The Top 45 Singles Of 2020

The Top 45 Singles Of 2020

This year has been many things, but as we say goodbye to 2020 let’s just choose to remember it as a load of shit with some decent music in the back­ground.

A playlist of the Top 45 singles of the year? Is that what you want? Well here one is.

If you don’t like embeds, below you will find a proper list. As you will see Hypnotized by Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants, a magical Italo disco mas­ter­piece from April, is clearly the year’s best single.

  1. Hypnotized by Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants
  2. Physical by Dua Lipa
  3. In Your Eyes by The Weeknd
  4. Experience by Victoria Monét, Khalid and SG Lewis
  5. Wish You Were Sober by Conan Gray
  6. DAMN DANIEL by Bree Runway and Yung Baby Tate
  7. Dynamite by BTS
  8. Easy by Troye Sivan, Kacey Musgraves and Mark Ronson
  9. The Streets Where I Belong by Annie
  10. forever by Charli XCX
  11. Casino by Ryan Beatty
  12. Savage Remix by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé
  13. Kings & Queens, Pt. 2 by Ava Max, Lauv and Saweetie
  14. Somebody by Dagny
  15. I Don’t Mind by Georgia Twinn
  16. XS by Rina Sawayama
  17. Alone In My Room (Gone) by GRACEY
  18. Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus
  19. Promises by COY
  20. Crush On You (Latroit & Pretty Garter remix) by HARLOE
  21. Wildflower by 5 Seconds of Summer
  22. want u back by joan
  23. Malibu by Kim Petras
  24. Rare by Selena Gomez
  25. Fever by Dua Lipa and Angèle
  26. Modern Loneliness by Lauv
  27. TASTY by Shygirl
  28. Please Don’t Touch by RAYE
  29. Savage Love (Laxed — Siren Beat) by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo
  30. THE BADDEST by K/DA, (G)I‑DLE, Wolftyla, Bea Miller and League of Legends
  31. Die 4 Ur Love by Tei Shi
  32. Stunnin’ by Curtis Waters and Harm Franklin
  33. Sweet Melody by Little Mix
  34. If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) by The 1975
  35. New Me by Ella Eyre
  36. I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby! by CMAT
  37. Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
  38. Mood by 24kGoldn and iann dior
  39. Something In Your Eyes by Steps
  40. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga
  41. Do It by Chloe x Halle
  42. She’s My Religion by Pale Waves
  43. Pretty Girl Lie by Baby Queen
  44. What’s Your Pleasure? by Jessie Ware
  45. dependent by Mae Muller

(The best album of the year was Empress Of’s I’m Your Empress Of.)

ALSO:

Popjustice turned twenty years old in 2020, a bit­ter­sweet milestone as 2020 was also a year in which The General Circumstances Of A Global Pandemic meant the blog pretty much ground to a halt for most of the year. A shame really because I had some nice things planned. Mind you, didn’t we all? It’s been a tough one all round but on the Popjustice front at least I remembered to renew the domain name. Let’s see how 2021 pans out, shall we? PX

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