Nick's Top Songs of 2020 *COMPLETE*
Jan 4, 2021 23:12:07 GMT -5
Post by nick64 on Jan 4, 2021 23:12:07 GMT -5
Nick’s Top 500 Songs of 2020
So this year sucked. But luckily there was a ton of music to help us all get through it. Year-end lists has always been one of my favorite parts of the year, so I’ve been excited to get to this.
Just a reminder that this isn’t my objective ranking of how good I think these songs are, but rather how much impact they had on me and my listening habits. I acknowledge that there are some gems too low or not on the list, while some true crap found its way a little too high up. But as a snapshot of my year, it is what it is.
My general criteria is that the song must have done enough to qualify for the Top 500 before December 1, 2020, with that extra month being used to get a feel for longevity. So songs I first heard on December 1, 2019 will be on this list, while some new songs (or amazing surprise release albums) I’ve listened to in the past month won’t show up until next year.
I also don’t like songs repeating from previous years, because I already struggle enough to whittle this list down to just 500. So with that said, I’d like to acknowledge two songs from last year’s chart that deserve some recognition:
-Dua Lipa - “Don’t Start Now” - Made it to #43 on last year’s list, but the longevity far surpassed its initial two month impact. It got better and better with each listen, and then add in the boost from Future Nostalgia, and you have a song that I would have retroactively placed in last year’s Top 10, possibly as high as #6.
-Zara Larsson f/Sabrina Carpenter - “Wow” - The solo version of this song made it all the way to #26 last year, but after this remix came out and was sent to radio much later, it gained new life with me. I love both of these artists a lot, and I think Sabrina adds a nice touch here. As essentially a new entry, this could probably have made it to the lower end of the Top 20 this year, but I like to keep each year as different as possible so oh well.
500. Gabby Barrett - “You’re the Only Reason”
499. Kelsea Ballerini - “Love and Hate”
498. Camila Cabello - “Should’ve Said It”
497. Static & Ben El f/Pitbull - “Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)”
496. Dylan Scott - “Nobody”
495. Charlie Puth f/Blackbear - “Hard on Yourself”
494. Dance Gavin Dance - “One in a Million”
493. J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy - “Un Dia (One Day)”
492. Will Ferrell & My Marianne - “Husavik”
491. Jeremy Zucker - “Supercuts”
490. Ellie Goulding - “Power”
489. Meghan Trainor - “Make You Dance”
488. Miranda Lambert - “Bluebird”
487. Florida Georgia Line - “Blessings”
486. Dance Gavin Dance - “Lyrics Lie”
485. Kanye West f/Travis Scott - “Wash Us in the Blood”
484. Billie Eilish - “My Future”
483. Halsey f/Suga - “Suga’s Interlude”
482. Jackboys & Travis Scott f/Young Thug - “Out West”
481. Lil Uzi Vert - “Prices”
480. Marshmello & Imanbek f/Usher - “Too Much”
479. The Weeknd - “Scared to Live”
478. Carly Rose - “I Don’t Like You When You’re Like This”
477. Chris Stapleton - “Starting Over”
476. Rod Wave - “Girl of My Dreams”
475. Maddie & Tae - “New Dog, Old Tricks”
474. DaBaby - “Peep Hole”
473. Charlie Puth - “Girlfriend”
472. Sam Hunt - “Nothing Lasts Forever”
471. Anne-Marie f/Doja Cat - “To Be Young”
470. Billie Eilish - “8”
469. Jhene Aiko - “Pu$$y Fairy (OTW)”
468. Ty Dolla $ign f/Post Malone - “Spicy”
467. Kelsea Ballerini - “Needy”
466. Maddie & Tae - “Ain’t There Yet”
465. NLE Choppa f/Roddy Ricch - “Walk Em Down”
464. Brett Eldredge - “Gabrielle”
463. Saweetie f/Post Malone, DaBaby & Jack Harlow - “Tap In”
462. Lizzo - “Water Me”
461. Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - “Over Now”
460. Halsey - “Experiment on Me”
459. Thomas Rhett f/Jon Pardi - “Beer Can’t Fix”
458. Anne-Marie - “Birthday”
457. Maddie & Tae - “I Don’t Need to Know”
456. Karol G f/Nicki Minaj - “Tusa”
455. Camila Cabello - “First Man”
454. Kristen Bell - “The Next Right Thing”
453. Isabela Merced - “Papi”
452. The Killers - “Caution”
451. Chris Tomlin f/Brett Young & Cassadee Pope - “Be the Moon”
450. Tyla Yaweh f/Post Malone - “Tommy Lee”
