The best songs of 2020 were created in studios from Seoul to Johannesburg, Puerto Rico to Nashville. They strut, commiserate, titillate and disarm. Some of them are collaborations that showcase premier talents pushing each other to new heights; others are deeply personal projects of introspection and catharsis. Here are the songs we had on repeat in our homes all year long. Also read TIME’s lists of the 10 best fiction books of 2020, 10 best nonfiction books of 2020, 10 best podcasts of 2020 and the 10 best video games of 2020. 10.