // dan_g - clouds disappear (e-wurscht mix)
18 Scherzland 124 // SG Lewis - Chemicals
19 Summericia 124 // Amy Peters - Salt
20 Holland-Oats 127 // Ball Park Music - Day & Age
21 Lotunia 126 // Masaru Yokoyama - Uso To Honto
22 Thelonia 125 // BRONSON - HEART ATTACK (feat. lau.ra)
23 Ramrynia 121 // Shanguy - Toukassé
24 Jadakissnia 122 // WILDES - Let You Go
25 Terra Avium 126 // JUTRØ - Substancja
26 Trifoski 128 // Blanck Mass - House Vs. House
27 Yehesi 121 // Bobbi Storm - Lazy Love
28 Jayrusalem 124 // Donna Missal - Hurt By You
29 Singerpurear 129 // Lucia & The Best Boys - Perfectly Untrue
30 Pupok 129 // Tami T - Princess (Remixed)
31 Niceland 122 // Duo Teslar - Basement Groove
32 Wholune 125 // The Strike - Nothing New
33 Mulgracia 130 // Ariana And The Rose - True Love
34 Cumulonimbia 130 // Das Mörtal - It Comes
35 Caerfyrddia 128 // Hatari - Klámstrákur
36 Rolloland 128 // 4 Strings and Susanne Teutenberg - Start Again
37 République d'Áskorza 128 // LOTTE - Mehr Davon
38 Oslol 130 // Javiera Mena - Corazón Astral
39 Vülkyria 128 // Quixotic - Schwarzenegger
40 African Grey 124 // MUNA - Stayaway

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QUARTER-FINAL 2

01 Wholune 129 // Kelsy Karter - Liquor Store On Mars (feat. Adam Slack)
02 St. Burbia 122 // Grace Carter - Amnesia
03 Sandénia 124 // renforshort - i drive me mad
04 Kylienips 121 // Papa Roach - Periscope (feat. Skylar Grey)
05 Quintessa 129 // Dynazty - The Human Paradox
06 Mulgracia 128 // Jerome - Take My Hand
07 Unovia 123 // LIZ - Lottery (feat. Aja)
08 Kluminican Republic 129 // Death Grips - Hacker
09 Hushkanukia 128 // Anja Nissen - Never Alone
10 Aelandor 130 // Clubhouse - Kyra (The Midnight Remix)
11 Land of DW 129 // Gloryhammer - Hootsforce
12 Suedeonia 125 // Georgia, Mahotella Queens, Otim Alpha and Nick Zinner - City In Lights
13 Skall 128 // Instinct - Pistolwhip
14 East Rukahavian 125 // Gabry Ponte and Jerome - Lonely
15 Holland-Oats 130 // Wafia - Good Things
16 République d'Áskorza 130 // Rea Garvey and VIZE - The One
17 Summericia 128 // Elliot Lee - Pink (Freak)
18 Numayania 129 // Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu - Renegade Breakdown
19 Skall 127 // Krystal Klear - Neutron Dance
20 Danæviia 129 // Aly & Fila and Plumb - Somebody Loves You
21 Flynnonda 123 // Yaeji - WAKING UP DOWN
22 Pupok 124 // Erika Vikman - Cicciolina
23 Dobago 124 // MASTER BOOT RECORD - BAYAREA.BMP
24 Ojnoj 130 // NIKI DEMAR - Alone In My Car
25 D'yermak'er 123 // NIMMO - Do I Have To Learn It?
26 Elëdan 128 // Essy - One
27 Thelonia 122 // Sono - Keep Control (ARTBAT Remix)
28 Pagasa 128 // Ministry - Work For Love
29 Daehun 124 // APRIL - LALALILALA
30 Aeroche 123 // Tchami - Ghosts (feat. HANA)
31 Cadelicia 124 // Icarus - Sirens
32 Arcodesia 121 // My Nu Leng - City Lights
33 Why So Sirius 130 // grandson - Dirty
34 Aesthetica 124 // CHUNG HA - Stay Tonight
35 Frandoot 124 // Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
36 FARC 130 // Oonagh - Kuliko Jana - Eine Neue Zeit
37 Niceland 124 // Boston Manor - Welcome To The Neighbourhood (LeBrock Remix)
38 Oslol 122 // Colton Dixon - Miracles
39 Kathaldazia 124 // Pascal Letoublon - Friendships
40 Lookylion 130 // Gregory Dillon - Sad Magic