The 100 Best Songs of 2019

Apple Music Pop

The conversation around music has never been as expansive and exciting as it has been in 2019. Pop resembled R&B and rap resembled pop, while Latin music became much, much bigger than Latin America: Artists weren’t dismantling conventions and boundaries this year so much as they were completely ignoring them, conjuring vital new sounds in the process. Billie Eilish made us simultaneously reconsider the definitions of pop and alternative, and Lil Nas X rode his horse down “Old Town Road” all the way to the top of the charts. OASIS brought together J Balvin and Bad Bunny, while Ed Sheeran pitched an enormous tent for No.6 Collaborations Project, inviting everyone from Cardi B to Chris Stapleton, H.E.R. to Eminem to Travis Scott and Justin Bieber, with whom he recorded the dancehall-influenced smash “I Don’t Care.” And women didn’t just run hip-hop in 2019 (see: the splendor of Megan Thee Stallion and “Hot Girl Summer”), but they took over Nashville too, with artists like Maren Morris enjoying even-bigger-breakthroughs. Relive all of these moments and movements—across all genres and with artists from around the world—through this exclusive playlist of our picks for best of the year. Spot your favorites, and discover your future favorites—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X
7 - EP
2:37
Lizzo
Lizzo
Bad Bitch Energy
2:53
Meek Mill
Meek Mill
Championships
3:00
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
3:14
Travis Scott
Travis Scott
HIGHEST IN THE ROOM - Single
2:55
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Lose You to Love Me - Single
3:26
Post Malone
Post Malone
Hollywood's Bleeding
3:35
Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
Happiness Begins
3:01
DaBaby
DaBaby
Baby on Baby
2:43
Young Thug
Young Thug
So Much Fun
3:20
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
thank u, next
2:58
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Lover
3:41
Khalid
Khalid
Free Spirit
3:17
Calboy
Calboy
Envy Me - Single
2:00
Summer Walker
Summer Walker
Over It
2:23
FKA twigs
FKA twigs
Cellophane - Single
3:24
Normani
Normani
Motivation - Single
3:13
Mustard, Migos
Mustard, Migos
Pure Water - Single
3:14
J. Cole
J. Cole
MIDDLE CHILD - Single
3:33
21 Savage
21 Savage
i am > i was
4:48
Drake
Drake
The Best In The World Pack - Single
3:25
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
Señorita - Single
3:10
Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee
Con Calma (feat. Snow) - Single
3:12
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
Father of the Bride
5:08
ROSALÍA, Ozuna
ROSALÍA, Ozuna
Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi - Single
3:21
Koffee
Koffee
Rapture EP
3:11
Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
No.6 Collaborations Project
3:39
Dominic Fike
Dominic Fike
Don't Forget About Me, Demos - EP
2:57
Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi
Breach - EP
3:02
Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Never Really Over - Single
3:43
Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Madison Beer
Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Madison Beer
All Day and Night (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig Present Europa) - Single
2:49
FISHER
FISHER
You Little Beauty - Single
3:26
Sam Smith, Normani
Sam Smith, Normani
Dancing with a Stranger - Single
2:51
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion
Hot Girl Summer (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) - Single
3:19
Snoh Aalegra
Snoh Aalegra
- Ugh, those feels again
3:32
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Norman F*****g Rockwell!
5:00
Big Thief
Big Thief
Not (Edit) - Single
4:09
Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors
6:18
Better Oblivion Community Center, Conor Oberst, Phoebe Bridgers
Better Oblivion Community Center, Conor Oberst, Phoebe Bridgers
Better Oblivion Community Center
3:36
Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding
Designer
4:59
Orville Peck
