The track’s strobing synths are the perfect canvas for Uzi’s melodious boasts, as well as the footwork-heavy dance that everyone and their mother was trying out on TikTok.–A.G. On “PTSD,” all four MCs take turns reflecting on the toll of the streets. They do too much and want everybody else’s participation or there’s a meltdown on the way. 1 2015 mixtape What A Time To Be Alive and is a testament to their hit-making magic. Contains Ads. Between topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts with their first all-English language song "Dynamite," their 2020 Grammy's ... Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—we present the best BTS songs (and their corresponding music videos) for your listening and viewing...and dancing pleasure. While "thank u, next" looked back at life lessons from past relationships, on "pov" Grande wishes she could see herself from her boyfriend's perspective. His Eminem-channeling chorus reflects he hasn’t. The 25-year-old Giveon shows off a baritone made for bedroom speakers in this subtle takedown of an ex that, cold as the lyrics can get, still oozes seductive charm. The project saw a shift to synthwave for the Canadian singer, which is highlighted on “Blinding Lights.” The track topped the singles chart and became the singer’s fifth song to do so. When you saw that title, you undoubtedly rolled your eyes, thinking this is some kind of Christian rap anthem imploring you to praise the Lord. Welcome to a whopper of a mixtape. They were with us through this summer’s protests, when artists ranging from Denzel Curry to Leon Bridges used their artistic gifts to aid the cause. The retro-electro-funk vibes back Gab’s vocal display, while Blimes serves up an effervescent verse that balances complex rhymes with laid-back storytelling. Its soothing instrumentation belies the darkness of the topic, as Cordae and Phoelix speak more to the resilience of the human spirit. From Cardi B to Billie Eilish, the best of the best seemed to never stop producing, making sure there was always something new to help us get through the day to day. They were with us through the election, when musicians offered their talents in the form of performances and cover songs. Let's dive into the songs that made this year a little bit better. The best albums and songs of 2020. Singer Laura Bettinson sinks deep into the production, gradually allowing her voice to become just another synth texture for Joey Waronker's jittery drumming to vibrate against, until the din of half-heard words begins to make its own strange sense. Roddy shows out on both verses — and yes, with his uninhibited “hee her” adlib, but it’s “The Box’s” resounding, impossibly catchy chorus that had TikTok, and the rap world in general, on fire during the simpler days of 2020.–A.G. Giveon’s best work arguably comes on the intro of his March EP, Take Time, with “The Beach.” The track is an ode to his Long Beach hometown and the highs and lows he experienced in his time there. If you've been living under the rock 2020 dropped on all of us back in March and spent the last nine months finding comfort in the sounds of your childhood (hell, even 2019), we have some good news for you: As crappy as this year has been for anyone with a shred of empathy, the jams were ample. Sure, it's taking you to a place of boundless flustered melancholy, but when life lets you travel via spring breeze, you'd best just jump at the chance. 100. Stay mad or get on board.–A.W. Share on Twitter . Black M Greatest & New Hits- Best songs Ever 2020. soltanazik Music & Audio. They’re always around for the VIP section drinks and never around for the bill. BTS have been steadily building their global domination over the last few years, but when “Dynamite” exploded this summer, it basically broke every record in existence. A reckoning on racism, the beauty in the emotion belies the pain of this soulful song. 2. In the decade since we last were discussing electronic dua Salem, the entire music industry changed. The song found this Korean boy band hitting their stride with funky, golden-era pop that doesn’t sacrifice any of their style or swag. If ever there was a year where we needed a pop song about the relief and drama of being washed clean, it’s 2020. If nothing else goes right in 2020, at least we got the “Savage Remix” with Houston queens Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion.–C.J. Some pop songs were robbed of their rightful destiny this year. Cup of milk, let's rock and roll! But her shimmering sophomore album Future Nostalgia also boasted some underrepresented bops, like her bouncy song “Cool.” The track provides an opportunity for the UK singer to showcase her soaring vocals while leaning on a clapping beat for a compelling rhythm.–C.D. – John Vettese, editor, The Key The lines have been drawn in the sand; you’re either for or against the state’s policy of bald-faced violence against its own citizens and those of us who aren’t here for the status quo have a new musical manifesto courtesy of Run The Jewels. Offering a precursor to her album as a whole, the song is a vulnerable and sincere recognition of her own strength as she reckons with her past and anticipates her future.–Carolyn Droke. “Split open, watching my heart go round and around.”