Posted on Dec 30, 2020

42 Songs That Actually Made 2020 A Year Worth Existing In

Let's be real, these will be on repeat well into 2021.

BuzzFeed Staff

🎧 Want to listen while you read? Check out the playlist here. (Please note that some songs contain explicit content.)

a woman with braids looks forward, face relaxed. over the image are the words "brown skin girl"

the same woman with her hair in braids pulled up in a cylinder shape, face relaxed. over the image are the words "your skin just like pearls"

a young woman looks as though she is surfing through a tunnel, singing "i don't forgive you"

the same woman sings "but please don't hold me to it"

a young adult woman with braids sings "we be talking all night"

the same woman sings "but i can tell you need to work on yourself"

a man wearing a bucket hat and oversize t shirt sings "I'll take you anywhere"

a different man wears an oversized jacket and sings "make a wish"

a close up of the top half of a man's head. he has curly hair and is looking down

a man with glasses drives a car singing "but i wish i could show you more of yourself"

different man in a wig sings "i wish i could make you somebody else"

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a woman with long hair walks through a city, singing "i know you, you're like this"

same woman sings "when shit don't go your way you needed me to fix it"

three teenage girls are superimposed on an iPhone screen saying "lowkey"

the same girls are saying "fuck 2020"

a man with long curly hair and thick brows sings into a microphone, "what a sight for sore eyes"

two women walk down a long hallway, both wearing bodysuits and high ponytails

a woman with straight hair wears a hat singing "well you look like yourself"

same woman sings "but you're somebody else"

a man wears a suit, his teeth are bloody. he is dancing singing "no i can't sleep"

same man sings "until i feel your touch"

a man with short hair looks forward, some of the light blocking half his face

a man wearing an oversized t shirt is playing guitar and singing into a microphone, "whatever happened"

same man sings "to a fairy tale ending"

a young person is dancing, arms out

same person is still dancing, facing away

a man with flowy hair wears a leather jacket, fist up and mouth open as if mid song

a different man with flowy hair wears a t shirt and button up t shirt over it, dancing

a young woman with very curly hair sings "whatever happens"

same woman sings "if i'm the last standing"

a woman in a plastic corset is dancing singing "i'd rather be dry but at least i'm alive"

same woman sings "rain on me, rain rain"

a woman with very short hair sings into a microphone

a young girl with her hair slicked back sings into a microphone, "everything you fear is gonna end"

a man wearing sunglasses sings "oh mama"

same man sings "wish i knew then what i know now"

a cartoon bear with one eye wears a hoodie

a woman holds a gaming controller singing "i'm so thankful"

same woman sings "scratch that baby i'm grateful"

a young man with flowy hair sits on a train singing "do i speak my truth"

same man sings "or do i filter how i feel"

a young adult woman in a vintage prom dress plays guitar singing "you kiss me so sweetly"

same woman sings "it gets me high"

a man with soft, straight ear length hair sings "you're in that box you built yourself"

same man sings "i'll help you break it"

a man with flowy hair wears sunglasses and sits on a beach. he sings "i don't know if i could ever go without"

the same man sings "watermelon sugar"

a young adult male with an afro sits on a subway seat, looking into the distance

a woman wearing a crop top and long pants sings "they said that i would never make it"

same woman sings "but i was born to break the mold"

close up of a woman's face, her eyes wide, mouth in a line

a man sings into a microphone saying "now i want you"

same man sings "to leave me alone"

a woman with a mullet sits in front of a palm tree, singing into a microphone

a man and woman sit on the floor of a living room, singing "if the world was ending you'd come over right?"

a man with a lot of tattoos sits on a chair, singing into a microphone, looking at his phone

a woman in a dress stands in front of a dark background, eyes closed

a woman dances in front of a large fish tank singing "i'm constantly constantly"

same woman sings "having a breakthrough"

a young man with straight ear-length hair is brushing his teeth

different man with the same hair looks down at the grounnd

close up of a girl in the sunshine laying on a bed

same bed floating in the ocean

a woman stands in a forest filled with dead trees. she wears a long button down jacket and is looking up at the sky

a woman wearing a strapless dress and headband leans forward, eyes closed mouth in a line, smiling

a young woman bites into a hot dog in an abandoned mall

same woman is laughing

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