Sometimes I wish my life had a soundtrack. With each passing moment there will play a song, making it even more memorable than the moment actually is. Even though I’m not fortunate enough to have a soundtrack playing with each decision I make and all the moments in 2020, there will always be songs that come to mind when I think of 2020 – the year of reality. So I decided to garner the troops, and make a playlist filled with our best songs of 2020 that would’ve been the best soundtrack for the most shitty year to date.
So without any further ado, here follows the best songs of 2020, local and international, according to the 9Lives team, for when you need a soundtrack for your own life:
- Coral baby – Pierre Stemmet
- Best years – Social Animals
- Black eyed dog – Ben Harper and Rhiannon Giddens
- By the dawn – Jerry and the Bandits
- Don’t let me Disappear – Ben Harper
- Eyes of a child – Christine and the Queens
- Exile – Taylor Swift
- Grief – IsaacO
- Don’t you worry – Oh Wonder
- New best friend – Neon Trees
- I want more – Kaleo
- Caution – the Killers
- International hotel – Billy Raffoul
- Teen die wet – Fokofpolisiekar
- Let me love you like a woman – Lana Del Rey
- Jy bly stil – Van Pletzen feat. Jack Parow
- Wind to find you – Jackal and the Wind
- Gimme love – Joji
- If you’re too shy (let me know) – The 1975
- Need some company – Josh Kempen
- Dronkverdriet – Loki Rothman feat. Francois van Coke
- Easy – The Naked and Famous
- Lost in yesterday – Tame Impala
- Texas sun – Khruangbin and Leon Bridges
- Ginger wine – Billy Barker
- This is the place – Tom Grennan
- Change it all – Camel Power Club
- Stem in die wind – Spoegwolf
- Medicinal criminal – Zebraman
- 27 – This Wall Stays
- Fetch the bolt cutter – Fiona Apple
- Circles – Mac Miller
- I’m still here – Albert Frost
What songs were part of your 2020 soundtrack? Share it with me in the comment section below!