100 Greatest Songs From 2020
Criteria: These songs released in the year 2020 were chosen and ranked based on their initial popularity, U.S. and international music sales charts, averaged critics reviews, and digitaldreamdoor members advice. ("Lasting popularity" may be considered in the future and may affect the ranking.)
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. WAP
Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
2. Savage
Megan Thee Stallion (remix feat. Beyoncé)
3. Rain on Me
Lady Gaga (with Ariana Grande)
4. Cardigan
Taylor Swift
5. In Your Eyes
The Weeknd
6. I Can't Breathe
H.E.R.
7. Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)
Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo
8. Rockstar
DaBaby (feat. Roddy Ricch)
9. Bang!
AJR
10. People, I've Been Sad
Christine and the Queens
Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
2. Savage
Megan Thee Stallion (remix feat. Beyoncé)
3. Rain on Me
Lady Gaga (with Ariana Grande)
4. Cardigan
Taylor Swift
5. In Your Eyes
The Weeknd
6. I Can't Breathe
H.E.R.
7. Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)
Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo
8. Rockstar
DaBaby (feat. Roddy Ricch)
9. Bang!
AJR
10. People, I've Been Sad
Christine and the Queens
11. No Time to Die
Billie Eilish
12. Mood
24kGoldn (feat. Iann Dior)
13. Kyoto
Phoebe Bridgers
14. The Scotts
Scotts
15. Describe
Perfume Genius
16. Shameika
Fiona Apple
17. Dynamite
BTS
18. Whats Poppin
Jack Harlow
19. Circle the Drain
Soccer Mommy
20. Level of Concern
Twenty One Pilots
21. I Want You to Love Me
Fiona Apple
22. Laugh Now Cry Later
Drake (feat. Lil Durk)
23. Stupid Love
Lady Gaga
24. If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
The 1975
25. Physical
Dua Lipa
26. Midnight Sky
Miley Cyrus
27. August
Taylor Swift
28. Wonder
Shawn Mendes
29. Save Your Tears
The Weeknd
30. Take You Dancing
Jason Derulo
31. Toosie Slide
Drake
32. Therefore I Am
Billie Eilish
33. My Ex's Best Friend
Machine Gun Kelly (with Blackbear)
34. The Bigger Picture
Lil Baby
35. Black Parade
Beyoncé
36. Lost in Yesterday
Tame Impala
37. Kings & Queens
Ava Max
38. Gospel for a New Century
Yves Tumor
39. Dragonball Durag
Thundercat
40. Safaera
Bad Bunny x Jowell & Randy x Ñengo Flow
41. Old Me
5 Seconds of Summer
42. Do It
Chloe x Halle
43. Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)
Powfu (feat. Beabadoobee)
44. Rare
Selena Gomez
45. Positions
Ariana Grande
46. Exile
Taylor Swift (feat. Bon Iver)
47. America
Sufjan Stevens
48. Godzilla
Eminem
49. Break My Heart
Dua Lipa
50. Heather
Conan Gray
51. Life Is Good
Future (feat.Drake)
52. You Should Be Sad
Halsey
53. No Shame
5 Seconds of Summer
54. Body
Megan Thee Stallion
55. Yankee and the Brave (Ep. 4)
Run the Jewels
56. Oh Yeah!
Green Day
57. Diamonds
Sam Smith
58. I Remember Everything
John Prine
59. Monster
Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber
60. I Love Me
Demi Lovato
61. Lockdown
Anderson .Paak
62. Blue & Grey
BTS
63. The Steps
Haim
64. Gaslighter
The Chicks
65. We Paid
Lil Baby and 42 Dugg
66. Smiling
Alanis Morissette
67. Forget Me Too
Machine Gun Kelly (feat. Halsey)
68. Good Days
SZA
69. How You Like That
Blackpink
70. Murder Most Foul
Bob Dylan
71. One More Year
Tame Impala
72. No Flag
Elvis Costello
73. On the Floor
Perfume Genius
74. My Future
Billie Eilish
75. Willow
Taylor Swift
76. Bad Decisions
The Strokes
77. Fire
Waxahatchee
78. Stay Gold
BTS
79. Good News
Mac Miller
80. YUUUU
Busta Rhymes (with Anderson .Paak)
81. Delete Forever
Grimes
82. Scram!
Jeff Rosenstock
83. Garden Song
Phoebe Bridgers
84. Girls in the Hood
Megan Thee Stallion
85. Prisoner
Miley Cyrus (feat. Dua Lipa)
86. Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Bob Dylan
87. Is It True
Tame Impala
88. Tyler Herro
Jack Harlow
89. Emotionally Scarred
Lil Baby
90. Boomer
Bartees Strange
91. Whole New Mess
Angel Olsen
92. Anything
Adrianne Lenker
93. Ohms
Deftones
94. Momentary Bliss
Gorillaz (feat. Slowthai and Slaves)
95. A Hero's Death
Fontaines D.C.
