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The 2020 Song of the Year

Ha! You thought we were done with lists, didn’t you? Wrong, because we’re closing out this mad year with a countdown fresh in your memories: the 2020 Song of the Year. Here we go…

1 TAME IMPALA – BREATHE DEEPER

2 DUA LIPA – LEVITATING

3 SPORTS TEAM – HERE’S THE THING

4 FONTAINES D.C. – A LUCID DREAM

5 THE WEEKND – BLINDING LIGHTS

6 KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – INTRASPORT

7 KHRUANGBIN – TIME (YOU & I)

8 NOTHING BUT THIEVES – CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL?

9 ENTER SHIKARI – MARIONETTES (II. THE ASCENT)

10 THE STROKES – THE ADULTS ARE TALKING

11 EEFJE DE VISSER – BITTERZOET

12 DEFTONES – OHMS

13 SAULT – FREE

14 IDLES – MODEL VILLAGE

15 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING – VIOLENT SUN

16 DONNY BENET – SECOND DINNER

17 GORILLAZ & FATOUMATA DIAWARA – DÉSOLÉ

18 BILLIE EILISH – THEREFORE I AM

19 SEVDALIZA – JOANNA

20 CHICANO BATMAN – COLOR MY LIFE

21 TAYLOR SWIFT – CARDIGAN

22 GLASS ANIMALS – HEAT WAVES

23 S10 – OCHTEND/AVOND

24 BAD NERVES – PALACE

25 THE AVALANCHES – RUNNING RED LIGHTS

26 BRING ME THE HORIZON FT. BABYMETAL – KINGSLAYER

27 RINA SAWAYAMA – XS

28 THUMPER – TOPHER GRACE

29 BIFFY CLYRO – END OF

30 ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER – CARS IN SPACE

31 THE VICES – IN AND OUT

32 GEORGIA – STARTED OUT

33 SOAP – WISH YOU COULD

34 HMLTD – WHERE’S JOANNA?

35 WORKING MEN’S CLUB – WHITE ROOMS & PEOPLE

36 J LLOYD – THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT YOU

37 THE VOIDZ – ALIEN CRIME LORD

38 THE WRECKS – FREAKING OUT

39 BOY PABLO – WACHITO RICO

40 L’IMPERATRICE – FOU

41 FROUKJE – GROTER DAN IK

42 CRACK CLOUD – OUSTER STEW

43 SINEAD O’BRIEN – FALL WITH ME

44 DISCLOSURE & EKO ROOSEVELT – TONDO

45 BENEE – SNAIL

46 WILL BUTLER – NOT GONNA DIE

47 THE 1975 – PEOPLE

48 THE HUNNA – I WANNA KNOW

49 HUNDREDTH – BOTTLE IT UP

50 QUEEN’S PLEASURE – SITTER