2020. The best year for music I've ever seen. Because artists couldn't tour, they kept writing and releasing new music instead, which makes this the best 'songs of the year' list I've ever put together. I wanted a list twice this long, and all three of my top picks to be song of the year, but that's just not how it works. In a year of lows, these were my highs. My friends during self-isolation. My reason that hope never failed. My favorite songs of 2020.
The theme of this year's list is loneliness, but a hopeful loneliness.
Explicit songs are removed from the full playlists:
Spotify Playlist
Youtube Playlist
(** = language warning)
102 - It's Ok If You Forget Me by Astrid S
101 - I Don't Want To Let You Go by Jordan Hart
100 - Surround You by WILD
99 - Spaces by Jaymes Young
98 - Anywhere Else by Siv Jakobsen
97 - Denim by Addict. ft. Brodie Barclay
96 - i'm lonely by Luz
95 - Drunk On Emotions by Clara Mae
94 - Runaway by Sylvan Esso
93 - Monsters by The Midnight ft. Jupiter Winter
92 - Rush by Hotel Garuda
91 - The Cave by Forester ft. Madeline
90 - Overused by Clara Mae ft. gnash
89 - How Would I Know by Kygo ft. Oh Wonder
88 - Towns by Forester
87 - Bury Us by The Naked And Famous
86 - Perfectly Imperfect by Declan J Donovan
85 - Lazy Giants by Ásgeir
84 - Kissin' In The Cold by JP Saxe & Julia Michaels
83 - Murderer by JT Roach
82 - The Love You Give by Vistas
81 - The Mountain by Jonathan Hultén
80 - Fager Som En Ros by Myrkur
79 - Vanilla by Holly Humberstone
78 - Feel Something by Illenium & Excision ft. I Prevail
77 - Listen To The Silence by Amistat
76 - Borderline by sød ven
75 - If We All Die Tomorrow by Tom Rosenthal
74 - Dance With Somebody by The Midnight
73 - Lie by Sasha Sloan
72 - I Need You by Tomo
71 - House With No Mirrors by Sasha Sloan
70 - Crying Over You by Chelsea Cutler & The Band CAMINO
69 - If This Is It Now by Birdy
68 - Is What It Is by Matt Van
67 - Funeral by Handsome Ghost
66 - This Is What You Did by The Is The Kit
65 - C'MON by Amy Shark ft. Travis Barker
64 - Still the Same by SHY Martin ft. Boy In Space
63 - Soon by Svrcina
62 - Gold in the Valley by MitiS & Elle Vee
61 - Follow You by Echosmith
60 - Better by Elijah Hill
59 - A Little Bit Yours by JP Saxe
58 - 1 4 U by Steve Aoki ft. Zooey Deschanel
57 - Flourishing by Tom Rosenthal
56 - Bulletproof by Boundary Run
55 - Until It Happens To You by Sasha Sloan
54 - you! by LANY
53 - My Friends Online by ELIO
52 - Better by Jack Garratt
51 - Happy by Oh Wonder
50 - Hearts on Fire by Illenium & Dabin ft. Lights
49 - Not Over You Yet by Cayley Spivey
48 - How by Elina
47 - Are You Happy? by SHY Martin
46 - Crush by Day Wave
45 - **Another Round by Elina
44 - Moon Rider by Jai Wolf ft. Wrabel
43 - The List by Maisie Peters
42 - IDK You Yet by Alexander 23
41 - Remember That Night? by Sara Kays
40 - Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
39 - DNA by Lund
38 - we'll be fine by Luz
37 - How Can I by Axel Flóvent
36 - **Nj by Chelsea Cutler
35 - Maybe Don't by Maisie Peters ft. JP Saxe
34 - Accidents by Haux
33 - Lonely After by Yumi Zouma
32 - Victims of the Night by Lee DeWyze
31 - Halloween by Novo Amor
30 - So Far So Good by Gabrielle Aplin
29 - Unready by Gordi
28 - Cwjbhn by Jake Scott ft. Josie Dunne
27 - Can I Call You Back? by SHY Martin
26 - Walk Away by Neon Dreams
25 - Deep Blue by The Midnight
24 - Somebody by Dagny
23 - I Don't Know Why by NOTD ft. Astrid S
22 - Us In Motion by Łaszewo
21 - Blue by Elina
20 - Cry Dancing by NOTD ft. Nina Nesbitt
19 - Balance by Sleeping Lion & Miette Hope
18 - What Would It Take by Chelsea Cutler
The theme of this year's list is loneliness, but a hopeful loneliness.