–Zac Gelfand. —Jerad Walker (Oregon Public Broadcasting's opbmusic.org), You can often gauge the success of a song by how many remixes roll out. And since we're still stuck in this storm for the foreseeable future, we present to you a silver linings playlist: 100 songs that gave us life when we needed it most. Leah!,” Leah!,” No. Who’d have thought a disco-throwback deep cut from Doja’s year-old sophomore album would have shaken up the world like this? —Daoud Tyler-Ameen, When I most missed dancing at basement shows this year, drunk on rock and roll ecstasy and maybe a few beers, I'd listen to "Hunger for a Way Out," a two-minute jolt of ramshackle post-punk dreaming, recorded around a single mic in a vacant concrete lab. It also gave Leon Bridges another perfect soundtrack for his whiskey-smooth vocal explorations, adding yet another dimension to his already mutifaceted catalog. “Commes Des Garcons (Like The Boys)” is just one example of a track that would’ve dominated dancefloors this year, if we hadn’t all been stuck inside, isolating. Everything's blown out and blissful, especially Lira Mondal's infectious yelps and yowls, pushing your hips into the red. “Franchise” gave him another No. Share using Email. The rapper walked into hip-hop with his summer smash, “Welcome To The Party,” and followed it up with “Dior.” The latter track solidified the rapper’s presence in the game and discarded any “one-hit wonder” thoughts. Waxahatchee penned her album Saint Cloud in the period following her decision to get sober and her album’s lead single “Fire” displays the radical form of self-love it took to make that choice. "Living The Dream" is more paradoxical and cryptic than most bluegrass, but it works; one minute he's an ambitious go-getter, the next he prays his job inquiries don't call back. Even those of us used to working from home were deprived of our usual outlets and reasons to breathe fresh air (seriously, the city took the rims off the basketball hoops at my local park. Brooklyn native Pop Smoke captivated the world with his energy and youthful exuberance. The 45 best songs of 2020. —Stephen Thompson, Often, explosive anger doesn't hold the same transformative potential as a seething, slow burn. The lyrics shed light on part of the journey to self-confidence: needing someone else's gaze in order to appreciate the strengths you've had all along. Facebook. Of course, not all songs are created equally, and some artists rose to the top in this truly incredible year. ), The 100 Best Songs Of 2020:100-81 / 80-61 / 60-41 / 40-21 / 20-1, For its first-ever all-English-language song, BTS got outside songwriters to craft a relentless, chart-topping, "Uptown Funk"-style banger. “Therefore I Am” is as in-your-face as the titular sentiment conveys, all attitude and confidence, matching sonically just why Billie Eilish is so exciting to begin with. While the “Savage” dance has been done by millions of Hot Girls and Hot Boys across the globe upon the release of Meg’s Suga EP, Beyonce ignited new life into the movement with a sign-o-the-times verse for the remix to an already infectious smash hit. Truly, we all went a little bit stir crazy this summer with live entertainment, indoor dining, parks, beaches, and everything but the businesses essential to maintaining the American infrastructure shut down. 112. There were dozens of protests songs this year, and “Pig’s Feet” might be the most memorable.–A.G. Though the 6 God and The Wizrd are fully capable of playing in each other’s musical backyards, Drake does his thing on one side of the track and Future does his thing on the other side of the track without either having to leave the comfort of their home bases. So far, Roddy Ricch hopped on a version followed by a remix by Anuel AA. San Holo's stay vibrant series has been nothing short of a lifeline during this time. Billie Eilish already has many big hits, but she only has one HIT. Bookmark this article (Image credit: … Philly's WXPN is currently broadcasting its 2020 countdown of the best songs every as submitted by listeners of the station. “Rain On Me” begs the sky itself for redemption, and, presumably, when that freedom comes, this song will be the soundtrack.–C.W. The Bailey sisters returned to 2020 all grown up with their sophomore album Ungodly Hour. III, a guitar-driven rocker about a dysfunctional relationship where the parties are fundamentally at odds, regardless of the situation. As of this writing, Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage's 2020 hit "Dangerous Love" has five official reinterpretations. By Billboard Staff. Taz Taylor and Nick Mira also have plans on dishing out various remixes to “Lemonade” to keep the momentum going. The track quickly grew to become one of his most successful releases as it topped the singles chart back in June. Once posed, there's no need for an answer. Cardi B wins again either way. The global recorded music market is ever growing and year for year now, we are being swept away with the next best thing; before yet another track has us hitting the dance floor and a new year has us hoping for more. Lil Baby recently reflected that he doesn’t want to “get political” in his music anymore, but that’s impossible. As long as he and his friendsters keep writing melodies like this one and stringing them up on what sound like improved versions of lost pre-grunge synth hits, why would you want him to? The long song is a hard sell. And if we’re playing favorites, “The Last Great American Dynasty” is the quintessential Swiftian creation; bubbly melodies and paper-thin beats soundtrack the downfall of a clever widow, who, unexpectedly, shares a strange connection with Taylor. —Bobby Carter, Chicano Batman's Invisible People is the soundtrack to the funk-rock house-party none of us got to throw in 2020. He also rhymes, “They say I’ll be great, I guess I’m waiting for it.” But the emotional excavation he displays here reflects that his greatness is inherent.