The Best Music of 2020: Pitchfork Readers’ Poll Results
A few weeks ago, we launched the Pitchfork 2020 Readers’ Poll, in which we asked you to tell us your favorite songs and albums of this crazy year. Thousands of you did. (Thank you!) Below, find the results, and compare them to Pitchfork’s own list of the 100 best songs and 50 best albums of 2020. And check out all of our end-of-year wrap-up coverage here.
Top 50 Albums
50. clipping.: Visions of Bodies Being Burned
clipping.: Visions of Bodies Being Burned
$.00, Rough Trade
49. IDLES: Ultra Mono
IDLES: Ultra Mono
$.00, Rough Trade
48. Oneohtrix Point Never: Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
Oneohtrix Point Never: Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
$.00, Rough Trade
47. Dehd: Flower of Devotion
Dehd: Flower of Devotion
$.00, Rough Trade
46. Kelly Lee Owens: Inner Song
Kelly Lee Owens: Inner Song
$.00, Rough Trade
45. Thundercat: It Is What It Is
Thundercat: It Is What It Is
$.00, Rough Trade
44. Dogleg: Melee
Dogleg: Melee
$.00, Rough Trade
43. King Krule: Man Alive!
King Krule: Man Alive!
$.00, Rough Trade
42. Jeff Rosenstock: NO DREAM
Jeff Rosenstock: NO DREAM
$.00, Rough Trade
41. Lianne La Havas: Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas: Lianne La Havas
$.00, Rough Trade
40. Porridge Radio: Every Bad
Porridge Radio: Every Bad
$.00, Rough Trade
39. Arca: KiCk i
Arca: KiCk i
$.00, Rough Trade
38. The Microphones: Microphones in 2020
The Microphones: Microphones in 2020
$.00, Bandcamp
37. Bad Bunny: YHLQMDLG
Bad Bunny: YHLQMDLG
$.00, Rough Trade
36. Selena Gomez: Rare
Selena Gomez: Rare
$.00, Rough Trade
35. Destroyer: Have We Met
Destroyer: Have We Met
$.00, Rough Trade
34. BTS: Be
BTS: Be
$.00, Rough Trade
33. Laura Marling: Song for Our Daughter
Laura Marling: Song for Our Daughter
$.00, Rough Trade
32. The 1975: Notes on a Conditional Form
The 1975: Notes on a Conditional Form
$.00, Rough Trade
31. Mac Miller: Circles
Mac Miller: Circles
$.00, Rough Trade
30. Fontaines D.C.: A Hero’s Death
Fontaines D.C.: A Hero's Death
$.00, Rough Trade
29. Ariana Grande: Positions
Ariana Grande: Positions
$.00, Rough Trade
28. Caribou: Suddenly
Caribou: Suddenly
$.00, Rough Trade
27. Freddie Gibbs / The Alchemist: Alfredo
Freddie Gibbs / The Alchemist: Alfredo
$.00, Rough Trade
26. Sufjan Stevens: The Ascension
Sufjan Stevens: The Ascension
$.00, Rough Trade
25. Róisín Murphy: Róisín Machine
Róisín Murphy: Róisín Machine
$.00, Rough Trade
24. Soccer Mommy: color theory
Soccer Mommy: color theory
$.00, Rough Trade
23. Moses Sumney: græ
Moses Sumney: græ
$.00, Rough Trade
22. Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways
Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways
$.00, Rough Trade
21. Chloe x Halle: Ungodly Hour
Chloe x Halle: Ungodly Hour
$.00, Amazon
20. Grimes: Miss Anthropocene
Grimes: Miss Anthropocene
$.00, Rough Trade
19. The Strokes: The New Abnormal
The Strokes: The New Abnormal
$.00, Rough Trade
18. Yves Tumor: Heaven to a Tortured Mind
Yves Tumor: Heaven to a Tortured Mind
$.00, Rough Trade
17. Lady Gaga: Chromatica
Lady Gaga: Chromatica
$.00, Rough Trade
16. Tame Impala: The Slow Rush
Tame Impala: The Slow Rush
$.00, Rough Trade
15. Adrianne Lenker: songs
Adrianne Lenker: songs
$.00, Rough Trade
14. Charli XCX: how i’m feeling now
Charli XCX: how i'm feeling now
$.00, Rough Trade
13. Rina Sawayama: SAWAYAMA
Rina Sawayama: SAWAYAMA
$.00, Rough Trade
12. The Weeknd: After Hours
The Weeknd: After Hours
$.00, Rough Trade
11. Jessie Ware: What’s Your Pleasure?
Jessie Ware: What's Your Pleasure?
