As we near the end of a turbulent year, we’ve been reflecting on the phenomenal music that helped us get through it all. From Phoebe Bridgers’ melancholy tracks and Arlo Park’s angsty indie-rock tunes to the upbeat pop anthems of King Princess and long-awaited return of The Strokes, 2020 has been full of some of the best music of the decade.
But which songs were the best of the best? Keep scrolling to see our picks for the Top 100 Songs of the Year, and the stream the full playlist below.
100. Deb Never, Kenny Beats – Stone Cold
99. Noga Erez – NO news on TV
98. Arlo Parks – Caroline
97. TV Priest – Decoration
96. PYNKIE – Love Theme
95. Blu & Exile – The Feeling
94. Tayla Parx – Dance Alone
93. serpentwithfeet – A Comma
92. The Aces – Daydream
91. BUMPER – You Can Get It
90. Trace Mountains – Lost in the Country
89. Jack Garratt – Time
88. The Strokes – Bad Decisions
87. Spencer. – Maybe
86. Tennis – Need Your Love
85. Porches – I Miss That
84. COIN – You Are the Traffic
83. Biig Piig – Don’t Turn Around
82. Wallows – OK
81. Ruston Kelly – Radio Cloud
80. Buck Meek – Second Sight
79. Orion Sun – Lightning
78. Christine and the Queens – People, I’ve been sad
77. Maddie Jay – Shakes
76. Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am
75. Leon Bridges – Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper)
74. Bahamas – Own Alone
73. Lady Gaga – Rain On Me (with Ariana Grande)
72. Remi Wolf – Disco Man
71. Gorillaz – Aries (feat. Peter Hook and Georgia)
70. LPX – New Mood
69. JONES – Giving It Up
68. Matilda Mann – Happy Anniversary, Stranger
67. Dua Lipa – Break My Heart
66. Empty Country – Marian
65. Pa Salieu – B***K
64. Helena Deland – Truth Nugget
63. Skullcrusher – Places/Plans
62. Shamir – On My Own
61. Cautious Clay – Dying in the Subtlety
60. The Killers – Caution
59. Jim-E Stack – Can We (with Kacy Hill)
58. Whethan – All In My Head (feat. grandson)
57. BAYNK – DOWN (feat. Golden Vessel & Akurei)
56. Benny Sings – Rolled Up (feat. Mac DeMarco)
55. Jordana – Reason
54. Roddy Ricch – The Box
53. Charli XCX – claws
52. Bktherula – Summer
51. Kevin Krauter – Opportunity
50. Drake – Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk)
49. Sylvan Esso – Ferris Wheel
48. Mini Trees – Slip Away
47. RAC – Passion
46. Joji – Run
45. Rina Sawayama – XS
44. Sinai Vessel – Guest in Your Life
43. Kllo – Somehow
42. Bartees Strange – Mustang
41. Into It. Over It. – We Prefer Indoors
40. Faye Webster – Better Distractions
39. King Princess – Only Time Makes It Human
38. Yves Jarvis – Victim
37. RMR – DEALER
36. maye – LA CANCIÓN
35. Jean Dawson – Clear Bones
34. Zaia – INNERSTATE
33. Run The Jewels – Ooh LA LA (feat. Greg Nice & DJ Premier)
32. Tame Impala – Breathe Deeper
31. Gordi – Unready
30. No Rome – Hurry Home
29. The Chicks – Gaslighter
28. Hovvdy – Runner
27. 070 Shake – Guilty Conscience
26. Porter Robinson – Something Comforting
25. Caribou – New Jade
24. Disq – Loneliness
23. The Bilinda Butchers – Rie
22. Postcard Boy – Flight
21. Foreign Air – The Apartment
20. Soccer Mommy – circle the drain
19. Thundercat – Fair Chance (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B)
18. Disclosure, Aminé, slowthai – My High
17. beabadoobee – Care
16. The Beths – Out of Sight
15. Cavetown – Sweet Tooth
14. Mura Masa – Teenage Headache Dreams
13. Magdalena Bay – Airplane
12. Madeline Kenney – Sucker
11. Glass Animals – Your Love (Déjà Vu)
10. DMA’S – Life Is A Game of Changing
9. HAIM – The Steps
8. Lomelda – Hannah Sun
7. Dominic Fike – Chicken Tenders
6. Grimes – Delete Forever
5. Twenty One Pilots – Level of Concern
4. Flume feat. Toro y Moi – The Difference
3. The 1975 – If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)
2. Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto
1. Gus Dapperton – Post Humorous
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