96. Hometown
Sarah Jarosz
97. Murphy's Law
Róisín Murphy
98. Time
Childish Gambino (feat. Ariana Grande)
99. Hit Different
SZA (feat. Ty Dolla Sign)
100. Be Kind
Halsey (with Marshmello)
Billie Eilish
12. Mood
24kGoldn (feat. Iann Dior)
13. Kyoto
Phoebe Bridgers
14. The Scotts
Scotts
15. Describe
Perfume Genius
16. Shameika
Fiona Apple
17. Dynamite
BTS
18. Whats Poppin
Jack Harlow
19. Circle the Drain
Soccer Mommy
20. Level of Concern
Twenty One Pilots
21. I Want You to Love Me
Fiona Apple
22. Laugh Now Cry Later
Drake (feat. Lil Durk)
23. Stupid Love
Lady Gaga
24. If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
The 1975
25. Physical
Dua Lipa
26. Midnight Sky
Miley Cyrus
27. August
Taylor Swift
28. Wonder
Shawn Mendes
29. Save Your Tears
The Weeknd
30. Take You Dancing
Jason Derulo
31. Toosie Slide
Drake
32. Therefore I Am
Billie Eilish
33. My Ex's Best Friend
Machine Gun Kelly (with Blackbear)
34. The Bigger Picture
Lil Baby
35. Black Parade
Beyoncé
36. Lost in Yesterday
Tame Impala
37. Kings & Queens
Ava Max
38. Gospel for a New Century
Yves Tumor
39. Dragonball Durag
Thundercat
40. Safaera
Bad Bunny x Jowell & Randy x Ñengo Flow
41. Old Me
5 Seconds of Summer
42. Do It
Chloe x Halle
43. Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)
Powfu (feat. Beabadoobee)
44. Rare
Selena Gomez
45. Positions
Ariana Grande
46. Exile
Taylor Swift (feat. Bon Iver)
47. America
Sufjan Stevens
48. Godzilla
Eminem
49. Break My Heart
Dua Lipa
50. Heather
Conan Gray
51. Life Is Good
Future (feat.Drake)
52. You Should Be Sad
Halsey
53. No Shame
5 Seconds of Summer
54. Body
Megan Thee Stallion
55. Yankee and the Brave (Ep. 4)
Run the Jewels
56. Oh Yeah!
Green Day
57. Diamonds
Sam Smith
58. I Remember Everything
John Prine
59. Monster
Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber
60. I Love Me
Demi Lovato
61. Lockdown
Anderson .Paak
62. Blue & Grey
BTS
63. The Steps
Haim
64. Gaslighter
The Chicks
65. We Paid
Lil Baby and 42 Dugg
66. Smiling
Alanis Morissette
67. Forget Me Too
Machine Gun Kelly (feat. Halsey)
68. Good Days
SZA
69. How You Like That
Blackpink
70. Murder Most Foul
Bob Dylan
71. One More Year
Tame Impala
72. No Flag
Elvis Costello
73. On the Floor
Perfume Genius
74. My Future
Billie Eilish
75. Willow
Taylor Swift
76. Bad Decisions
The Strokes
77. Fire
Waxahatchee
78. Stay Gold
BTS
79. Good News
Mac Miller
80. YUUUU
Busta Rhymes (with Anderson .Paak)
81. Delete Forever
Grimes
82. Scram!
Jeff Rosenstock
83. Garden Song
Phoebe Bridgers
84. Girls in the Hood
Megan Thee Stallion
85. Prisoner
Miley Cyrus (feat. Dua Lipa)
86. Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Bob Dylan
87. Is It True
Tame Impala
88. Tyler Herro
Jack Harlow
89. Emotionally Scarred
Lil Baby
90. Boomer
Bartees Strange
91. Whole New Mess
Angel Olsen
92. Anything
Adrianne Lenker
93. Ohms
Deftones
94. Momentary Bliss
Gorillaz (feat. Slowthai and Slaves)
95. A Hero's Death
Fontaines D.C.
96. Hometown
Sarah Jarosz
97. Murphy's Law
Róisín Murphy
98. Time
Childish Gambino (feat. Ariana Grande)
99. Hit Different
SZA (feat. Ty Dolla Sign)
100. Be Kind
Halsey (with Marshmello)
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Forever
Charli XCX
102. Care
Beabadoobee
103. A Long Way Past the Past
Fleet Foxes
104. Leave Me Alone
I Dont Know How But They Found Me
105. 4 American Dollars
U.S. Girls
106. Real Love Song
Nothing but Thieves
107. Lilacs
Waxahatchee
108. XS
Rina Sawayama (feat. Bree Runway)
109. Are We Alright Again
Eels
110. Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate
Stevie Wonder (feat. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, Busta Rhymes)
111. One More Second
Matt Berninger
112. Tequila Shots
Kid Cudi
113. Wasted
My Morning Jacket
114. Time (You and I)
Khruangbin
115. Processed by the Boys
Protomartyr
116. New Jade
Caribou
117. Wherever You Are
Kodaline
118. Nice to Meet Ya
Meghan Trainor (feat. Nicki Minaj)
119. iPhone
Rico Nasty
120. Power
Ellie Goulding
Charli XCX
102. Care
Beabadoobee
103. A Long Way Past the Past
Fleet Foxes
104. Leave Me Alone
I Dont Know How But They Found Me
105. 4 American Dollars
U.S. Girls
106. Real Love Song
Nothing but Thieves
107. Lilacs
Waxahatchee
108. XS
Rina Sawayama (feat. Bree Runway)
109. Are We Alright Again
Eels
110. Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate
Stevie Wonder (feat. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, Busta Rhymes)
111. One More Second
Matt Berninger
112. Tequila Shots
Kid Cudi
113. Wasted
My Morning Jacket
114. Time (You and I)
Khruangbin
115. Processed by the Boys
Protomartyr
116. New Jade
Caribou
117. Wherever You Are
Kodaline
118. Nice to Meet Ya
Meghan Trainor (feat. Nicki Minaj)
119. iPhone
Rico Nasty
120. Power
Ellie Goulding
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2020
An unheralded great song from 2020
Lew's choice:
Overseas
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Ryan's choice:
Mercury
Phish
Adam's choice:
The After Life
R.A. The Rugged Man (feat. Sarah Smith & Kelly Waters)
2019 | 2021
Lew's choice:
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Ryan's choice:
Phish
Adam's choice:
R.A. The Rugged Man (feat. Sarah Smith & Kelly Waters)
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Edited By: Lew
Last Updated: 2022-05-13