$.00, Rough Trade
10. Run the Jewels: RTJ4
Run the Jewels: RTJ4
$.00, Rough Trade
9. Fleet Foxes: Shore
Fleet Foxes: Shore
$.00, Rough Trade
8. Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud
Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud
$.00, Rough Trade
7. Perfume Genius: Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
Perfume Genius: Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
$.00, Rough Trade
6. BTS: Map of the Soul: 7
BTS: Map of the Soul: 7
$.00, Amazon
5. Haim: Women in Music Pt. III
Haim: Women in Music Pt. III
$0.00, Rough Trade
4. Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia
Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia
$.00, Rough Trade
3. Taylor Swift: folklore
Taylor Swift: folklore
$.00, Amazon
2. Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher
Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher
$.00, Rough Trade
1. Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters
$.00, Rough Trade
Top 100 Songs
100. Perfume Genius: “Nothing at All”
99. Dehd: “Loner”
98. BLACKPINK: “How You Like That”
97. Soccer Mommy: “yellow is the color of her eyes”
96. Jeff Rosenstock: “Scram!”
95. Lianne La Havas: “Bittersweet”
94. Car Seat Headrest: “Can’t Cool Me Down”
93. Adrianne Lenker: “dragon eyes”
92. Dua Lipa: “Don’t Start Now (Yaeji Remix)”
91. Fleet Foxes: “A Long Way Past the Past”
90. Mac Miller: “Good News”
89. Beyoncé: “BLACK PARADE”
88. Angel Olsen: “Whole New Mess”
87. Protomartyr: “Processed by the Boys”
86. Sufjan Stevens: “My Rajneesh”
85. Thundercat: “Dragonball Durag”
84. BLACKPINK: “Ice Cream” [ft. Selena Gomez]
83. The Chicks: “Gaslighter”
82. Róisín Murphy: “Murphy's Law”
81. Dua Lipa: “Levitating”
80. Phoebe Bridgers: “Halloween”
79. Dogleg: “Kawasaki Backflip”
78. Porridge Radio: “Sweet”
77. Megan Thee Stallion: “Savage”
76. Bob Dylan: “I Contain Multitudes”
75. Moses Sumney: “Me in 20 Years”
74. Taylor Swift: “august”
73. Destroyer: “Cue Synthesizer”
72. Fontaines D.C.: “A Hero’s Death”
71. Sufjan Stevens: “Video Game”
70. Tame Impala: “One More Year”
69. U.S. Girls: “4 American Dollars”
68. Run the Jewels: “yankee and the brave (ep.4)”
67. Jessie Ware: “Save a Kiss”
66. Sufjan Stevens: “The Ascension”
65. Charli XCX: “party 4 u”
64. Phoebe Bridgers: “I See You”
63. Rina Sawayama: “Bad Friend”
62. Bad Bunny: “Safaera” [ft. Jowell & Randy and Ñengo Flow]
61. Gorillaz: “Aries” [ft. Peter Hook and Georgia]
60. Rina Sawayama: “Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)”
59. 070 Shake: “Guilty Conscience”
58. Lady Gaga: “Stupid Love”
57. Sufjan Stevens: “America”
56. Lady Gaga: “Sour Candy” [ft. BLACKPINK]
55. Moses Sumney: “Cut Me”
54. Chloe x Halle: “Ungodly Hour”
53. The Weeknd: “After Hours”
52. Fiona Apple: “Shameika”
51. Chloe x Halle: “Do It”
50. BTS: “Black Swan”
49. Tame Impala: “Breathe Deeper”
48. BTS: “ON”
47. Ariana Grande: “positions”
46. Haim: “I Know Alone”
45. Haim: “Gasoline”
44. Bob Dylan: “Murder Most Foul”
43. The Strokes: “At the Door”
42. Perfume Genius: “Describe”
41. The 1975: “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)”
40. Tame Impala: “Lost in Yesterday”
39. Megan Thee Stallion: “Savage Remix” [ft. Beyoncé]
38. Run the Jewels: “ooh la la” [ft. Greg Nice and DJ Premier]
37. Miley Cyrus: “Midnight Sky”
36. Dua Lipa: “Break My Heart”
35. 100 gecs: “ringtone (remix)” [ft. Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, Kero Kero Bonito]
34. Charli XCX: “claws”
33. Run the Jewels: “walking in the snow”
32. Jessie Ware: “What’s Your Pleasure?”
31. Yves Tumor: “Gospel for a New Century”
30. Yves Tumor: “Kerosene!”
29. Christine and the Queens: “People, I’ve been sad”
28. Charli XCX: “forever”
27. Waxahatchee: “Lilacs”
26. Soccer Mommy: “circle the drain”
25. BTS: “Life Goes On”
24. Taylor Swift: “peace”
23. Fleet Foxes: “Sunblind”
22. Grimes: “Delete Forever”
21. Jessie Ware: “Spotlight”
20. Rina Sawayama: “XS”
19. Adrianne Lenker: “anything”
18. Haim: “The Steps”
17. Waxahatchee: “Fire”
16. Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
15. Taylor Swift: “mirrorball”
14. Taylor Swift: “invisible string”
13. Dua Lipa: “Physical”
12. Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me”
11. Phoebe Bridgers: “Garden Song”
10. Perfume Genius: “On the Floor”
9. Taylor Swift: “betty”
8. Fiona Apple: “Cosmonauts”
7. The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
6. Taylor Swift: “cardigan”
5. Fiona Apple: “I Want You to Love Me”
4. Phoebe Bridgers: “I Know the End”
3. BTS: “Dynamite”
2. Taylor Swift: “exile” [ft. Bon Iver]
1. Phoebe Bridgers: “Kyoto”
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