A few weeks ago, we launched the Pitchfork 2020s So Far Readers’ Poll. Thousands of readers voted on the best songs and albums of the half-decade, and here are the results. (Thanks for voting!)
Compare your picks with Pitchfork’s own lists of the best songs and best albums of the 2020s so far, and check out all of our half-decade coverage here.
The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, According to Pitchfork Readers
100. black midi: “Welcome to Hell”
99. Beyoncé: “Virgo's Groove”
98. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Spitting Off the Edge of the World” [feat. Perfume Genius]
97. black midi: “John L”
96. Hikaru Utada: “Somewhere Near Marseilles”
95. MJ Lenderman: “Knockin”
94. Baby Keem: “Family Ties” [feat. Kendrick Lamar]
93. Black Country, New Road: “Concorde”
92. Caroline Polachek: “Welcome to My Island”
91. Megan Thee Stallion: “Savage Remix” [feat. Beyoncé]
90. Sufjan Stevens: “Shit Talk”
89. Fleet Foxes: “Sunblind”
88. Harry Styles: “As It Was”
87. Jessie Ware: “Free Yourself”
86. ANOHNI and the Johnsons: “It Must Change”
85. PinkPantheress / Ice Spice: “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2”
84. Caroline Polachek: “Pretty in Possible”
83. Caroline Polachek: “I Believe”
82. Perfume Genius: “Describe”
81. Mannequin Pussy: “I Got Heaven”
80. Charli XCX: “365”
79. Magdalena Bay: “Chaeri”
78. Dry Cleaning: “Scratchcard Lanyard”
77. Christine and the Queens: “People, I’ve been sad”
76. The 1975: “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)”
75. Turnstile: “MYSTERY”
74. Jessica Pratt: “Life Is”
73. Kelela: “Contact”
72. Taylor Swift: “mirrorball”
71. Beyoncé: “YA YA”
70. Taylor Swift: “Anti-Hero”
69. Phoebe Bridgers: “Kyoto”
68. Olivia Rodrigo: “get him back!”
67. Waxahatchee: “Lilacs”
66. Olivia Rodrigo: “deja vu”
65. Bob Dylan: “Murder Most Foul”
64. 100 gecs: “Hollywood Baby”
63. Jessie Ware: “Spotlight”
62. Wednesday: “Chosen to Deserve”
61. Wednesday: “Bull Believer”
60. Low: “Days Like These”
59. Nilüfer Yanya: “Midnight Sun”
58. Haim: “The Steps”
57. Carly Rae Jepsen: “Psychedelic Switch”
56. Weyes Blood: “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody”
55. Yves Tumor: “Gospel for a New Century”
54. Taylor Swift: “the last great american dynasty”
53. Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
52. Little Simz: “Introvert”
51. Dua Lipa: “Physical”
50. Phoebe Bridgers: “Garden Song”
49. Big Thief: “Spud Infinity”
48. Black Country, New Road: “The Place Where He Inserted the Blade”
47. Lady Gaga: “Rain on Me” [ft. Ariana Grande]
46. The War on Drugs: “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”
45. Jessie Ware: “What’s Your Pleasure?”
44. Mitski: “My Love Mine All Mine”
43. SZA: “Good Days”
42. Chappell Roan: “Good Luck, Babe!”
41. Fiona Apple: “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”
40. Fontaines D.C.: “Jackie Down the Line”
39. Olivia Rodrigo: “vampire”
38. Big Thief: “Little Things”
37. Sharon Van Etten / Angel Olsen: “Like I Used To”
36. Sabrina Carpenter: “Espresso”
35. Charli XCX: “Forever”
34. The Smile: “Bending Hectic”
33. Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever”
32. Beyoncé: “PURE/HONEY”
31. Troye Sivan: “Rush”
30. Waxahatchee: “Fire”
29. The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
28. SZA: “Kill Bill”
27. Lana Del Rey: “White Dress”
26. Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5”
25. Big Thief: “Simulation Swarm”
24. Chappell Roan: “Red Wine Supernova”
23. Ethel Cain: “American Teenager”
22. Japanese Breakfast: “Be Sweet”
21. Beyoncé: ”BREAK MY SOUL”
20. Cassandra Jenkins: “Hard Drive”
19. Rosalía: “SAOKO”
18. Alex G: “Runner”
17. Caroline Polachek: “Billions”
16. Caroline Polachek: “Bunny Is a Rider”
15. Black Country, New Road: “Basketball Shoes”
14. Beyoncé: ”ALIEN SUPERSTAR”
13. Adrianne Lenker: “anything”
12. Big Thief: “Vampire Empire”
11. Waxahatchee: “Right Back to It”
10. boygenius: “Not Strong Enough”
