Hey guys!
I was planning to post my favourite songs of 2020 DAYS ago, but I had SO many songs to choose from that it was very difficult to narrow them down! Despite all the atrocities of 2020, it was surprisingly a good year for music and I added well over 1000 new songs to my library. While I listened to my favourite artists (like Demi Lovato, JoJo, Miley Cyrus and Halsey), I also tried to listen to some lesser known singers, such as SayGrace, Davina Michelle, Dynamyte and Kira Kosarin. In 2020, I loved listening to pop rock songs released by artists like Yungblud and Maggie Lindemann, as well as tunes that were big hits on TikTok (think ‘Say So’ – I know it was technically released in 2019, but it only became a big hit last year and the remix was dropped in 2020), soundtrack songs (e.g. ‘In The Mirror’, ‘Loyal Brave True’ and ‘Invisible Chains’) and ballads (unsurprisingly, Demi Lovato released some of my fave ballads of 2020).
Of course ‘Anyone’ would have to be one of my favourite songs of 2020. It was the first song she released after her overdose in 2018, and her powerful performance at the Grammys moved me to tears. After ‘Anyone’ Demi released a few more ballads – the notable of which are ‘Still Have Me’ (which she dropped after her breakup with Max Ehrich) and ‘Commander in Chief’ (which is directed at Donald Trump) – as well as a few upbeat bops (e.g. ‘I Love Me’).
Another artist I had to include in this post is Melody Thornton. As an ex-member of The Pussycat Dolls, you would’ve thought that her debut album would’ve made more noise, but unfortunately it fell under the radar. ‘Lioness Eyes’ is inspired by Spaghetti Western films, and consists of a total of 7 songs, which is quite short for an album. I’d have to say that ‘Lioness Eyes’ is probably my Number 1 favourite album of 2020: all the songs are brilliant, memorable, and showcase Melody’s powerful vocals. She hasn’t tried too hard to be mainstream, like a lot of other artists. I’m so looking forward to hearing more music from her!
Other artists I fell in love with in 2020 include Kelsea Ballerini, Kira Kosarin and Eyelar. I was aware of Kelsea and Kira back in 2019, but only really properly started listening to them in 2020; Eyelar was completely new to me in 2020. I discovered Eyelar through Demi Lovato: she’s a Dutch songwriter who has written a few hits for bigger artists such as Demi Lovato (‘Anyone’) and Little Mix (‘Told You So’), and started dropping her own original songs last year. ‘Couple Hours’ and ‘Say It With Your Eyes’ are my favourite songs that Eyelar has released so far.
Below you can find my playlist of my favourite songs of 2020. Of course, there are so many more songs I could’ve added, but these are the ones that I stood out the most! There were loads of artists who released multiple amazing songs in 2020 so I’ve included my absolute favourite favourite ones (I honestly could’ve added the entirety of ‘Plastic Hearts’, ‘CALM’, ‘Manic’, ‘Rare’, ‘Good to Know’, ‘The Defining Moments of SAYGRACE’ and ‘kelsea’, but then I wouldn’t have been able to feature such a wide range of artists!) . Oh, btw, these songs are in no particular order!
- Miss U 2 – Gabrielle Aplin & Nina Nesbitt
- Wrong Direction – Hailee Steinfeld
- I Love You’s – Hailee Steinfeld
- the other girl – Kelsea Ballerini & Halsey
- the way i used to – Kelsea Ballerini
- club – Kelsea Ballerini
- love me like a girl – Kelsea Ballerini
- We Belong – Dove Cameron
- Divine – Alex Aster
- React – The Pussycat Dolls
- Josslyn – Olivia O’Brien
- Midnight Sky – Miley Cyrus
- Prisoner – Miley Cyrus & Dua Lipa
- Angels Like You – Miley Cyrus
- Level of Concern – twenty one pilots
- Loyal Brave True – Christina Aguilera
- Natalie Don’t – RAYE
- All Dressed Up – RAYE
- Please Don’t Touch – RAYE
- Knife Under My Pillow – Maggie Lindemann
- Boys Ain’t Shit – SAYGRACE
- Dance Alone – Tayla Parx
- Anyone – Demi Lovato
- I Love Me – Demi Lovato
- Still Have Me – Demi Lovato
- Commander In Chief – Demi Lovato
- OK Not To Be OK – Marshmello & Demi Lovato
- Monsters – All Time Low ft Demi Lovato and blackbear
- Lonely Hearts (remix) – JoJo ft Demi Lovato
- In The Mirror – Demi Lovato
- Potential Breakup Song [2020] – Aly & AJ
- Invisible Chains – Lauren Jauregui
- Nada – Tainy with Lauren Jauregui & C. Tangana
- Lento – Lauren Jauregui & Tainy
- 50ft – Lauren Jauregui
- Scissorhands – Maggie Lindemann
- Couple Hours – Eyelar
- Say It with Your Eyes – Eyelar
- that won’t save us – Against The Current
- If You Want My Love – Little Mix
- Sweet Melody – Little Mix
- Rendezvous – Little Mix
- Two Of Us – Alice Chater
- Boyfriend – Selena Gomez
