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”