–A.G. The track is beautifully crafted, but still haunting in hindsight.–A.G. If racism, xenophobia and sociopathic behavior made us want to scream, Black musicians found astonishingly inventive ways of saying "um, did you just start paying attention?" Buckle in and take a spin as we guide you across 30 songs in 120 minutes; read our takes on the music below, and to keep them in your own personal rotation, bookmark our Best Songs of 2020 playlists on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. The music, by Michael Harrison, unfolds in blurry, swirling, echoing layers that produce massive "halos" of glowing sound. And it’s primed for a resurgence; the way things are headed, we’re staring down yet another lockdown (just wear the damn masks, people, and wash your disgusting hands) that may bring this hummable humdrum theme song back in fashion.–A.W. “Blinding Lights” also took a number of awards this year and grew to be the most successful single of The Weeknd’s career.–W.O. There are Billboard number ones, then there’s phenomena that transcends metrics. Who among us cannot relate? Suddenly, the floodgates are open for long-thwarted female rappers to traipse right up to the top of the Hot 100, TikTok is the first place major labels head to break their newest artists (and reintroduce older ones), and Doja herself is forever branded with a false narrative promoted by dry-dicked nerds who can’t take a joke. Backed by Martin on saxophone, Bridges sings: "Hoping for a life more sweeter / Instead I'm just a story repeating / Why do I fear with skin dark as night / Can't feel peace with those judging eyes." The Roddy Ricch-supported song brings an infectious experience for fans, one that helped it rule the charts for multiple weeks and extend DaBaby’s streak of commercial success.–Wongo Okon, This year saw hip-hop and Black music highlighting more than ever the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement, but few of those works are as beautifully musical as the standout from this jazz quartet‘s debut album. It'd be an obvious understatement for us to say that the first half of 2020 is a stretch of human history that none of us on staff here at Billboard will ever forget. “Becky” is the sigh of exhaustion at being forced to carry that weight despite doing nothing to deserve it.–A.W. Add to Wishlist. Inspired by a flippant social media phrase that gained popularity early this year, the Memphis rapper borrowed the concept and flipped it into a Top 20 Billboard song. —Marissa Lorusso, You can't stop Matty Healy, and he can't stop himself, either. Just one of several massive songs off his debut album, Kid Krow, this song dismantles the petty gossip that separates former lovers and fake friends from the real ones in their lives. —Jacob Ganz, Jerry Williams Jr. has locomoted from blues to funk-psychedelia to Bon Iver-assisted Auto-Tune in his 65-year career, but his Virginia wail has always touched country music's sad soul – never better than on this weeper, sung by a widower at a family matriarch's grave. Many top 2020 songs such as Rod Wave’s “Rags2Riches,” Benee’s “Supalonely,” and Pop Smoke’s “Mood Swings” got major boosts after trending on the app. After a string of one-off releases, “The Steps” marked the first official single from Haim’s excellent third album Women In Music Pt. 21 Best Running Songs of 2020 (so far) “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd “Savage Remix” by Megan Thee Stallion ft Beyoncé “WAP” by Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion “Dynamite” by BTS “Physical” by Dua Lipa “Rain on Me” by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Savage Love” by Jason Derulo ft Jawsh 685 The Best Songs of 2020 So Far. It’s the most optimistic version of the message we’ve heard all year, when optimism was needed more than ever.–Aaron Williams, After breaking out in 2018 with the Sunset Season EP, Conan Gray proved he’s a hit-making machine with the huge success of “Maniac” this year. The Giveon-featuring “Chicago Freestyle” is another dose of the rap icon in an introspective, brooding lane that reflects boredom with casual sex and situationships that we’d hope one could transcend at 34. On her second official album, Sophie Allison wanted to recreate the music from her childhood, but with a sense of degradation that comes with the harshness of everyday life. Not quite kiss-off, not quite sympathetic, “Maniac” gives every higher-ground ex an anthem for the days when the gaslighting is just too much.