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Best chillwave songs of the 2010s

Streaming rewrote every incentive underneath a record: its length, its release date, whether it needed a single at all. Trap production became pop's default rhythm, and a lot of the decade's best artists arrived through a laptop rather than a label.

Songs from the chillwave albums of the 2010s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

200% Electronica cover№ 1Play That Thing AgainGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  1. 2200% Electronica coverSlow 2018George Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  2. 3200% Electronica coverTrip II the OCGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  3. 4200% Electronica coverPurity 202George Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  4. 5200% Electronica coverFlounder 202George Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  5. 6200% Electronica coverIt's a Fast Driving Rave Up With EspritGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  6. 7200% Electronica coverYou're in LoveGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  7. 8200% Electronica coverSo Heavy You Can't FloatGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  8. 9200% Electronica coverSealGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  9. 10200% Electronica coverWarmpopGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  10. 11200% Electronica coverSecretGeorge Clanton · 200% Electronica1 rating
  11. 12Taiga Native coverNew BeginningsKupla · Taiga Native1 rating
  12. 13Falls Remixes coverFalls (Golden Features Remix)ODESZA · Falls Remixes
  13. 14You Are All I See coverHanging On (Live at WFUV)Active Child · You Are All I See
  14. 15You Are All I See coverPlaying House (Chad Valley Remix)Active Child · You Are All I See
  15. 16You Are All I See coverBody Heat (So Far Away)Active Child · You Are All I See
  16. 17You Are All I See coverDiamond Heart (B-side)Active Child · You Are All I See
  17. 18You Are All I See coverHanging On (White Sea Remix)Active Child · You Are All I See
  18. 19You Are All I See coverCall Me TonightActive Child · You Are All I See
  19. 20You Are All I See coverJohnny BelindaActive Child · You Are All I See
  20. 21You Are All I See coverShield & SwordActive Child · You Are All I See
  21. 22You Are All I See coverAncient EyeActive Child · You Are All I See
  22. 23You Are All I See coverWay Too FastActive Child · You Are All I See
  23. 24You Are All I See coverIvyActive Child · You Are All I See
  24. 25You Are All I See coverHigh PriestessActive Child · You Are All I See
  25. 26You Are All I See coverSee Thru EyesActive Child · You Are All I See
  26. 27You Are All I See coverPlaying HouseActive Child · You Are All I See
  27. 28You Are All I See coverHanging OnActive Child · You Are All I See
  28. 29You Are All I See coverYou Are All I SeeActive Child · You Are All I See
  29. 30Lucky Shiner coverCasio DaisyGold Panda · Lucky Shiner
  30. 31Lucky Shiner coverGreek StyleGold Panda · Lucky Shiner
  31. 32Paracosm coverPull You Down (Bonus Track)Washed Out · Paracosm
  32. 33Falling into Place coverFalling into PlaceHome · Falling into Place
  33. 34Falling into Place coverClimbing OutHome · Falling into Place
  34. 35Falling into Place coverPuzzleHome · Falling into Place
  35. 36Falling into Place coverHold Your BreathHome · Falling into Place
  36. 37Falling into Place coverBright Lights in Silent RoomHome · Falling into Place
  37. 38Falling into Place coverBilliardsHome · Falling into Place
  38. 39Falling into Place coverWarmthHome · Falling into Place
  39. 40Falling into Place coverFata Morgana (Interlude)Home · Falling into Place
  40. 41Falling into Place coverI See YouHome · Falling into Place
  41. 42Falling into Place coverThis WIll PassHome · Falling into Place
  42. 43Falling into Place coverBurningHome · Falling into Place
  43. 44Falling into Place coverFlashlightHome · Falling into Place
  44. 45Falling into Place coverBlackoutHome · Falling into Place
  45. 46Falling into Place coverNight SwimHome · Falling into Place
  46. 47Falling into Place coverHead FirstHome · Falling into Place
  47. 48Before the Night coverSleepHome · Before the Night
  48. 49Before the Night coverSunHome · Before the Night
  49. 50Before the Night coverNosebleedHome · Before the Night

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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