What are your top songs of 2020? You probably have your list, but today I’m giving you mine. Let’s face it, this year has been an absolute arse of a year, but thankfully there was a lot of music released (despite the fact that most festivals and events were cancelled or postponed globally due to the Coronavirus pandemic).
My list of the top 50 songs of 2020 includes tracks from South African and International artists and covers a lot of genres.
I trust that you’ll find something on this list that you like (or at least will get you up and moving around the room).
Here’s my list of the Top 50 Songs of 2020:
1. “Formidable” – Amy Lilley
2. “Into The Rain” – Jacques Moolman
3. “Hope in Hell” – Black Pistol Fire
4. “Too Much” – HONEYMOAN
5. “Times Like These” – Live Lounge Allstars
6. “Starkes Mädchen” – Julia Robert
7. “Can You Feel The Sun” – MISSIO
8. “Is Everybody Going Crazy?” – Nothing But Thieves
9. “Midnight Children” – Timo Odv featuring Aidin Caye
10. “Mother Machine” – Demob Happy
11. “Hurt” – LOWBORN
12. “Trouble’s Coming” – Royal Blood
13. “RAOK” – Yndian Mynah
14. “Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd
15. “All I Need” – Jake Bugg
16. “Ons Moet Leef” – Die Heuwels Fantasties
17. Godzilla (feat. Juice WRLD) – Eminem
18. “Oh My My” – Blue October
19. “Infinite Darkness” – Marilyn Manson
20. “holy calamafuck” – Run The Jewels
21. “Just Get Me to Bed” – The Amblers
22. “Dream Machine” – The Tazers
23. “Take Control” – James Deacon
24. “We Love to Hate” – Himalayas
25. “Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
26. “Fire” – Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
27. “Coming Home” – Hollywood Undead\
28. “Self Preservation” – Retro Dizzy
29. “I Can Hardly Speak” – Bombay Bicycle Club
30. “Dowe Ore” – Go the Rodeo
31. “The Violence” – Asking Alexandria
32. “Hard Work” – Desmond and the Tutus
33. “Fired Up” – DZ Deathrays
34. “Shame Shame” – Foo Fighters
35. “Ons Is Die Virus” – Fokofpolisiekar
36. “God Slayer” – The Klubs
37. “Quarantine” – Blink-182
38. “Cyr” – The Smashing Pumpkins
39. “Protect The Land” – System Of A Down
40. “Dead Weight” – PVRIS
41. “Teardrops” – Bring Me The Horizon
42. “This Is the End” – Sunken State
43. “Death by Rock and Roll” – The Pretty Reckless
44. “Sugar Youth” – Green Day
45. “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now” – Cold War Kids
46. “Sucker For Punishment” – Alex Lahey
47. “End Of” – Biffy Clyro
48. “Who Keeps Score” – Ruff Majik
49. “Brick Wall” – A Day To Remember
50. “It’s A Raid (feat. Post Malone)” – Ozzy Osbourne featuring Post Malone
Well, there you have it, my top 50 songs of 2020. I trust that you found something really good to listen to on this chart. You can listen to the whole playlist on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music or YouTube.
Which songs are missing from this list for 2020? Which songs don’t belong here? Leave a comment below and tell me what you think. Feedback is appreciated and welcome.
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