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

Live Laugh Love cover№ 1INFATUATIONEarl Sweatshirt · Live Laugh Love4.4Weighted score4.6 avg · 6 ratings
  1. 2Live Laugh Love covergsw vs sacEarl Sweatshirt · Live Laugh Love4.34.3 avg · 10 ratings
  2. 3Reflections coverLay My ClaimRebelution · Reflections2 ratings
  3. 4Reflections coverMore Than EverRebelution · Reflections1 rating
  4. 5Live Laugh Love coverexhaustEarl Sweatshirt · Live Laugh Love1 rating
  5. 6Live Laugh Love coverTOURMALINEEarl Sweatshirt · Live Laugh Love
  6. 7Live Laugh Love coverLiveEarl Sweatshirt · Live Laugh Love
  7. 8Live Laugh Love coverGamma (need the <3)Earl Sweatshirt · Live Laugh Love
  8. 9The Collapse of Everything coverThe Grand DesignerAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  9. 10The Collapse of Everything coverHiroshima Dub MatchAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  10. 11The Collapse of Everything coverSpirits (Further Education)Adrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  11. 12The Collapse of Everything coverThe Great RewildingAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  12. 13The Collapse of Everything coverSpaghetti Best WesternAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  13. 14The Collapse of Everything coverBattles Without Honour and HumanityAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  14. 15The Collapse of Everything coverBody RollAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  15. 16The Collapse of Everything coverThe Well Is Poisoned (Dub)Adrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  16. 17The Collapse of Everything coverDub InspectorAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  17. 18The Collapse of Everything coverThe Collapse of EverythingAdrian Sherwood · The Collapse of Everything
  18. 19In a Space Outta Dub coverNyabinghi DubAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  19. 20In a Space Outta Dub coverSweeter StillAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  20. 21In a Space Outta Dub coverLooking at You DubAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  21. 22In a Space Outta Dub coverOn the Seven Seas DubAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  22. 23In a Space Outta Dub coverPositive TouchAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  23. 24In a Space Outta Dub coverFlippin’ EckAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  24. 25In a Space Outta Dub coverOn PurposeAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  25. 26In a Space Outta Dub coverYou BlissAdrian Sherwood · In a Space Outta Dub
  26. 27Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood cover(Be My) Powerstation [feat. Tackhead, Razormaid, Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc & Skip McDonald] [Razormaid Mix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  27. 28Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverTo Let Go (feat. R34L, Mark Pistel & Andy Fairley) [Adrian Sherwood Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  28. 29Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverPowerstation 2.0 (Vocal) [feat. scott crow, Tackhead , Xiu Xiu, Time, Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald & Doug Wimbish] [Bees Have Antennaes Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  29. 30Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverandthe (Arise) [feat. Lesson Seven, scott crow & Doug Wimbish] [Adrian Sherwood Dub Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  30. 31Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverWho Controls The Past [feat. Consolidated] [Adrian Sherwood Dub Mix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  31. 32Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverPowerstation 2.0 (feat. scott crow, Tackhead, Xiu Xiu, Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc & Skip McDonald) [scott crow Hard Left Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  32. 33Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverAlpha (feat. Peter Harris, Mark Stewart & Xqui) [Adrian Sherwood and Peter Harris Mix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  33. 34Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverOutlaw Empire [feat. Nun Gun & Mark Stewart] [Adrian Sherwood Mix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  34. 35Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverconcrete age [feat. scott crow & Energy Fools] [Adrian Sherwood Inferno Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  35. 36Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverMedia Song [feat. International Thief Thief] [Adrian Sherwood Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  36. 37Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverandthe (Arise) [feat. Lesson Seven, scott crow, Doug Wimbish] [Adrian Sherwood Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  37. 38Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverWho Controls The Past [feat. Consolidated] [Adrian Sherwood Electro Mix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  38. 39Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverAttack [feat. SINE] [Adrian Sherwood Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  39. 40Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverPowerstation 2.0 (scott crow Dance Mix) [feat. scott crow, Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc, Tackhead, Xiu Xiu & Skip McDonald] [scott crow Dance Mix and David May Remix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  40. 41Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood coverTo Let Go [feat. R34L & Mark Pistel] [Adrian Sherwood ON-U Sound DUB Mix]Adrian Sherwood · Future Transmissions: Adrian Sherwood
  41. 42A New Dope coverCity LightsThe B Foundation · A New Dope
  42. 43A New Dope coverVan LifeThe B Foundation · A New Dope
  43. 44A New Dope coverD******dThe B Foundation · A New Dope
  44. 45A New Dope coverBeverly HillsThe B Foundation · A New Dope
  45. 46A New Dope coverTesla TruckThe B Foundation · A New Dope
  46. 47A New Dope coverEnough Already?The B Foundation · A New Dope
  47. 48A New Dope coverRipples in Our Lives (feat. Ballyhoo!)The B Foundation · A New Dope
  48. 49A New Dope coverMoving OnThe B Foundation · A New Dope
  49. 50A New Dope coverRock BottomThe B Foundation · A New Dope

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