The 100 Best Songs of 2019

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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
Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) [Remix]
Lil Nas X
7 - EP
Lizzo
Truth Hurts
Lizzo
Trap
Meek Mill
Going Bad (feat. Drake)
Meek Mill
Championships
Billie Eilish
bad guy
Billie Eilish
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Travis Scott
HIGHEST IN THE ROOM
Travis Scott
HIGHEST IN THE ROOM - Single
Selena Gomez
Lose You to Love Me
Selena Gomez
Lose You to Love Me - Single
Post Malone
Circles
Post Malone
Hollywood's Bleeding
Jonas Brothers
Sucker
Jonas Brothers
Happiness Begins
DaBaby
Suge
DaBaby
Baby on Baby
Young Thug
The London (feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott)
Young Thug
So Much Fun
Ariana Grande
7 rings
Ariana Grande
thank u, next
Taylor Swift
Lover
Taylor Swift
Lover
Khalid
Talk
Khalid
Free Spirit
Calboy
Envy Me
Calboy
Envy Me - Single
Summer Walker
Playing Games
Summer Walker
Over It
FKA twigs
Cellophane
FKA twigs
Cellophane - Single
Normani
Motivation
Normani
Motivation - Single
Mustard & Migos
Pure Water
Mustard & Migos
Pure Water - Single
J. Cole
MIDDLE CHILD
J. Cole
MIDDLE CHILD - Single
21 Savage
a lot
21 Savage
i am > i was
Drake
Money In The Grave (feat. Rick Ross)
Drake
The Best In The World Pack - Single
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Señorita
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Señorita - Single
Daddy Yankee
Con Calma (feat. Snow)
Daddy Yankee
Con Calma (feat. Snow) - Single
Vampire Weekend
Harmony Hall
Vampire Weekend
Father of the Bride
ROSALÍA & Ozuna
Yo x Ti, Tu x Mí
ROSALÍA & Ozuna
Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi - Single
Koffee
Toast
Koffee
Rapture - EP
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
I Don't Care
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
No.6 Collaborations Project
Dominic Fike
3 Nights
Dominic Fike
Don't Forget About Me, Demos - EP
Lewis Capaldi
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
Breach - EP
Katy Perry
Never Really Over
Katy Perry
Never Really Over - Single
Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, & Madison Beer
All Day and Night (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig Present Europa)
Jax Jones , Martin Solveig , & Madison Beer
All Day and Night (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig Present Europa) - Single
FISHER
You Little Beauty
FISHER
You Little Beauty - Single
Sam Smith & Normani
Dancing with a Stranger
Sam Smith & Normani
Dancing with a Stranger - Single
Megan Thee Stallion
Hot Girl Summer (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)
Megan Thee Stallion
Hot Girl Summer (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) - Single
Snoh Aalegra
I Want You Around
Snoh Aalegra
- Ugh, those feels again
Lana Del Rey
The greatest
Lana Del Rey
Norman F*****g Rockwell!
Big Thief
Not (Edit)
Big Thief
Not (Edit) - Single
Angel Olsen
Lark
Angel Olsen
All Mirrors
Better Oblivion Community Center, Conor Oberst, & Phoebe Bridgers
Dylan Thomas
Better Oblivion Community Center , Conor Oberst , & Phoebe Bridgers
Better Oblivion Community Center
Aldous Harding
The Barrel
Aldous Harding
Designer
Orville Peck
Turn to Hate
Orville Peck
Pony
Luke Combs
Beautiful Crazy
Luke Combs
This One’s for You Too (Deluxe Edition)
Blake Shelton
God's Country
Blake Shelton
Fully Loaded: God's Country
Maren Morris
GIRL
Maren Morris
GIRL
Kacey Musgraves
Rainbow
Kacey Musgraves
Golden Hour
Tame Impala
It Might Be Time
Tame Impala
The Slow Rush
Tyler, The Creator
EARFQUAKE
Tyler, The Creator
IGOR
Solange
Almeda
Solange
When I Get Home
Peggy Gou
Starry Night (Edit)
Peggy Gou
Starry Night - Single
Clairo
Bags
Clairo
Immunity
Rex Orange County
10/10
Rex Orange County
Pony
girl in red
We Fell in Love in October
girl in red
we fell in love in october / forget her - Single
Bad Bunny & Tainy
Callaita
Bad Bunny & Tainy
Callaita - Single
J Balvin & Bad Bunny
LA CANCIÓN