Explicit songs are removed from the full playlists:
Spotify Playlist
Youtube Playlist
(** = language warning)
102 - It's Ok If You Forget Me by Astrid S
101 - I Don't Want To Let You Go by Jordan Hart
100 - Surround You by WILD
99 - Spaces by Jaymes Young
98 - Anywhere Else by Siv Jakobsen
97 - Denim by Addict. ft. Brodie Barclay
96 - i'm lonely by Luz
95 - Drunk On Emotions by Clara Mae
94 - Runaway by Sylvan Esso
93 - Monsters by The Midnight ft. Jupiter Winter
92 - Rush by Hotel Garuda
91 - The Cave by Forester ft. Madeline
90 - Overused by Clara Mae ft. gnash
89 - How Would I Know by Kygo ft. Oh Wonder
88 - Towns by Forester
87 - Bury Us by The Naked And Famous
86 - Perfectly Imperfect by Declan J Donovan
85 - Lazy Giants by Ásgeir
84 - Kissin' In The Cold by JP Saxe & Julia Michaels
83 - Murderer by JT Roach
82 - The Love You Give by Vistas
81 - The Mountain by Jonathan Hultén
80 - Fager Som En Ros by Myrkur
79 - Vanilla by Holly Humberstone
78 - Feel Something by Illenium & Excision ft. I Prevail
77 - Listen To The Silence by Amistat
76 - Borderline by sød ven
75 - If We All Die Tomorrow by Tom Rosenthal
74 - Dance With Somebody by The Midnight
73 - Lie by Sasha Sloan
72 - I Need You by Tomo
71 - House With No Mirrors by Sasha Sloan
70 - Crying Over You by Chelsea Cutler & The Band CAMINO
69 - If This Is It Now by Birdy
68 - Is What It Is by Matt Van
67 - Funeral by Handsome Ghost
66 - This Is What You Did by The Is The Kit
65 - C'MON by Amy Shark ft. Travis Barker
64 - Still the Same by SHY Martin ft. Boy In Space
63 - Soon by Svrcina
62 - Gold in the Valley by MitiS & Elle Vee
61 - Follow You by Echosmith
60 - Better by Elijah Hill
59 - A Little Bit Yours by JP Saxe
58 - 1 4 U by Steve Aoki ft. Zooey Deschanel
57 - Flourishing by Tom Rosenthal
56 - Bulletproof by Boundary Run
55 - Until It Happens To You by Sasha Sloan
54 - you! by LANY
53 - My Friends Online by ELIO
52 - Better by Jack Garratt
51 - Happy by Oh Wonder
50 - Hearts on Fire by Illenium & Dabin ft. Lights
49 - Not Over You Yet by Cayley Spivey
48 - How by Elina
47 - Are You Happy? by SHY Martin
46 - Crush by Day Wave
45 - **Another Round by Elina
44 - Moon Rider by Jai Wolf ft. Wrabel
43 - The List by Maisie Peters
42 - IDK You Yet by Alexander 23
41 - Remember That Night? by Sara Kays
40 - Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
39 - DNA by Lund
38 - we'll be fine by Luz
37 - How Can I by Axel Flóvent
36 - **Nj by Chelsea Cutler
35 - Maybe Don't by Maisie Peters ft. JP Saxe
34 - Accidents by Haux
33 - Lonely After by Yumi Zouma
32 - Victims of the Night by Lee DeWyze
31 - Halloween by Novo Amor
30 - So Far So Good by Gabrielle Aplin
29 - Unready by Gordi
28 - Cwjbhn by Jake Scott ft. Josie Dunne
27 - Can I Call You Back? by SHY Martin
26 - Walk Away by Neon Dreams
25 - Deep Blue by The Midnight
24 - Somebody by Dagny
23 - I Don't Know Why by NOTD ft. Astrid S
22 - Us In Motion by Łaszewo
21 - Blue by Elina
20 - Cry Dancing by NOTD ft. Nina Nesbitt
19 - Balance by Sleeping Lion & Miette Hope
18 - What Would It Take by Chelsea Cutler
17 - Yet by Duncan Laurence
"What can I hold on to if I haven't met you yet?"
"What can I hold on to if I haven't met you yet?"
16 - Do It All Again by WILD
"I'd do it all again for you."
"I'd do it all again for you."
15 - Head Above Water by Olive James
"Nothing's ever enough."
"Nothing's ever enough."
14 - Paper Planes by Elina
"We're not the people that we used to be, still trying to find out who we want to be."
"We're not the people that we used to be, still trying to find out who we want to be."
13 - Never Loved You by Evie Clair
"Even though I know it isn't true, I never loved you."
"Even though I know it isn't true, I never loved you."
12 - Here For You by Peter Fenn
"When no one's there to comfort you, call on me, I'll answer you."
"When no one's there to comfort you, call on me, I'll answer you."
11 - Nothing's the Same by Jeremy Zucker & Alexander 23
"Wondering if I've felt this way forever."
"Wondering if I've felt this way forever."
10 - Opaline by Novo Amor
"Now I feel like I'm finally me."
"Now I feel like I'm finally me."
9 - I Love My Friends by Steve Aoki ft. Icona Pop
"Go where you go, now and forever."
"Go where you go, now and forever."
8 - sucks to see you doing better by Valley
"I wish that I could wish you well, but I can't even do that for myself."
"I wish that I could wish you well, but I can't even do that for myself."
7 - **supercuts by Jeremy Zucker
"I don't want to be someone who makes you happy then lets you down, we'll both feel crappy"
"I don't want to be someone who makes you happy then lets you down, we'll both feel crappy"
6 - In And Out Of Love by Oh Wonder
"Right when I thought my days were done, you showed the sun to me."
"Right when I thought my days were done, you showed the sun to me."
5 - full stop by Jeremy Zucker
"Even when I'm dreaming the most, I keep my deepest fears too close."
"Even when I'm dreaming the most, I keep my deepest fears too close."
4 - Keep Me by Novo Amor
"Keep me as your finish line."
"Keep me as your finish line."
3 - Don't You Worry by Oh Wonder
"We built a little house and filled it with our little dreams, but shining brighter are the moments that were in between."
"We built a little house and filled it with our little dreams, but shining brighter are the moments that were in between."
2 - Crazier Things by Chelsea Cutler
"I'll spend my whole life missing a part of me."
"I'll spend my whole life missing a part of me."
1 - Hope by Tom Rosenthal
"Who will you hold when it's over?"
"Who will you hold when it's over?"