449. High Valley - “River’s Still Running”
448. AJ Mitchell - “Burn”
447. Major Lazer f/Alessia Cara - “Hell and High Water”
446. Lil Uzi Vert - “That Way”
445. Surf Mesa f/Emilee - “Ily (I Love You Baby)”
444. DaBaby - “Bop”
443. Jackson Wang - “100 Ways”
442. Jason Derulo - “Take You Dancing”
441. Bastille - “Survivin’”
440. Don Toliver - “After Party”
439. Lennon Stella - “Kissing Other People”
438. Morgan Wallen - “More Than My Hometown”
437. The Weeknd - “After Hours”
436. Camila Cabello - “Bad Kind of Butterflies”
435. Ice Nine Kills f/Jeremy Schwartz - “Rocking the Boat”
434. Ant Saunders - “Yellow Hearts”
433. Lil Baby - “Emotionally Scarred”
432. Gabby Barrett - “Goldmine”
431. Sam Hunt - “Let It Down”
430. Max f/Chromeo - “Checklist”
429. Sophia Scott - “Overdressed”
428. Ice Nine Kills - “Your Number’s Up”
427. X Ambassadors - “Boom”
426. Roddy Ricch f/Mustard - “High Fashion”
425. Claire Rosinkranz - “Backyard Boy”
424. Pop Smoke - “What You Know Bout Love”
423. Future f/Drake - “Life Is Good”
422. Matt Stell - “Everywhere But On”
421. Pop Smoke - “Dior”
420. Surfaces - “Sunday Best”
419. Jawsh 685 f/Lauv & Tyga - “Sweet & Sour”
418. Bad Wolves - “Crying Game”
417. Charli XCX - “7 Years”
416. Juice WRLD f/Trippie Redd - “Tell Me U Luv Me”
415. Conan Gray - “Heather”
414. Jax Jones & Ella Henderson - “This Is Real”
413. Salem Ilese - “Mad at Disney”
412. Tones and I - “Never Seen the Rain”
411. Lauv - “Modern Loneliness”
410. Bazzi - “Renee’s Song”
409. Loote - “Somebody Else”
408. Kygo & OneRepublic - “Lose Somebody”
407. August Alsina f/Rick Ross - “Entanglements”
406. Juice WRLD - “Titanic”
405. Lennon Stella f/Charlie Puth - “Summer Feelings”
404. Iggy Azalea f/Tinashe - “Dance Like Nobody’s Watching”
403. Niall Horan - “No Judgement”
402. Kelsea Ballerini - “A Country Song”
401. Maddie & Tae - “One Heart to Another”
Most songs here have under 10 plays on the year for me. I’ve enjoyed them all to a degree, but they didn’t have too much lasting impact.
#400-301 tomorrow.
Some people who might be interested (let me know if you’d like to be added or removed):
sadchild Daryl the Beryl ry4n Sambalada .indulgecountry jakey Leo ✔ Zeebz born Juan Carlos surfy Au$tin SabrinaFan sergejdordij willapted33 Doc Indie Party Rock
So this year sucked. But luckily there was a ton of music to help us all get through it. Year-end lists has always been one of my favorite parts of the year, so I’ve been excited to get to this.
Just a reminder that this isn’t my objective ranking of how good I think these songs are, but rather how much impact they had on me and my listening habits. I acknowledge that there are some gems too low or not on the list, while some true crap found its way a little too high up. But as a snapshot of my year, it is what it is.
My general criteria is that the song must have done enough to qualify for the Top 500 before December 1, 2020, with that extra month being used to get a feel for longevity. So songs I first heard on December 1, 2019 will be on this list, while some new songs (or amazing surprise release albums) I’ve listened to in the past month won’t show up until next year.
I also don’t like songs repeating from previous years, because I already struggle enough to whittle this list down to just 500. So with that said, I’d like to acknowledge two songs from last year’s chart that deserve some recognition:
-Dua Lipa - “Don’t Start Now” - Made it to #43 on last year’s list, but the longevity far surpassed its initial two month impact. It got better and better with each listen, and then add in the boost from Future Nostalgia, and you have a song that I would have retroactively placed in last year’s Top 10, possibly as high as #6.
-Zara Larsson f/Sabrina Carpenter - “Wow” - The solo version of this song made it all the way to #26 last year, but after this remix came out and was sent to radio much later, it gained new life with me. I love both of these artists a lot, and I think Sabrina adds a nice touch here. As essentially a new entry, this could probably have made it to the lower end of the Top 20 this year, but I like to keep each year as different as possible so oh well.
