Pitchfork Inspired: The Twenty's Most Important 20 Songs featured on The Twenty, So Far.
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Oct 8 '24, 12:07
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The Most Important Twenty of The Twenty So-Far
Note: Songs must have appeared on The Twenty in order to qualify for the list.
20 Wolf Totem — The HU, Jacoby Shaddix, Papa Roach
Much like the Gregorian Chants and Ska, for a hot minute, Throat Singing was a thing. Maybe? Papa Roach also proves to be a cockroach that will always be available as a Last Resort.
19 Hallucinate — Dua Lipa
A diva that hardly missed, she’d appear higher on this list if perhaps she’d sound more original song-to-song without remixes?
18 Shame Shame — Foo Fighters
Foo has had a ton to fight through. The death of their drummer and Dave milkshake ducking himself. At least the music is still good?
17 Shut Off The Lights — Bastille
Bastille honestly should be non-controversial considering how fluffy their music output is. Yet, many hate them for that very reason. Still, coming out of the pandemic, fluff is what we needed most.
16 Welcomes The Pressure — Sir Sly
With a crunchy sound that pitch-shift slows and a Beck-like middle, Sir Sly defies expectations and keeps putting out banger after banger.
15 Nightmare — Halsey
#MeToo was sparked. And while Halsey has had better songs, she reminds you that she doesn’t owe you a goddamn thing.
14 I Like to Hide in the Bathroom at Parties — Winnetka Bowling League ft. The Knocks
Combining two bands that The Twenty loves likely more than anyone really should, this song also perfectly describes Gen Z’s penchant for being both social and anti-social, simultaneously.
13 Will-O-The-Wisp — Pet Shop Boys
A flight of fancy from the past returns only to disappear again? That’s the theme of this song by a band many might consider much the same. Beautiful, persistent, yet hard to catch.
12 Rumors — Lizzo ft Cardi B
About Damn Time might have propelled Lizzo into the spotlight, but once there, it was time to address all those rumors. Otherwise known as clapping back on haters, honestly.
11 Lost — Linkin Park
The customary honorable mention to the top ten belongs to this appropriately titles song from Linkin Park’s unreleased catalogue. Losing Chester was really hard. Really hard.
10 Presence Is Strength — Fever 333
Raging against machines got harder during the Trump Administration. Enter Fever 333.
09 Rush — Troye Sivan
And to think, his studio very nearly destroyed the hype train Troye was building for this release by edging it too long in 2023. Thankfully, the goons put out something naughty in nature but downright NSFW on stage.
08 Chemical — Post Malone
A genuinely good guy by all reports, this Magic the Gathering nerd should have likely flamed out by now. But no, he keeps putting out hits, both solo and being featured on other artists tracks. Must be something in the water.
07 Guess — Charlie XCX ft Billie Eilish
Other songs may be more BRAT, but they don’t also feature Billie playing along in a song condemning the cat-and-mouse game between stars and their parasocial fans and parasitic paparazzi.
06 Palm Reader — Dreamers, Big Boi, Upsahl
Alt rockers Dreamers, friggin’ one-half of Outkast in Big Boi, and pop star upstart Upsahl together in one song? Yes, please!
05 What, Me Worry? — Portugal. The Man.
Propelled to the forefront via an Apple advert back in 2017, Portugal. The Man. must have decided they’d like to stick around awhile riding that retro-bluesy disco rock feel we love so much.
04 Golden — Barnes Courtney
Just pure rock and roll to enjoy, Englishman Barnes Courtney proves you don’t have to do anything too outlandish to move me. You just have to do it at the highest performative levels. That is golden.
03 Parasite Eve — Bring Me The Horizon
The Pandemic never sounded so catchy until they took us to the hospital with another switch up to their genre.
02 Heat Waves — Glass Animals
Look, I know they have better songs! But no one can deny the unending success of this vapid piece of summer sappiness on the Hot 100. And honestly, good for them.
01 Montero (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X
Rap notoriously hates gay people. Lil Nas X notoriously loves trolling the rap game. Behold, the most important song of the last several years by the man who also turned country music on its head with Old Town Road, igniting its own trend of crossovers.
A wiz at social media influence, Lil Nas X also controlled the news cycle with demonic shoes, scintillating performances, and classically too-hot-for-MTV music video.
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