My Personal Top 40 for 2020

These are what I consider the 40 best songs to come out this year.

Rules:

Each artist will appear only once as the main artist.
The song must have come out in 2020.

Note: I do not really listen to albums, so do not expect any deep cuts. No commentary. Picking 40 songs was hard enough.

Now for the list.

40. Years in the Making by the Arkells

39. Backyard Boy by Claire Rosinkranz

38. Slow Dance by Saint Motel

37. No Judgement by Niall Horan

36. Western by Mk.gee

35. Good News by Mac Miller

34. Running Red Lights by The Avalanches feat. Rivers Cuomo & Pink Siifu

33. Disco Man by Remi Wolf

32. Come & Go by Juice WRLD feat. Marshmello

31. If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) by the 1975

30. Bury Us by the Naked and Famous

29. Broken People by Almost Monday

28. Someone Else by Rezz and Grabbitz

27. Peddle Bike by Mishaal

26. Impossible Weight by Deep Sea Diver feat. Sharon Van Etten

25. Heat Waves by Glass Animals

24. Sharkbait by Teddy Geiger

23. Let Me Love You Like A Woman by Lana Del Rey

22. Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus

21. Overwhelmed by Royal & The Serpent

20. Break Her Heart by ZZ Ward

19. Cheesin' by Cautious Clay feat. Remi Wolf, Still Woozy, Sophie Meiers, Claud, Melanie Faye & HXNS

18. Till There's Nothing Left by Cam

17. Turntables by Janelle Monae

16. Care by Beabadoobee

15. Save Myself by Ashe

14. Rockstar by Mallrat

13. My Own Soul's Warning by the Killers

12. Check Your Phone by Cheap Cuts feat. Pete Wentz

11. Pulling the Pin by Run The Jewels feat. Mavis Staples and Josh Homme

10. Exile by Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver

9. Be An Astronaut by Declan McKenna

8. Get Home Safely by Boyband

7. Chinatown by Bleachers feat. Bruce Springsteen

6. People, I've Been Sad by Christine and the Queens

5. Run by Joji

4. Circle the Drain by Soccer Mommy

3. Post Humorous by Gus Dapperton

2. CVS by Winnetka Bowling League

1. Guilty Conscience by 070 Shake

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