- Experience – Victoria Monet, Khalid & SG Lewis
- Underdog – Alicia Keys
- Oh Santa! – Mariah Carey ft Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson
- Dreamcatcher – Keke Palmer
- Take Care of You – Ella Henderson
- Hallucinate – Dua Lipa
- Break My Heart – Dua Lipa
- Old Me – 5 Seconds of Summer
- No Shame – 5 Seconds of Summer
- Crush (Re-recorded) – Jennifer Paige
- Experiment On Me – Halsey
- Temporary – RILEY
- A Moment – RILEY
- I Don’t Deserve It – Lisa Cimorelli
- Lose My Mind – Lisa Cimorelli
- Fading Away – Lisa Cimorelli
- Something to Look Forward to – Kira Kosarin
- First Love Never Lasts – Kira Kosarin
- Loving You Silently – Kira Kosarin
- FaceTime – Kira Kosarin
- Flattery – Dynamyte
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Tori Kelly & JoJo
- teresa – YUNGBLUD
- mars – YUNGBLUD
- Lonely Together (The Quarantine Song) – Savannah Outen
- Never Be New York – Savannah Outen
- Be Kind – Marshmello & Halsey
- you should be sad – Halsey
- Still Learning – Halsey
- More – Halsey
- I HATE EVERYBODY – Halsey
- 3 am – Halsey
- Kings & Queens – Ava Max
- Call Me Tonight – Ava Max
- Who’s Laughing Now – Ava Max
- I Hope – Gabbie Barrett ft Charlie Puth
- Girlfriend – Charlie Puth
- Pray For Me – Melody Thornton
- Goodbye to Happiness – Melody Thornton
- Love Will Return – Melody Thornton
- Sing About You – Melody Thornton
- I Will Wait – Melody Thornton
- Lioness Eyes – Melody Thornton
- Phoenix Rise – Melody Thornton
- Value – Tori Kelly
- Don’t Take Me Home – Tori Kelly
- Time Flies – Tori Kelly
- Unbothered – Tori Kelly
- Glad – Tori Kelly
- Look Up At The Stars – Shawn Mendes
- Wonder – Shawn Mendes
- Toxic – Kehlani
- Change Your Life – Kehlani ft Jhené Aiko
- Daisies – Katy Perry
- Gone – SAYGRACE
- Doin’ Too Much – SAYGRACE
- Smile – Maisie Peters
- Joke’s On You – Charlotte Lawrence
- What U Need – JoJo
- Sway With Me – Saweetie with GALXARA
- Say So – Doja Cat ft Nicki Minaj
- Worth It – Beth Crowley
- Diamonds – Megan Thee Stallion & Normani
- Grieving – Kehlani ft James Blake
- Can’t Get Over Us – Macy Kate
- Rain One Me – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
- Unknown – Jordin Sparks
- Stand Up – Parker & Lisa Cimorelli
- Wisconsin – Madilyn
- Liar – Davina Michelle
- KS – Rina Sawayama
- stuck with u – Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber
- Loyal – SAYGRACE
- Baby I’m Jealous – Bebe Rexha ft Doja Cat
So those are my favourite songs of 2020! And yes, I did sneak a Christmas song in there! Have you heard of any of these songs? What’s your favourite song / album of 2020?
Serena
Some amazing songs here! I loved both Tori Kelly and Tayla Parx’s albums/EPs, they have amazing voices. I think my favourite album of 2020 was Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle 🙂
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
I’ll have to give Ungodly Hour a listen – I’ve heard so many good things about Chloe x Halle! Thanks for commenting!
Some great choices here! Have never heard of Lauren Jauregui so will definitely check out her work! Thank you ❣️
Hope you like Lauren Jauregui – she hasn’t released many songs, but she has such an amazing voice! Thank you for commenting!
I think we have different music tastes (!) but my favourite album of 2020 was The Killers – Imploding the Mirage – I have it on ALL the time in the car at FULL volume!
I don’t really listen to The Killers, but I do love Mr Brightside! Thanks for commenting!
Some amazing songs on here! I’ll have to check out a few of them, thanks for sharing! x
Hope you find some songs you like! Thanks for commenting!
You can include some amazing songs! I am loving Sweet Melody by Little Mix at the moment
It’s such a catchy song, isn’t it?! Thanks for commenting!
I love this list! Going to add it to my Spotify now! Xx
I’m so bad at listening to new songs – I tend to just play my favourites on repeat. But, I will always listen to Little Mix’s latest songs when they come out <3
Yes, it is so tempting to just listen to the same songs all the time, but I love discovering new music too! Thanks for stopping by!
So many of my favorite songs are on this list too! I especially loved everything you listed from Halsey, Dua Lipa, Demi, Ariana & Miley! Thanks for sharing this, I’ll definitely have to check out the others I haven’t heard yet! 🙂
Glad you love Halsey, Dua Lipa, Demi, Ariana and Miley too! Thanks for commenting!
I really miss discovering new music. In normal times I have BBC radio 6Music on all day long, with the kids home learning I don’t have music playing so that I can hear if they need me. My running playlist is therefore getting stagnant as I’m not finding new songs to add.