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Best dream pop 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 dream pop albums of the 2020s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Mask Lady and Late Night Girl cover№ 1Liquid HeartbeatMarci · Mask Lady and Late Night Girl2 ratings
  1. 2Melodie coverBetter ManSlow Pulp · Melodie2 ratings
  2. 3Filters coverUnexpectedBayonne · Filters2 ratings
  3. 4Sports coverDrama KingSports · Sports2 ratings
  4. 5Submarine coverNo One NoticedThe Marías · Submarine1 rating
  5. 6Melodie coverThese DaysSlow Pulp · Melodie1 rating
  6. 7Melodie coverYellow and GreenSlow Pulp · Melodie1 rating
  7. 8Filters coverJanuaryBayonne · Filters1 rating
  8. 9Filters coverOxygenBayonne · Filters1 rating
  9. 10Filters coverGamutBayonne · Filters1 rating
  10. 11Honest Work coverRemind MeOdd Beholder · Honest Work1 rating
  11. 12Honest Work coverLike A ChoreOdd Beholder · Honest Work1 rating
  12. 13Honest Work coverDriveOdd Beholder · Honest Work1 rating
  13. 14Honest Work coverSecond BeerOdd Beholder · Honest Work1 rating
  14. 15The Neverending coverSilver LiningsAutumn's Grey Solace · The Neverending1 rating
  15. 16The Neverending coverLightning Will Strike AgainAutumn's Grey Solace · The Neverending1 rating
  16. 17Moveys coverNew HorseSlow Pulp · Moveys1 rating
  17. 18Sports coverGravestoneSports · Sports
  18. 19Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverYou Shouldn’t BeLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  19. 20Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverBetter LuckLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  20. 21Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverJust for TodayLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  21. 22Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverFantasyLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  22. 23Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverBitterLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  23. 24Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverErase All The B'sLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  24. 25Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverTomLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  25. 26Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverSet the StageLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  26. 27Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire coverSickLunar Vacation · Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
  27. 28Angst coverNot AfraidOdd Beholder · Angst
  28. 29Angst coverRandom GrooveOdd Beholder · Angst
  29. 30Angst coverNumbersOdd Beholder · Angst
  30. 31Angst coverThe Future Will Repeat ItselfOdd Beholder · Angst
  31. 32Angst coverI Fight For YouOdd Beholder · Angst
  32. 33Angst coverEverybody Wants To Live In a MansionOdd Beholder · Angst
  33. 34Angst coverWie man unsterbliche Tiere züchtetOdd Beholder · Angst
  34. 35Angst coverThe FewOdd Beholder · Angst
  35. 36Angst coverThe Taste of DustOdd Beholder · Angst
  36. 37Angst coverRoll With the PunchesOdd Beholder · Angst
  37. 38My Bestfriend's House coverMy Bestfriend's House (DJ Kirby Remix)Blue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  38. 39My Bestfriend's House coverButterfly (DJ Kirby's Trancey Version)Blue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  39. 40My Bestfriend's House coverL.O.V.E. (DJ Kirby Remix)Blue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  40. 41My Bestfriend's House coverDanced Into My LifeBlue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  41. 42My Bestfriend's House coverButterflyBlue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  42. 43My Bestfriend's House coverMy Bestfriend's HouseBlue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  43. 44My Bestfriend's House coverL.O.V.E.Blue Hawaii · My Bestfriend's House
  44. 45Diamond Shovel coverDrive a Fast Car When I'm DreamingBlue Hawaii · Diamond Shovel
  45. 46Diamond Shovel coverHeartsfeltsorightBlue Hawaii · Diamond Shovel
  46. 47Diamond Shovel coverThe Way Life GoesBlue Hawaii · Diamond Shovel
  47. 48Diamond Shovel coverFlowersBlue Hawaii · Diamond Shovel
  48. 49Diamond Shovel coverBedroom Flowers (intro)Blue Hawaii · Diamond Shovel
  49. 50Diamond Shovel coverBoom Boom (feat. Sky Leon)Blue Hawaii · Diamond Shovel

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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