The Best New Rock Songs Of 2020

Coley Reed
Updated March 15, 2024 35.9K views 67 items
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From heavy metal to punk rock, these are the best rock songs of 2020. Featuring new music from the biggest bands in the world, like Green Day and The Strokes, this playlist of the top 2020 rock songs is the best source for making your playlist of new rock music. Whether you're looking for 2020's most popular rock songs or underrated gems from the genre, this list has something for every rock music fan. Even living legends like Pearl Jam, Green Day, and Ozzy Osbourne and Elton John are topping the rock charts in 2020 with their newest rock songs. 

Vote up the best 2020 rock songs, and add your favorites if they're missing from the list. Now, check to see which recent rock songs topped the best rock hits of 2019. 

Most divisive: Wasted on You
Over 800 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best New Rock Songs Of 2020
  • Ordinary Man
    1
    243 votes

    Ordinary Man

    Ozzy Osbourne

  • Flowers On A Grave
    2
    147 votes

    Flowers On A Grave

    Bush

  • Quick Escape
    3
    39 votes

    Quick Escape

  • Bad Decisions
    4
    85 votes

    Bad Decisions

  • World Keeps Spinning
    5
    146 votes

    World Keeps Spinning

    Theory of a Deadman

  • Caution (Radio Edit)
    6
    64 votes

    Caution (Radio Edit)

  • Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus
    7
    24 votes

    Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus

  • Living In A Ghost Town
    8
    61 votes

    Living In A Ghost Town

  • Oh Yeah!
    9
    101 votes

    Oh Yeah!

  • At The Door 
    10
    43 votes

    At The Door 

  • Nineteen Eighty
    11
    60 votes

    Nineteen Eighty

  • It's A Raid
    12
    49 votes

    It's A Raid

  • The Steps
    13
    29 votes

    The Steps

  • Smash Sh*t Up 
    14
    33 votes

    Smash Sh*t Up 

  • Broken Boy
    15
    61 votes

    Broken Boy

  • Limitless
    16
    67 votes

    Limitless

  • Meet Me on the Roof 
    17
    67 votes

    Meet Me on the Roof 

  • I Beg To Differ
    18
    36 votes

    I Beg To Differ

  • Some Kind Of Disaster
    19
    64 votes

    Some Kind Of Disaster

  • Dance Of The Clairvoyants
    20
    112 votes

    Dance Of The Clairvoyants

  • Fire In Bone
    21
    25 votes

    Fire In Bone

  • Trouble
    22
    27 votes

    Trouble

  • Sometimes
    23
    29 votes

    Sometimes

  • Superblood Wolfmoon 
    24
    63 votes

    Superblood Wolfmoon 

  • Stab You In The Heart 
    25
    59 votes

    Stab You In The Heart 

  • Pacific Coast Highway In The Movies
    26
    21 votes

    Pacific Coast Highway In The Movies

  • Oh My My
    27
    39 votes

    Oh My My

  • Our Love 
    28
    39 votes

    Our Love 

  • Smiling
    29
    19 votes

    Smiling

  • everyone blooms
    30
    19 votes

    everyone blooms

  • Conspiracy
    31
    17 votes

    Conspiracy

  • Karma, Comeback
    32
    17 votes

    Karma, Comeback

  • Perdida
    33
    36 votes

    Perdida

  • End Of
    34
    34 votes

    End Of

  • What's In The Eye
    35
    34 votes

    What's In The Eye

  • Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton
    36
    26 votes

    Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton

  • Wasted on You
    37
    121 votes

    Wasted on You

    Evanescence

  • Canada
    38
    20 votes

    Canada

  • Headrush
    39
    47 votes

    Headrush

  • Where You Put Your Love
    40
    18 votes

    Where You Put Your Love

  • Alexa Bliss 
    41
    35 votes

    Alexa Bliss 

  • Threw It All Away
    42
    27 votes

    Threw It All Away

  • All In My Head
    43
    27 votes

    All In My Head

  • Level Of Concern
    44
    71 votes

    Level Of Concern

  • Dead Weight
    45
    25 votes

    Dead Weight

  • Isolation
    46
    23 votes

    Isolation

  • Twinkle Twinkle
    47
    19 votes

    Twinkle Twinkle

  • Karen
    48
    19 votes

    Karen

  • Surreal Disaster
    49
    19 votes

    Surreal Disaster

  • Come On Out
    50
    22 votes

    Come On Out

  • [Insert Girls Name Here]
    51
    22 votes

    [Insert Girls Name Here]

  • Hollywood Park
    52
    21 votes

    Hollywood Park

  • Habit
    53
    70 votes

    Habit

    Adelitas Way

  • Bloodmoon
    54
    32 votes

    Bloodmoon

  • The Beginning
    55
    24 votes

    The Beginning

  • Lions
    56
    17 votes

    Lions

  • Invincible
    57
    20 votes

    Invincible

  • Screwdriver
    58
    20 votes

    Screwdriver

  • Keep The Lights On Me
    59
    20 votes

    Keep The Lights On Me

  • Out Of Style
    60
    20 votes

    Out Of Style