–Caitlin White. Even at his most accessible, Yves Tumor is delightfully out there.–P.C. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin. However, when you look at the music side of things, Travis did have a pretty good year. It's cool — at this point in the life of The 1975, the definitive pop band of the moment going on half a decade, he's more or less permalancing as the bard of the idly, overly online, paralyzed by a hyper-awareness of privilege, every little movement mediated by a screen and oooh, the damage done. Her and brother/producer Finneas never seem to be trying to catch lightning in a bottle twice, but “Therefore I Am” does offer a few things that were present in her inescapable smash “Bad Guy,” namely that it veers away from some of the more spare songwriter-y territory she’s been exploring of late. The Forty-Five Staff - 10 December 2020. Click to copy. This summer was flooded with peaceful anti-police protests, and not-so-peaceful ones. The young rapper’s music will always live with us and his potential will be something we dream of, just as he did.–W.O. Best Songs 2020. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. —Stefanie Fernández, Ashnikko screams over distorted, whining guitars. Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” Billie Eilish already has many big hits, but she only has one HIT. —Craig Havighurst (WMOT), NPR's 100 Best Songs Of 2020 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1. They don’t deserve a song this damn cool, but here we are. 2020 boasted plenty of breakout new artists, but fans could also take comfort in new releases from cultural music icons. 1 release and also perfectly represents the brand he’s trying to build as its video was shot at Michael Jordan’s house.–W.O. The song also stands as an impressive bullet point on his 2020 resume that includes his When It’s All Said And Done EP and a guest feature with Drake on “Chicago Freestyle.”–W.O. Have you ever heard a song that basically This is a sampling of the 25 best songs of 2020. —Jewly Hight (WNXP 91.ONE), Leon Bridges was planning on releasing "Sweeter," his collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin, next year. Drake and Future’s worlds collide on their collaborative track “Life Is Good.” The song comes five years after the release of their No. Written long before the strange terrors and slow, deadly suffocations of 2020, the song feels oddly prophetic and cathartic at the same time. While the Kentucky native had three projects under his belt before the song, “What’s Poppin” introduced the world to his fun spirit and slick lyricism, something fans can continue to look forward to from him.–W.O. The result was a fascinating audio diary featuring highlights like “Detonate,” the vulnerability and self-criticism of which is masked by its glitchy, upbeat pop shell.–D.R. The B4 The Storm song is also embraced with the essence of Nav and Gunna, who both add their own vibe to the song, which has exploded in popularity on TikTok. While it will become abundantly clear in time that Taylor Swift never fell off, within the current narrative (which she never asked to be a part of) Folklore is a mother of a comeback album. It’s been an interesting task ranking the year’s best songs in an annum so devoid of normality. Dynamite (2020) This content is imported from … Their impact will be felt a lot longer than this calendar year. All we could ask for in a pandemic year, and whatever lies beyond.–C.W. —Ann Powers, Recorded in an enormous steel water tank dating from 1940, this opening piece, from a four-movement suite, takes great advantage of that spectacularly reverberant space. Let the music wash in and out, and you can hear what might have happened if Giovanni Palestrina was a fan of Tuvan throat singing. In a year in which the bullied masses decided they weren’t putting up with those shenanigans anymore, it’s a good message to take to heart.–A.W. —Kiana Fitzgerald, The titular track on Rita Indiana's first album in 10 years, "Mandinga Times" is a countdown to the end. Travis Scott will probably remember 2020 as much for his branding endeavors as his musical contributions. As millions of Americans banded together to demand systemic change, others turned meaner, more xenophobic, and even worse, empowered by a loudmouth whose dog whistles rang more like bullhorns to stoke the flames. If the skills he shows here are any indication, he’ll have plenty of time to figure it out.–Andre Gee. things return to normal.–Steven Hyden. If you’ve heard it, you know it. From hip-hop and pop to indie and R&B, these are the best songs of 2020 … In short, listening to Jean Dawson feels like the past, the present, and the future all at once, using some inspired reference points to hopefully draw a map to where popular rock music is heading.–P.C. —Alisha Sweeney (Colorado Public Radio's Indie 102.3), Give the New Zealand dream-pop band Yumi Zouma just over three minutes of your time, and it'll transport you on a spring breeze. Drake enters over a brooding track aided by the sounds of a haunting bass and strings, and offers a reflective hook. “Life Is Good” is an addictive banger from Future’s High Off Life that showcases the duo’s willingness to explore outside the box with different ways to collaborate and pop out hits.