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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.

  1. 2Fear Inoculum coverFear InoculumTool · Fear Inoculum4.54.6 avg · 26 ratings
  2. 3Apollo XXI coverBasement JackSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.55.0 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4Apollo XXI coverN SideSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.55.0 avg · 4 ratings
  4. 5Fear Inoculum cover7empestTool · Fear Inoculum4.54.6 avg · 20 ratings
  5. 6Fine Line coverWatermelon SugarHarry Styles · Fine Line4.54.5 avg · 60 ratings
  6. 7IGOR coverEARFQUAKETyler, the Creator · IGOR4.54.5 avg · 445 ratings
  7. 8Hollywood's Bleeding coverCirclesPost Malone · Hollywood's Bleeding4.54.7 avg · 8 ratings
  8. 9WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? coverbury a friendBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.54.5 avg · 805 ratings
  9. 10Fine Line coverFine LineHarry Styles · Fine Line4.54.5 avg · 35 ratings
  10. 11Apollo XXI coverHate CDSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
  11. 12Apollo XXI coverOnly IfSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
  12. 13Apollo XXI coverGuideSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
  13. 14Rise coverWho's Laughing NowAlice Cooper · Rise4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
  14. 15IGOR coverGONE, GONE / THANK YOUTyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.5 avg · 31 ratings
  15. 16Fear Inoculum coverDescendingTool · Fear Inoculum4.44.4 avg · 344 ratings
  16. 17WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? coverwhen the party's overBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.44.4 avg · 772 ratings
  17. 18IGOR coverNEW MAGIC WANDTyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.4 avg · 282 ratings
  18. 19Norman Fucking Rockwell! coverVenice BitchLana Del Rey · Norman Fucking Rockwell!4.44.5 avg · 20 ratings
  19. 20Apollo XXI coverPlaygroundSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
  20. 21Lover coverI Think He KnowsTaylor Swift · Lover4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
  21. 22We Are Not Your Kind coverUnsaintedSlipknot · We Are Not Your Kind4.44.4 avg · 157 ratings
  22. 23WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? coveryou should see me in a crownBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.44.4 avg · 803 ratings
  23. 24Apollo XXI coverLove 2 FastSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
  24. 25Over It coverGirls Need Love (remix)Summer Walker · Over It4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
  25. 26Apollo XXI coverLay Me downSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
  26. 27Lover coverThe ArcherTaylor Swift · Lover4.44.6 avg · 8 ratings
  27. 28Fear Inoculum coverPneumaTool · Fear Inoculum4.44.4 avg · 236 ratings
  28. 29Norman Fucking Rockwell! coverMariners Apartment ComplexLana Del Rey · Norman Fucking Rockwell!4.44.5 avg · 12 ratings
  29. 30WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? coverwish you were gayBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.44.6 avg · 5 ratings
  30. 31thank u, next coverimagineAriana Grande · thank u, next4.44.6 avg · 4 ratings
  31. 32IGOR coverA BOY IS A GUNTyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.4 avg · 24 ratings
  32. 33IGOR coverI DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORETyler, the Creator · IGOR4.44.4 avg · 15 ratings
  33. 34Destin coverGoutte d'eauNinho · Destin4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  34. 35KIRK coverREALLYDaBaby · KIRK4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  35. 36Berserker coverIronsideAmon Amarth · Berserker4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  36. 37ZUU coverSpeedboatDenzel Curry · ZUU4.44.5 avg · 6 ratings
  37. 38Hollywood's Bleeding coverGoodbyesPost Malone · Hollywood's Bleeding4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
  38. 39Hexed coverThis RoadChildren of Bodom · Hexed4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
  39. 40Jesus is King coverFollow GodKanye West · Jesus is King4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
  40. 41Over It coverOver ItSummer Walker · Over It4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
  41. 42KIRK coverBOPDaBaby · KIRK4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
  42. 43Fine Line coverAdore YouHarry Styles · Fine Line4.34.3 avg · 39 ratings
  43. 44WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? coverxannyBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  44. 45Apollo XXI coverOutro Freestyle/4everSteve Lacy · Apollo XXI4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  45. 46WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? coverlisten before i goBillie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  46. 47Hot Pink coverStreetsDoja Cat · Hot Pink4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  47. 48thank u, next coverghostinAriana Grande · thank u, next4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  48. 49Jesus is King coverUse This GospelKanye West · Jesus is King4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  49. 50Rise coverI 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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