The Best New Rock Songs Of 2020

Coley Reed
Updated March 15, 2024 35.9K views
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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
    251 votes

    Ordinary Man

    Ozzy Osbourne

  • Flowers On A Grave
    2
    150 votes

    Flowers On A Grave

    Bush

  • World Keeps Spinning
    3
    150 votes

    World Keeps Spinning

    Theory of a Deadman

  • Quick Escape
    4
    39 votes

    Quick Escape

  • Bad Decisions
    5
    87 votes

    Bad Decisions

  • Caution (Radio Edit)
    6
    65 votes

    Caution (Radio Edit)

  • Living In A Ghost Town
    7
    62 votes

    Living In A Ghost Town

  • Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus
    8
    24 votes

    Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus

  • Oh Yeah!
    9
    105 votes

    Oh Yeah!

  • At The Door 
    10
    43 votes

    At The Door 

  • Nineteen Eighty
    11
    60 votes

    Nineteen Eighty

  • Limitless
    12
    68 votes

    Limitless

  • Some Kind Of Disaster
    13
    65 votes

    Some Kind Of Disaster

  • The Steps
    14
    29 votes

    The Steps

  • It's A Raid
    15
    50 votes

    It's A Raid

  • Meet Me on the Roof 
    16
    68 votes

    Meet Me on the Roof 

  • Karma, Comeback
    17
    18 votes

    Karma, Comeback

  • Sometimes
    18
    28 votes

    Sometimes

  • Dance Of The Clairvoyants
    19
    115 votes

    Dance Of The Clairvoyants

  • Smash Sh*t Up 
    20
    34 votes

    Smash Sh*t Up 

  • What's In The Eye
    21
    34 votes

    What's In The Eye

  • I Beg To Differ
    22
    36 votes

    I Beg To Differ

  • Oh My My
    23
    40 votes

    Oh My My

  • Our Love 
    24
    40 votes

    Our Love 

  • Broken Boy
    25
    64 votes

    Broken Boy

  • Superblood Wolfmoon 
    26
    66 votes

    Superblood Wolfmoon 

  • Fire In Bone
    27
    27 votes

    Fire In Bone

  • Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton
    28
    27 votes

    Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton

  • Stab You In The Heart 
    29
    61 votes

    Stab You In The Heart 

  • Pacific Coast Highway In The Movies
    30
    21 votes

    Pacific Coast Highway In The Movies