From Carly Rae to Cardi B, from Kendrick to Kesha, here are the year’s finest tracks.
Behold, the best songs of the year:
30.
“Dear Hate,” Maren Morris feat.
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What a wonderful reminder for a time that dearly needs it.
Madison Vain
29.
“New Rules,” Dua Lipa
1.
Find a trop-house beat fresher than a pina colada.
Inspire Twitter memes with endlessly quotable pop-star commandments.
Go viral with a simple, stylish synchronized dance video.
Nolan Feeney
28.
That streak continued with this sprawling lament offWonderful Wonderful.
“Arc of Bar,” Japandroids
Seven-and-a-half minutes?
Multiple narrative verses?Synthesizers?
Eric Renner Brown
26.
“Where This Flower Blooms” Tyler, the Creator feat.
Who knew a song about infidelity could be so heart-warming?
“Boys,” Charli XCX
Don’t be fooled by all the shirtless video heartthrobs.
It’s hardly empty calories.
“9 (After Coachella),” Cashmere Cat feat.
Yet a vocal assist from Danish phenomenon M somehow makes this bonkers cut oddly emotional.
“Ascension,” Gorillaz feat.
“Cool Your Heart,” Dirty Projectors feat.
It’s a bite-sized bildungsroman about the potent, life-changing combination of fear and excitement.
Go ahead and take the plunge with her.N.F.
Who cares what matters is his fearless, searing songwriting.
Nowthat’show you check your privilege.M.V.
This standout from their polarizing fifth LP is no different, indicting media saturation and our pepertual insatiability.
“Stop pretending you’ve got/Everything now!”
frontman Win Butler rails, with enough zeal to make you look up from your phone.M.V.
“Slide,” Calvin Harris feat.
Lamar remained mostly elusive in interviews, holding his muse close.