J Balvin & Bad Bunny
OASIS
Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, & KAROL G
China (feat. J Balvin & Ozuna)
Anuel AA , Daddy Yankee , & KAROL G
China (feat. J Balvin & Ozuna) - Single
BTS
Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)
BTS
MAP OF THE SOUL : 7
Meduza & Goodboys
Piece Of Your Heart
Meduza & Goodboys
Piece Of Your Heart - Single
Cage the Elephant
Ready to Let Go
Cage the Elephant
Social Cues
Marshmello & Bastille
Happier
Marshmello & Bastille
Happier - Single
White Reaper
Might Be Right
White Reaper
You Deserve Love
ILLENIUM & Jon Bellion
Good Things Fall Apart
ILLENIUM & Jon Bellion
Good Things Fall Apart - Single
Tones And I
Dance Monkey
Tones And I
The Kids Are Coming - EP
JP Saxe & Julia Michaels
If the World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels)
JP Saxe & Julia Michaels
If the World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels) - Single
Lil Tecca
Ransom
Lil Tecca
Ransom - Single
Saweetie
My Type
Saweetie
ICY
DJ Snake, J Balvin, & Tyga
Loco Contigo
DJ Snake , J Balvin , & Tyga
Carte Blanche
Ozuna, Daddy Yankee, & J Balvin
Baila Baila Baila (feat. Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko & Anuel AA) [Remix]
Ozuna , Daddy Yankee , & J Balvin
Baila Baila Baila (feat. Farruko, Anuel AA) [Remix] - Single
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Look Back at It
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Hoodie SZN
Nipsey Hussle
Racks in the Middle (feat. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy)
Nipsey Hussle
Racks in the Middle (feat. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy) - Single
City Girls
Act Up
City Girls
Girl Code
Polo G
Pop Out (feat. Lil Tjay)
Polo G
Die a Legend
Ari Lennox & J. Cole
Shea Butter Baby
Ari Lennox & J. Cole
Shea Butter Baby
The Comet Is Coming
Timewave Zero
The Comet Is Coming
Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
Ezra Collective
You Can't Steal My Joy
Ezra Collective
You Can't Steal My Joy
Floating Points
Last Bloom
Floating Points
Crush
Four Tet
Lahaina Noon
Four Tet
Anna Painting - Single
Ludovico Einaudi
Day 7: Ascent
Ludovico Einaudi
Seven Days Walking: Day 7
Stormzy
Vossi Bop
Stormzy
Vossi Bop - Single
Dreamville
Down Bad (feat. JID, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy)
Dreamville
Revenge of the Dreamers III
Zlatan & Burna Boy
Killin Dem
Zlatan & Burna Boy
Killin Dem - Single
Doja Cat
Juicy
Doja Cat
Amala (Deluxe Version)
Sech, Ozuna, & Anuel AA
Otro Trago (feat. Darell & Nicky Jam) [feat. Darell & Nicky Jam]
Sech , Ozuna , & Anuel AA
Otro Trago (Remix) [feat. Darell & Nicky Jam] - Single
Lunay, Daddy Yankee, & Bad Bunny
Soltera (Remix)
Lunay , Daddy Yankee , & Bad Bunny
Soltera (Remix) - Single
Natanael Cano & Bad Bunny
Soy el Diablo (Remix)
Natanael Cano & Bad Bunny
Soy el Diablo (Remix) - Single
Ashley McBryde
Girl Goin' Nowhere
Ashley McBryde
Girl Going Nowhere
The Highwomen
Redesigning Women
The Highwomen
The Highwomen
Sharon Van Etten
Seventeen
Sharon Van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow
Kelsea Ballerini
homecoming queen?
Kelsea Ballerini
homecoming queen? - Single
Tyler Childers
All Your'n
Tyler Childers
Country Squire
Catfish and the Bottlemen
2all
Catfish and the Bottlemen
The Balance
Rammstein
Deutschland
Rammstein
Rammstein
Ghost
Kiss the Go-Goat
Ghost
Seven Inches of Satanic Panic - Single
TOOL
Pneuma
TOOL
Fear Inoculum
Amon Amarth
Crack the Sky
Amon Amarth
Berserker
MC Kevin O Chris & FP do Trem Bala
Vamos pra Gaiola
MC Kevin O Chris & FP do Trem Bala
Vamos pra Gaiola - Single
Lexie Liu
Love and Run
Lexie Liu
2030
Тима Белорусских
Витаминка
Тима Белорусских
Твой первый диск - моя кассета
Charlie Charles
Calipso (feat. Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood & Fabri Fibra)
Charlie Charles
Calipso (feat. Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood & Fabri Fibra) - Single
Prateek Kuhad
cold/mess
Prateek Kuhad
cold/mess
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