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The best rock songs of the 2020s

This ranking of the 2020s combines 143 year-end countdowns from 2020 through 2029. The top song of the '20s is “catch these fists” by Wet Leg, which charted on 17 countdowns and reached number one three times. The decade’s most-charted artists are Wet Leg, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Fontaines D.C. and Billie Eilish.

6,264songs charted
143year-end countdowns
0decade countdowns

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# Song Strength Lists Best #1s Year
1 catch these fists Wet Leg
1,516
17 #1 3 2025
2 Bad Decisions The Strokes
1,484
18 #1 1 2020
3 Not Strong Enough Boygenius
1,459
16 #1 6 2023
4 Lost In Yesterday Tame Impala
1,450
18 #2 – 2020
5 Wild Child The Black Keys
1,432
21 #1 1 2022
6 Chaise Longue Wet Leg
1,385
18 #1 2 2021
7 mangetout Wet Leg
1,372
19 #1 2 2025
8 That's How I'm Feeling Jack White
1,325
18 #2 – 2024
9 I Don't Live Here Anymore The War On Drugs
1,289
19 #2 – 2021
10 Everybody Scream Florence And The Machine
1,274
17 #1 1 2025
11 Too Sweet Hozier
1,264
15 #1 3 2024
12 Starburster Fontaines D.C.
1,223
16 #1 3 2024
13 moody Royel Otis
1,204
19 #5 – 2025
14 Rescued Foo Fighters
1,193
18 #2 – 2023
15 This Is The Killer Speaking Last Dinner Party
1,182
16 #3 – 2025
16 Caution The Killers
1,139
16 #5 – 2020
17 Be Sweet Japanese Breakfast
1,127
14 #2 – 2021
18 Sally, When The Wine Runs Out Role Model
1,116
15 #5 – 2025
19 Nothing Matters Last Dinner Party
1,108
18 #3 – 2023
20 Burning Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1,107
13 #1 1 2022
21 Dial Drunk Noah Kahan
1,077
14 #1 1 2023
22 Cardinal Kacey Musgraves
1,069
12 #2 – 2024
23 Taking Me Back Jack White
1,068
17 #3 – 2021
24 Here To Forever Death Cab for Cutie
1,058
16 #4 – 2022
25 Dracula Tame Impala
1,056
14 #3 – 2025
26 Nothing I Need Lord Huron
1,043
15 #7 – 2025
27 The Hardest Cut Spoon
1,037
17 #4 – 2021
28 Right On Time Brandi Carlile
1,034
13 #1 1 2021
29 Psychos Jenny Lewis
1,027
13 #3 – 2023
30 Eat Your Young Hozier
1,002
17 #2 – 2023
31 More Than a Love Song Black Pumas
985
14 #3 – 2023
32 White Horses Wolf Alice
983
12 #3 – 2025
33 Hypotheticals Lake Street Dive
981
12 #1 1 2021
34 Wild Spoon
974
12 #2 – 2022
35 Black Summer Red Hot Chili Peppers
964
13 #1 1 2022
36 Cracker Island Gorillaz
962
15 #3 – 2022
37 My Love Florence And The Machine
959
14 #1 1 2022
38 Elderberry Wine Wednesday
951
13 #1 1 2025
39 Horses Jesse Welles
949
12 #1 1 2025
40 Don't Forget Me Maggie Rogers
944
11 #1 2 2024
41 Everybody Laughs David Byrne
931
12 #6 – 2025
42 Under You Foo Fighters
922
14 #5 – 2023
43 Messy Lola Young
919
12 #1 1 2025
44 This Is Why Paramore
915
13 #3 – 2022
45 Solar Power Lorde
914
17 #6 – 2021
46 Favorite Fontaines D.C.
913
14 #3 – 2024
47 It's Amazing To Be Young Fontaines D.C.
910
15 #1 2 2025
48 Kyoto Phoebe Bridgers
904
12 #1 2 2020
49 Time Waited My Morning Jacket
904
12 #1 1 2025
