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

I Love You So F***ing Much cover№ 1Creatures in HeavenGlass Animals · I Love You So F***ing Much4.4Weighted score4.6 avg · 6 ratings
  1. 2I Love You So F***ing Much coverA Tear in Space (Airlock)Glass Animals · I Love You So F***ing Much4.34.3 avg · 6 ratings
  2. 3Action Adventure coverOzone ScraperDJ Shadow · Action Adventure4.13.9 avg · 8 ratings
  3. 4Dreamland coverHeat WavesGlass Animals · Dreamland2 ratings
  4. 5CAPRISONGS coveroh my loveFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS2 ratings
  5. 6CAPRISONGS coverride the dragonFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS2 ratings
  6. 7CAPRISONGS coverdarjeelingFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS1 rating
  7. 8CAPRISONGS covercarelessFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS1 rating
  8. 9CAPRISONGS coverjealousyFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS1 rating
  9. 10CAPRISONGS covertears in the clubFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS1 rating
  10. 11CAPRISONGS coverhondaFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS1 rating
  11. 12No One Needs to Know coverDon’t Look for MeDelilah · No One Needs to Know1 rating
  12. 13No One Needs to Know coverVelvet RageDelilah · No One Needs to Know1 rating
  13. 14No One Needs to Know coverRoom for OneDelilah · No One Needs to Know1 rating
  14. 15Action Adventure coverForever ChangedDJ Shadow · Action Adventure1 rating
  15. 16Action Adventure coverThe ProphecyDJ Shadow · Action Adventure1 rating
  16. 17Action Adventure coverWitches Vs. WarlocksDJ Shadow · Action Adventure1 rating
  17. 18SMITHEREENS coverDie for YouJoji · SMITHEREENS
  18. 19Nectar coverSanctuaryJoji · Nectar
  19. 20Nectar coverEwJoji · Nectar
  20. 21CAPRISONGS coverpapi bonesFKA twigs · CAPRISONGS
  21. 22Reasonable Woman coverGimme LoveSia · Reasonable Woman
  22. 23Death Mask coverYour LoveDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  23. 24Death Mask coverRobin's GhostsDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  24. 25Death Mask coverRóisín Dub(h)Death in Vegas · Death Mask
  25. 26Death Mask coverRosevilleDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  26. 27Death Mask coverHazelDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  27. 28Death Mask coverWhile My Machines Gently WeepDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  28. 29Death Mask coverLoversDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  29. 30Death Mask coverChingolaDeath in Vegas · Death Mask
  30. 31Miss Flower coverA Dream Through the FloorboardsEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  31. 32Miss Flower coverThe Golden ThreadEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  32. 33Miss Flower coverLove PoemEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  33. 34Miss Flower coverBlack Lion LaneEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  34. 35Miss Flower coverDreamersEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  35. 36Miss Flower coverWaterholeEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  36. 37Miss Flower coverLady KEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  37. 38Miss Flower coverBlack WaterEmilíana Torrini · Miss Flower
  38. 39Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverI Love You (feat. Hanna Benn)Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  39. 40Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverSucked Into A Bagel (feat. Stephanie Hsu)Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  40. 41Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverNow We’re Cookin’ (feat. Randy Newman)Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  41. 42Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverFenceSon Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  42. 43Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverThis Is A Life (feat. Mitski & David Byrne)Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  43. 44Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverSpecks Of TimeSon Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  44. 45Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverLet Me GoSon Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  45. 46Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverYour Day Will Come (Empathy Fight)Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  46. 47Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverCome Recover (Empathy Fight)Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  47. 48Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverClair de Lune (Pied au Piano) [feat. Chris Pattishall]Son Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  48. 49Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverIt All Just Goes AwaySon Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  49. 50Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) coverIn Another LifeSon Lux · Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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