9. Sufjan Stevens: “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?”
8. Charli XCX: “360”
7. Charli XCX: “Von Dutch”
6. Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us”
5. Fiona Apple: “I Want You to Love Me”
4. Alvvays: “Belinda Says”
3. Charli XCX / Lorde: “The girl so confusing version with lorde”
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2. Phoebe Bridgers: “I Know the End”
- Lana Del Rey: “A&W”
The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far, According to Pitchfork Readers
100. Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Past Is Still Alive
99. Injury Reserve: By the Time I Get to Phoenix
98. Yves Tumor: Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
97. Troye Sivan: Something to Give Each Other
96. FKA twigs: Caprisongs
95. black midi: Cavalcade
94. Taylor Swift: Midnights
93. The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You
92. The Weather Station: Ignorance
91. Björk: Fossora
90. Ariana Grande: eternal sunshine
89. The Microphones: Microphones in 2020
88. Charli XCX: Crash
87. Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready
86. Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters
85. yeule: Softscars
84. Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg
83. The 1975: Being Funny in a Foreign Language
82. Lady Gaga: Chromatica
81. Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever
80. Jessie Ware: That! Feels Good!
79. Beach House: Once Twice Melody
78. The Strokes: The New Abnormal
77. Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown
76. Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red
75. Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
74. The Weeknd: Dawn FM
73. ANOHNI and the Johnson: My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
72. Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club
71. Nilüfer Yanya: PAINLESS
70. Ethel Cain: Preacher’s Daughter
69. Run the Jewels: RTJ4
68. Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti
67. Rina Sawayama: Sawayama
66. Mannequin Pussy: I Got Heaven
65. The Weeknd: After Hours
64. Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways
63. FKA twigs: MAGDALENE
62. Black Country, New Road: For the first time
61. MJ Lenderman: Boat Songs
60. The War on Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore
59. Amaarae: Fountain Baby
58. 100 gecs: 10,000 gecs
57. Olivia Rodrigo: Sour
56. Yves Tumor: Heaven to a Tortured Mind
55. Fleet Foxes: Shore
54. Sudan Archives: Natural Brown Prom Queen
53. Fontaines D.C.: Romance
52. billy woods / Kenny Segal: Maps
51. Fontaines D.C.: Skinty Fia
50. black midi: Hellfire
49. Taylor Swift: evermore
48. Jockstrap: I Love You Jennifer B
47. Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft
46. Kelela: Raven
45. Magdalena Bay: Mercurial World
44. Jessica Pratt: Here in the Pitch
43. The Smile: Wall of Eyes
42. Alex G: God Save the Animals
41. Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
40. Adrianne Lenker: songs / instrumentals
39. Wednesday: Rat Saw God
38. The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention
37. Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
36. Turnstile: GLOW ON
35. Adrianne Lenker: Bright Future
34. Tyler, the Creator: CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
33. Perfume Genius: Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
32. MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks
31. Magdalena Bay: Imaginal Disk
30. Low: HEY WHAT
29. Beyoncé: COWBOY CARTER
28. Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
27. Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood
26. Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee
25. Haim: Women in Music Pt. III
24. Olivia Rodrigo: Guts
23. Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia
22. boygenius: the record
21. Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
20. Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee
19. Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / The London Symphony Orchestra: Promises
18. Charli XCX: How I’m Feeling Now
17. Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
16. Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud
15. Jessie Ware: What’s Your Pleasure?
14. SZA: SOS
13. Rosalía: MOTOMAMI
12. Taylor Swift: folklore
11. Sufjan Stevens: Javelin
10. Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us
9. Lana Del Rey: Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
8. Black Country, New Road: Ants From Up There
7. Alvvays: Blue Rev
6. Caroline Polachek: Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
5. Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher
4. Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
3. Beyoncé: RENAISSANCE
2. Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- Charli XCX: BRAT
