2020s retrospective
Best Songs of the 2020s
The 2020s in music are defined by the collapse of genre boundaries. The decade started with pandemic bedroom-pop, picked up the country revival mid-decade, and is closing on a hyperpop-flavored mainstream that would've been unimaginable in 2019.
What defined this era
Genre is dead, vibes are everything.
Artists at the center
- • Phoebe Bridgers
- • Olivia Rodrigo
- • Bad Bunny
- • Tyler, the Creator
- • Zach Bryan
- • Sabrina Carpenter
- • Doja Cat
- • Mitski
- • Kendrick Lamar
- • Chappell Roan
A listening note
Decade-spanning playlists work best when you organize by mood, not chronology. The 2020s' best feature is its non-linearity.
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