500. Gabby Barrett - “You’re the Only Reason”
499. Kelsea Ballerini - “Love and Hate”
498. Camila Cabello - “Should’ve Said It”
497. Static & Ben El f/Pitbull - “Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)”
496. Dylan Scott - “Nobody”
495. Charlie Puth f/Blackbear - “Hard on Yourself”
494. Dance Gavin Dance - “One in a Million”
493. J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy - “Un Dia (One Day)”
492. Will Ferrell & My Marianne - “Husavik”
491. Jeremy Zucker - “Supercuts”
490. Ellie Goulding - “Power”
489. Meghan Trainor - “Make You Dance”
488. Miranda Lambert - “Bluebird”
487. Florida Georgia Line - “Blessings”
486. Dance Gavin Dance - “Lyrics Lie”
485. Kanye West f/Travis Scott - “Wash Us in the Blood”
484. Billie Eilish - “My Future”
483. Halsey f/Suga - “Suga’s Interlude”
482. Jackboys & Travis Scott f/Young Thug - “Out West”
481. Lil Uzi Vert - “Prices”
480. Marshmello & Imanbek f/Usher - “Too Much”
479. The Weeknd - “Scared to Live”
478. Carly Rose - “I Don’t Like You When You’re Like This”
477. Chris Stapleton - “Starting Over”
476. Rod Wave - “Girl of My Dreams”
475. Maddie & Tae - “New Dog, Old Tricks”
474. DaBaby - “Peep Hole”
473. Charlie Puth - “Girlfriend”
472. Sam Hunt - “Nothing Lasts Forever”
471. Anne-Marie f/Doja Cat - “To Be Young”
470. Billie Eilish - “8”
469. Jhene Aiko - “Pu$$y Fairy (OTW)”
468. Ty Dolla $ign f/Post Malone - “Spicy”
467. Kelsea Ballerini - “Needy”
466. Maddie & Tae - “Ain’t There Yet”
465. NLE Choppa f/Roddy Ricch - “Walk Em Down”
464. Brett Eldredge - “Gabrielle”
463. Saweetie f/Post Malone, DaBaby & Jack Harlow - “Tap In”
462. Lizzo - “Water Me”
461. Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - “Over Now”
460. Halsey - “Experiment on Me”
459. Thomas Rhett f/Jon Pardi - “Beer Can’t Fix”
458. Anne-Marie - “Birthday”
457. Maddie & Tae - “I Don’t Need to Know”
456. Karol G f/Nicki Minaj - “Tusa”
455. Camila Cabello - “First Man”
454. Kristen Bell - “The Next Right Thing”
453. Isabela Merced - “Papi”
452. The Killers - “Caution”
451. Chris Tomlin f/Brett Young & Cassadee Pope - “Be the Moon”
450. Tyla Yaweh f/Post Malone - “Tommy Lee”
449. High Valley - “River’s Still Running”
448. AJ Mitchell - “Burn”
447. Major Lazer f/Alessia Cara - “Hell and High Water”
446. Lil Uzi Vert - “That Way”
445. Surf Mesa f/Emilee - “Ily (I Love You Baby)”
444. DaBaby - “Bop”
443. Jackson Wang - “100 Ways”
442. Jason Derulo - “Take You Dancing”
441. Bastille - “Survivin’”
440. Don Toliver - “After Party”
439. Lennon Stella - “Kissing Other People”
438. Morgan Wallen - “More Than My Hometown”
437. The Weeknd - “After Hours”
436. Camila Cabello - “Bad Kind of Butterflies”
435. Ice Nine Kills f/Jeremy Schwartz - “Rocking the Boat”
434. Ant Saunders - “Yellow Hearts”
433. Lil Baby - “Emotionally Scarred”
432. Gabby Barrett - “Goldmine”
431. Sam Hunt - “Let It Down”
430. Max f/Chromeo - “Checklist”
429. Sophia Scott - “Overdressed”
428. Ice Nine Kills - “Your Number’s Up”
427. X Ambassadors - “Boom”
426. Roddy Ricch f/Mustard - “High Fashion”
425. Claire Rosinkranz - “Backyard Boy”
424. Pop Smoke - “What You Know Bout Love”
423. Future f/Drake - “Life Is Good”
422. Matt Stell - “Everywhere But On”
421. Pop Smoke - “Dior”
420. Surfaces - “Sunday Best”
419. Jawsh 685 f/Lauv & Tyga - “Sweet & Sour”
418. Bad Wolves - “Crying Game”
417. Charli XCX - “7 Years”
416. Juice WRLD f/Trippie Redd - “Tell Me U Luv Me”
415. Conan Gray - “Heather”
414. Jax Jones & Ella Henderson - “This Is Real”
413. Salem Ilese - “Mad at Disney”
412. Tones and I - “Never Seen the Rain”
411. Lauv - “Modern Loneliness”
410. Bazzi - “Renee’s Song”
409. Loote - “Somebody Else”
408. Kygo & OneRepublic - “Lose Somebody”
407. August Alsina f/Rick Ross - “Entanglements”
406. Juice WRLD - “Titanic”
405. Lennon Stella f/Charlie Puth - “Summer Feelings”
404. Iggy Azalea f/Tinashe - “Dance Like Nobody’s Watching”
403. Niall Horan - “No Judgement”
402. Kelsea Ballerini - “A Country Song”
401. Maddie & Tae - “One Heart to Another”
Most songs here have under 10 plays on the year for me. I’ve enjoyed them all to a degree, but they didn’t have too much lasting impact.
#400-301 tomorrow.
Some people who might be interested (let me know if you’d like to be added or removed):
sadchild Daryl the Beryl ry4n Sambalada .indulgecountry jakey Leo ✔ Zeebz born Juan Carlos surfy Au$tin SabrinaFan sergejdordij willapted33 Doc Indie Party Rock
