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

Radical cover№ 1Dark DistanceEvery Time I Die · Radical2 ratings
  1. 2NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS coverNEVER ENOUGHTurnstile · NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS
  2. 3Glow On coverBlackoutTurnstile · Glow On
  3. 4The Commitment to Permanence coverForce Of ChangeNo Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  4. 5The Commitment to Permanence coverAnother Dead FriendNo Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  5. 6The Commitment to Permanence coverSelf Preservation (feat. Orthodox)No Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  6. 7The Commitment to Permanence coverBlunt Force Love Song (feat. Mouth For War & 10 TO THE CHEST)No Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  7. 8The Commitment to Permanence coverNo Cure Straight Edge Die Slow Fuck YouNo Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  8. 9The Commitment to Permanence coverParasite (TWO SHOTS)No Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  9. 10The Commitment to Permanence coverSlumped In The House Of God (feat. Sanguisugabogg)No Cure · The Commitment to Permanence
  10. 11Poetry From Pain coverHeavy Metal Money (Seen It All Before)Gridiron · Poetry From Pain
  11. 12Poetry From Pain coverPaydirtGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  12. 13Poetry From Pain coverTalk RealGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  13. 14Poetry From Pain coverRosesGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  14. 15Poetry From Pain coverPoetry From PainGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  15. 16Poetry From Pain coverCopycat LeagueGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  16. 17Poetry From Pain coverStill Playin' For Keeps (Big Umbrella Remix)Gridiron · Poetry From Pain
  17. 18Poetry From Pain coverTombstoneGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  18. 19Poetry From Pain coverBest Served ColdGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  19. 20Poetry From Pain coverArmy Of NoneGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  20. 21Poetry From Pain coverMascotGridiron · Poetry From Pain
  21. 22Poetry From Pain cover26/9Gridiron · Poetry From Pain
  22. 23Not Without My Ghosts coverNot Without My GhostsThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  23. 24Not Without My Ghosts coverGod VoiceThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  24. 25Not Without My Ghosts coverClose To MeThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  25. 26Not Without My Ghosts coverThe Big SleepThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  26. 27Not Without My Ghosts coverWhen It Rains It PoursThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  27. 28Not Without My Ghosts coverI See Dead PeopleThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  28. 29Not Without My Ghosts coverDeath And The Setting SunThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  29. 30Not Without My Ghosts coverFade AwayThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  30. 31Not Without My Ghosts coverIt's Hell Down HereThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  31. 32Not Without My Ghosts coverShow Me Your GodThe Amity Affliction · Not Without My Ghosts
  32. 33Director’s Cuts coverDie, RiseTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  33. 34Director’s Cuts coverCut off the HeadTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  34. 35Director’s Cuts coverReversing the Bear TrapTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  35. 36Director’s Cuts coverAxe of KindnessTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  36. 37Director’s Cuts coverFound FootageTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  37. 38Director’s Cuts coverManhuntTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  38. 39Director’s Cuts coverProtest & SeverTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  39. 40Director’s Cuts coverB.D.T.S.To the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  40. 41Director’s Cuts coverFull SequenceTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  41. 42Director’s Cuts coverRed Dot SightTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  42. 43Director’s Cuts coverWarning ShotTo the Grave · Director’s Cuts
  43. 44Everyone’s a Murderer coverDead WrongTo the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer
  44. 45Everyone’s a Murderer coverTerrormilitaryTo the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer
  45. 46Everyone’s a Murderer coverEight Four One SixTo the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer
  46. 47Everyone’s a Murderer coverMade In AusTo the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer
  47. 48Everyone’s a Murderer coverGaschamber P.T.To the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer
  48. 49Everyone’s a Murderer coverVegan Day Of ViolenceTo the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer
  49. 50Everyone’s a Murderer coverBurn Your Local ButcherTo the Grave · Everyone’s a Murderer

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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