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Best chillwave songs of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Songs from the chillwave albums of the 2020s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture cover№ 1Penguin ParadeLane 8 · Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture4.0Weighted score3.5 avg · 4 ratings
  1. 2Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture coverWorld Is MineLane 8 · Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture4.03.4 avg · 4 ratings
  2. 3Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture coverTripwiresLane 8 · Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture2 ratings
  3. 4Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture coverDisappearLane 8 · Empty Theatre, Pretty Picture1 rating
  4. 5In Another Life coverCruel WorldActive Child · In Another Life
  5. 6In Another Life coverPainted StaircaseActive Child · In Another Life
  6. 7In Another Life coverBrighter DayActive Child · In Another Life
  7. 8In Another Life coverWeightlessActive Child · In Another Life
  8. 9In Another Life coverSpirit BuoyActive Child · In Another Life
  9. 10In Another Life coverGaze Will Cast a ShadowActive Child · In Another Life
  10. 11In Another Life coverColor MeActive Child · In Another Life
  11. 12In Another Life coverSet Me FreeActive Child · In Another Life
  12. 13In Another Life coverAll Eyes on YouActive Child · In Another Life
  13. 14In Another Life coverIn Another LifeActive Child · In Another Life
  14. 15R>E>M>I>X>E>D coverKicking Cars (Demo)Panchiko · R>E>M>I>X>E>D
  15. 16R>E>M>I>X>E>D coverSodium Chloride (Demo)Panchiko · R>E>M>I>X>E>D
  16. 17R>E>M>I>X>E>D coverCUT (Demo)Panchiko · R>E>M>I>X>E>D
  17. 18The Last Goodbye Tour Live coverThe Last Goodbye (Live)ODESZA · The Last Goodbye Tour Live
  18. 19The Last Goodbye Tour Live coverA Moment Apart (Live) [ODESZA VIP Remix]ODESZA · The Last Goodbye Tour Live
  19. 20TON UP coverDO YOU KNOW GOLD PANDA?Gold Panda · TON UP
  20. 21TON UP coverTON UP BONUS BEATGold Panda · TON UP
  21. 22TON UP coverCUT FUNKGold Panda · TON UP
  22. 23TON UP coverDOUBLE ARROWSGold Panda · TON UP
  23. 24TON UP coverLOVER MENTALITYGold Panda · TON UP
  24. 25TON UP coverQ KGold Panda · TON UP
  25. 26TON UP coverLIFE IS HARD OFFGold Panda · TON UP
  26. 27TON UP coverDING THE MOTORGold Panda · TON UP
  27. 28TON UP coverWAKŌ HEIGHTSGold Panda · TON UP
  28. 29TON UP coverLOSER MENTALITYGold Panda · TON UP
  29. 30Leading The Blind coverC.R.O.O.K. (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  30. 31Leading The Blind cover9 To 5 (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  31. 32Leading The Blind coverScars (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  32. 33Leading The Blind coverCan't Nobody (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  33. 34Leading The Blind coverYour Girl Like Me (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  34. 35Leading The Blind coverAin't For Everybody (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  35. 36Leading The Blind coverDo I (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  36. 37Leading The Blind coverCome On (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  37. 38Leading The Blind coverReal Or Nuthin' (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  38. 39Leading The Blind coverCurve (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  39. 40Leading The Blind coverVaya Arriba (Instrumental)Parental · Leading The Blind
  40. 41Leading The Blind coverC.R.O.O.K.Parental · Leading The Blind
  41. 42Leading The Blind cover9 To 5Parental · Leading The Blind
  42. 43Leading The Blind coverScarsParental · Leading The Blind
  43. 44Leading The Blind coverCan't NobodyParental · Leading The Blind
  44. 45Leading The Blind coverYour Girl Like MeParental · Leading The Blind
  45. 46Leading The Blind coverAin't For EverybodyParental · Leading The Blind
  46. 47Leading The Blind coverDo I (feat. DJ Tekwun)Parental · Leading The Blind
  47. 48Leading The Blind coverCome On (feat. Debonair P)Parental · Leading The Blind
  48. 49Leading The Blind coverReal Or Nuthin' (feat. Koi Sojer)Parental · Leading The Blind
  49. 50Leading The Blind coverCurve (feat. Joy Wilson)Parental · Leading The Blind

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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