The Best Songs of 2019
From DaBaby’s “Suge” to Young Thug and Gunna’s “Hot,” here are Complex’s picks for the best songs of 2019.

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The final 12 months of the 2010s were soundtracked by an eclectic mix of songs. As the sound of popular music continues to blur genre lines, we’ve been treated to tracks like Tyler, the Creator’s “Earfquake,” Billie Eilish’s “bad guy,” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” which each boldly borrow from an array of stylistic influences. In turn, they were all rewarded with an ungodly amount of streams, and more than a few Grammy nominations. We live at a time when, at any given moment, anyone can access an unfathomably large library of music that stretches back for decades, but an argument can be made that the most exciting, musically adventurous songs are being made right now. It’s all moving at a speed that can feel daunting at times, but it’s worth putting in a little extra effort to keep up. Don’t blink, or you’ll miss a whole new subgenre. As 2019 comes to a close, we put together a collection of our favorite new music of the year. These are Complex’s picks for the best songs of 2019.
50. 03 Greedo, “Bet I Walk”

49. James Blake f/ Travis Scott & Metro Boomin, “Mile High”

48. Kanye West, “Follow God”

47. Wale f/ Jeremih, “On Chill”

46. Gang Starr f/ J. Cole, “Family and Loyalty”

45. Sech, “Otro Trago”

44. Fivio Foreign, “Big Drip”

43. SiR f/ Kendrick Lamar, “Hair Down”

42. Maxo Kream, “Meet Again”

41. Benny the Butcher f/ Pusha-T, “18 Wheeler”

40. Lil Uzi Vert, “Futsal Shuffle 2020”

39. The Weeknd, “Heartless”

38. Cousin Stizz f/ City Girls, “Perfect”

37. Drake f/ Rick Ross, “Money in the Grave”

36. Young Nudy f/ 21 Savage, “Mister”

35. Taylor Swift, “Lover”

34. Roddy Ricch, “The Box”

33. Mustard & Migos, “Pure Water”

32. ROSALÍA & J. Balvin f/ El Guincho, “Con Altura”

31. Juice WRLD f/ YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Bandit”

30. Bad Bunny & Tainy, “Callaíta”

29. Young Chop f/ Future, “Ammo & Juice”

28. YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Make No Sense”

27. Baby Keem, “Orange Soda”

26. Farruko f/ Bad Bunny, “La Cartera”

25. Tame Impala, “Patience”

24. Solange f/ Playboi Carti & The-Dream, “Almeda”

23. Schoolboy Q, “Numb Numb Juice”

22. 2 Chainz, “Threat 2 Society”

21. J. Cole, “Middle Child”

20. Young Thug f/ Lil Baby, “Bad Bad Bad”

19. Lil Baby f/ Future, “Out the Mud”

18. Polo G f/ Lil Tjay, “Pop Out”

17. Tyler, the Creator, “A Boy Is A Gun”

16. Lil Nas X f/ Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road (Remix)”

15. DaBaby, “Intro”

14. Pop Smoke, “Welcome to the Party”

13. Chris Brown f/ Drake, “No Guidance”

12. Solange, “Stay Flo”

11. Megan Thee Stallion f/ DaBaby, “Cash Shit”

10. Billie Eilish, “bad guy”

9. Lil Uzi Vert, “Free Uzi”

8. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib f/ Pusha-T & Killer Mike, “Palmolive”

7. Nipsey Hussle f/ Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy, “Racks in the Middle”

6. Dreamville with J. Cole, Lute & DaBaby, “Under the Sun”

5. Young Thug f/ Gunna, “Hot”

4. Tyler, the Creator f/ Playboi Carti, “Earfquake”

3. Ariana Grande, “NASA”

2. DaBaby, “Suge”

1. Mustard & Roddy Ricch, “Ballin”
