Best songs of 2019
A pop album recorded in a bedroom by two siblings beat the industry at its own game and swept the following year's awards. A genre fight over one country-rap song exposed how the charts actually decide what counts, and the answer embarrassed everybody involved.
Songs from the albums of 2019, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.
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Fear InoculumTool · Fear Inoculum4.54.6 avg · 26 ratings
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Basement JackSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.55.0 avg · 4 ratings
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N SideSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.55.0 avg · 4 ratings
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7empestTool · Fear Inoculum4.54.6 avg · 20 ratings
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Watermelon SugarHarry Styles · Fine Line4.54.5 avg · 60 ratings
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EARFQUAKETyler, the Creator · IGOR4.54.5 avg · 445 ratings
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CirclesPost Malone · Hollywood's Bleeding4.54.7 avg · 8 ratings
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bury a friendBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.54.5 avg · 805 ratings
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Fine LineHarry Styles · Fine Line4.54.5 avg · 35 ratings
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Hate CDSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Only IfSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
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GuideSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Who's Laughing NowAlice Cooper · Rise4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
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GONE, GONE / THANK YOUTyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.5 avg · 31 ratings
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DescendingTool · Fear Inoculum4.44.4 avg · 344 ratings
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when the party's overBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.44.4 avg · 772 ratings
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NEW MAGIC WANDTyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.4 avg · 282 ratings
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Venice BitchLana Del Rey · Norman Fucking Rockwell!4.44.5 avg · 20 ratings
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PlaygroundSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
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I Think He KnowsTaylor Swift · Lover4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
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UnsaintedSlipknot · We Are Not Your Kind4.44.4 avg · 157 ratings
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you should see me in a crownBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.44.4 avg · 803 ratings
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Love 2 FastSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Girls Need Love (remix)Summer Walker · Over It4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Lay Me downSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
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The ArcherTaylor Swift · Lover4.44.6 avg · 8 ratings
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PneumaTool · Fear Inoculum4.44.4 avg · 236 ratings
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Mariners Apartment ComplexLana Del Rey · Norman Fucking Rockwell!4.44.5 avg · 12 ratings
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wish you were gayBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.44.6 avg · 5 ratings
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imagineAriana Grande · thank u, next4.44.6 avg · 4 ratings
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A BOY IS A GUNTyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.4 avg · 24 ratings
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I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORETyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.4 avg · 15 ratings
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Goutte d'eauNinho · Destin4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
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REALLYDaBaby · KIRK4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
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IronsideAmon Amarth · Berserker4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
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SpeedboatDenzel Curry · ZUU4.44.5 avg · 6 ratings
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GoodbyesPost Malone · Hollywood's Bleeding4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
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This RoadChildren of Bodom · Hexed4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
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Follow GodKanye West · Jesus is King4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
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Over ItSummer Walker · Over It4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
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BOPDaBaby · KIRK4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
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Adore YouHarry Styles · Fine Line4.34.3 avg · 39 ratings
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xannyBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Outro Freestyle/4everSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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listen before i goBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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StreetsDoja Cat · Hot Pink4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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ghostinAriana Grande · thank u, next4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Use This GospelKanye West · Jesus is King4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
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I Want My NowAlice Cooper · Rise4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
One great song, one bad album
Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.
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