–Cherise Johnson. There is much much more than this—all of it mattered to the people who made it and those who heard it. It’s the way “Lemonade” showboats with sweet guitar strings saturated in Don Toliver’s soulful reverie, for me. You know that you fall into one of two categories of people; you either get it, because you can relate from one end of the equation or the other, or you hate it, because you ain’t got a WAP, you never had a WAP, and bless your little heart, you will probably never even come close to one. Christine and The Queens; Megan Thee Stallion; Bad Bunny. But this year’s Imploding The Mirage was a legitimate comeback, providing all of the bombastic and giddy thrills that you hope for from this band. Just the title, “Gospel For A New Century,” points to the grandeur of this ambitious brush with pop sensibilities. “The Beach” captures Giveon’s vocal talents thanks to its strong runs that find his baritone voice elegantly reaching for the skies. When the news cycle had us at a loss for words, we found quiet songs to speak for us. The huge catharsis at the center of this single doesn’t quite provide rave-tent euphoria, but something more nuanced, packing the adrenaline that comes with more natural highs into its shooting star of a song.–P.C. On a spectacularly filthy song, Ariana Grande juxtaposes the Disney strings she’s been known to use throughout her career with some of her most sexually explicit lyrics to date. Bring it on.–A.W. Those are three words to describe Megan Thee Stallion’s explosive “Savage” 2020 takeover thanks to the power of TikTok and dance creators Keara Wilson and the Nae Nae Twins. —Craig Havighurst (WMOT), Ariana Grande's "pov" comes off as a fluttering, ethereal ode to newfound love, but it's really a meditation on how she uses romance as a lens to better get to know herself. “Do It” quickly became a fan favorite and the song that introduced a wider audience to the duo. "Said Sum" is Moneybagg Yo doing what he does best: taunting his foes relentlessly and sounding remarkably charismatic while doing so. Chloe x Halle showed their growth and maturity on their second effort, but another thing that came with the album was a shot for the charts. Thankfully, Bardo Martinez's wandering voice leads the way out through lyrics filled with lucid dreams, shining lights and a whole lot of feels, while adding off-kilter synth riffs that you'll find yourself humming for days. Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. 50. Lil Uzi Vert has a precocious aura that’s belied by lyrics like “she was ridin’ on my dick, she ain’t need two pedals,” but is nevertheless apropos for a fun dance song like “Futsal Shuffle,” which tided fans over until Eternal Atake’s March release. That’s all present on “Devilish,” along with some Bloc Party-esque theatrics that make this breakout song unlike much anything else released this year. 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The UK’s biggest song of 2020 is The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights, the Official Charts Company can confirm.. Only Phoebe Bridgers could fit a sweeping three-part suite into less than six minutes, tracing the burnout of bedroom ennui and toxic relationships to the fleeting euphoria of windows-down doomsday drives, and finishing it all off with a cataclysmic orchestral breakdown. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Herbo is “in them whips, right back on the enemies.” Chance The Rapper “used to run home from the train stop.” Uzi is “affected by the streets, no appetite, I can’t eat.” And the late Juice WRLD has “seen my brothers fall over and over again.” They reflect different disheartened perspectives of life in forgotten communities — ones that deserve resources and healing.–A.G. —Lars Gotrich, Wrecked dreams and displacement from middle America have been common themes in roots music for some years now, but the story resonates anew in the voice of Cincinnati songwriter Arlo McKinley. —Stephen Thompson, Kentucky's country music desperado sounds completely at home singing with Nashville's A-Team of bluegrass musicians on Cuttin' Grass, his first string band album. There's a knowing wink to his flaunting of the status symbols of truck culture in "My Truck" that hearkens back to the mischief of Lil Nas X, but Breland whipped up his hit using sonic elements and cultural signifiers clearly sourced from both country and trap. Created by the hit-making production crew Internet Money, “Lemonade” is bound by a syrupy draw that delivers an earworm so infectious it’s hard not to yell out “Off that juice, codeine got me trippin’” at random, especially before taking a sip of actual lemonade. Features Best Cover Songs: 25 Definitive Cover Versions You Need To Hear. Classy, bougie, ratchet. Many rappers aspire for Polo G’s level of success, but affirmations to bring everybody with them fall by the wayside once responsibilities necessitate hard choices and you “cut everybody off, keep hittin’ decline” like he reflects on “DND.” The track is a compelling glimpse of the turmoil that a young artist goes through coming into fame.
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