50 When We Were Close Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
894
11 #4 – 2023
51 Another Life Alabama Shakes
893
14 #3 – 2025
52 Shame Shame Foo Fighters
886
15 #6 – 2020
53 Heat Waves Glass Animals
877
14 #1 2 2020
54 We Are Between Modest Mouse
877
13 #4 – 2021
55 Burial Ground The Decemberists
873
12 #6 – 2024
56 Survivor Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
873
14 #7 – 2021
57 The American Dream Is Killing Me Green Day
871
14 #2 – 2023
58 All In Good Time Iron and Wine
870
11 #9 – 2024
59 Brightside Lumineers
869
14 #6 – 2021
60 Sexy To Someone Clairo
864
12 #2 – 2024
61 Waiting On A War Foo Fighters
859
13 #3 – 2021
62 Now And Then The Beatles
852
10 #2 – 2023
63 And It's Still Alright Nathaniel Rateliff
849
11 #1 1 2020
64 Ghosts Again Depeche Mode
845
12 #2 – 2023
65 She's Leaving You M J Lenderman
840
12 #1 1 2024
66 Right Back to It Waxahatchee
839
13 #1 2 2024
67 Simulation Swarm Big Thief
836
10 #2 – 2022
68 Can I Believe You Fleet Foxes
830
13 #6 – 2020
69 I Need You Jon Batiste
824
12 #1 1 2021
70 Black Madonna Cage The Elephant
823
11 #3 – 2020
71 Is It True Tame Impala
820
11 #8 – 2020
72 My Love Mine All Mine Mitski
814
14 #2 – 2023
73 Vampire Empire Big Thief
814
10 #3 – 2023
74 Jackie Down The Line Fontaines D.C.
812
10 #1 1 2022
75 Kid The Revivalists
807
14 #6 – 2023
76 Black Myself Amythyst Kiah
803
11 #2 – 2021
77 Tropic Morning News The National
803
11 #8 – 2023
78 Broken Man St. Vincent
795
13 #4 – 2024
79 What, Me Worry? Portugal. The Man
794
13 #9 – 2022
80 Lucy Mt. Joy
793
12 #3 – 2025
81 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
792
11 #2 – 2020
82 Neon Pill Cage The Elephant
784
11 #2 – 2024
83 Stick Season Noah Kahan
782
10 #1 1 2023
84 Out Of My Head First Aid Kit
780
11 #8 – 2022
85 Supersad Suki Waterhouse
775
12 #8 – 2024
86 Everything Is Peaceful Love Bon Iver
775
12 #2 – 2025
87 FREEDOM Jon Batiste
775
10 #2 – 2021
88 Sushi and Coca Cola St. Paul & The Broken Bones
773
12 #8 – 2025
89 Not Dead Yet Lord Huron
772
12 #3 – 2021
90 Enough Jeff Tweedy
770
15 #10 – 2025
91 Peaceful Place Leon Bridges
767
11 #3 – 2024
92 The Narcissist Blur
767
12 #14 – 2023
93 The Bandit Kings of Leon
765
13 #8 – 2021
94 Stop Making This Hurt Bleachers
761
14 #6 – 2021
95 A Fragile Thing The Cure
755
14 #11 – 2024
96 Evicted Wilco
753
12 #10 – 2023
97 Be Afraid Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
747
11 #6 – 2020
98 Rainbow Cage The Elephant
738
10 #5 – 2024
99 Hurt Arlo Parks
736
11 #5 – 2021
100 About Damn Time Lizzo
732
8 #1 1 2022

About this ranking

The 2020s ranking adds together two kinds of evidence: the year-end countdowns from each year of the decade, and the retrospective “songs of the decade” countdowns that stations aired afterwards. Year-end lists capture what listeners loved at the time; decade countdowns capture what lasted. Every appearance earns percentile-based points, and the totals are ranked. See the methodology for details.