Orville Peck
Pony
4:56
Luke Combs
Luke Combs
This One’s for You Too (Deluxe Edition)
3:13
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
God's Country - Single
3:25
Maren Morris
Maren Morris
GIRL
4:10
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves
Golden Hour
3:34
Tame Impala
Tame Impala
The Slow Rush
4:33
Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, The Creator
IGOR
3:10
Solange
Solange
When I Get Home
3:56
Peggy Gou
Peggy Gou
Starry Night - Single
3:53
Clairo
Clairo
Immunity
4:20
Rex Orange County
Rex Orange County
Pony
2:26
girl in red
girl in red
we fell in love in october / forget her - Single
3:04
Bad Bunny, Tainy
Bad Bunny, Tainy
Callaita - Single
4:10
J Balvin, Bad Bunny
J Balvin, Bad Bunny
OASIS
4:02
Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, KAROL G
Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, KAROL G
China (feat. J Balvin & Ozuna) - Single
5:01
BTS
BTS
MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA
3:49
Meduza, Goodboys
Meduza, Goodboys
Piece Of Your Heart - Single
2:32
Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant
Social Cues
3:07
Marshmello, Bastille
Marshmello, Bastille
Happier - Single
3:34
White Reaper
White Reaper
You Deserve Love
3:57
Illenium, Jon Bellion
Illenium, Jon Bellion
Good Things Fall Apart - Single
3:36
Tones And I
Tones And I
The Kids Are Coming - EP
3:29
JP Saxe, Julia Michaels
JP Saxe, Julia Michaels
If the World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels) - Single
3:28
Lil Tecca
Lil Tecca
Ransom - Single
2:11
Saweetie
Saweetie
ICY
2:06
DJ Snake, J Balvin, Tyga
DJ Snake, J Balvin, Tyga
Carte Blanche
3:05
Ozuna, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin
Ozuna, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin
Baila Baila Baila (feat. Farruko, Anuel AA) [Remix] - Single
3:55
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Hoodie SZN
2:59
Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle
Racks in the Middle (feat. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy) - Single
3:53
City Girls
City Girls
Girl Code
2:38
Polo G
Polo G
Die a Legend
2:46
Ari Lennox, J. Cole
Ari Lennox, J. Cole
Shea Butter Baby
3:31
The Comet Is Coming
The Comet Is Coming
Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
5:20
Ezra Collective
Ezra Collective
You Can't Steal My Joy
4:49
Floating Points
Floating Points
Crush
5:53
Four Tet
Four Tet
Anna Painting - Single
6:15
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi
Seven Days Walking: Day 7
5:24
Stormzy
Stormzy
Vossi Bop - Single
3:16
Dreamville
Dreamville
Revenge of the Dreamers III
2:49
Zlatan, Burna Boy
Zlatan, Burna Boy
Killin Dem - Single
3:40
Doja Cat
Doja Cat
Amala (Deluxe Version)
3:20
Sech, Ozuna, Anuel AA
Sech, Ozuna, Anuel AA
Otro Trago (Remix) [feat. Darell & Nicky Jam] - Single
4:47
Lunay, Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny
Lunay, Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny
Soltera (Remix) - Single
4:26
Natanael Cano, Bad Bunny
Natanael Cano, Bad Bunny
Soy el Diablo (Remix) - Single
3:13
Ashley McBryde
Ashley McBryde
Girl Going Nowhere
3:25
The Highwomen
The Highwomen
The Highwomen
2:54
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow
4:25
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
homecoming queen? - Single
2:47
Tyler Childers
Tyler Childers
Country Squire
3:38
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Catfish and the Bottlemen
The Balance
3:08
Rammstein
Rammstein
RAMMSTEIN
5:23
Ghost
Ghost
Seven Inches of Satanic Panic - Single
3:15
TOOL
TOOL
Fear Inoculum
11:53
Amon Amarth
Amon Amarth
Berserker
3:50
MC Kevin O Chris, FP do Trem Bala
MC Kevin O Chris, FP do Trem Bala
Vamos pra Gaiola - Single
2:41
King Gnu
King Gnu
Hikoutei - Single
4:21
Lexie Liu
Lexie Liu
2030
3:11
Тима Белорусских
Тима Белорусских
Твой первый диск - моя кассета
2:55
Charlie Charles
Charlie Charles
Calipso (feat. Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood & Fabri Fibra) - Single
3:10
Prateek Kuhad
Prateek Kuhad
cold/mess
4:41

Featured Artists