Hits of the 2020's (so far) ranked

I thought I'd wrap up this month with a list ranking from best to worst the big hits from the 2020's in Australia so far, although I won't have anything to say for any of these entries and since so many of their cover art fail to mention what song they are, I won't be using any album art to introduce each entry as I have a feeling my readers will have a hard time figuring out what they are given how I won't have any commentary giving context to them. I'm not giving any commentary at this stage as naturally I would be showing my bias more than I already am, that and I'm more of a music historian, meaning I like to talk about a song's impact on pop culture and not so much my opinions of it on this site. 

As for what qualified for this list, basically any song that made the ARIA top 50 since the start of the decade or would've done so had there been a one song per year rule implemented on these charts. The exception I made was when ARIA made the (in my opinion) dumbfounded decision to include YouTube stats on their main charts in 2022, in this case, I've disqualified songs that were released prior to the start of the decade unless they saw significant success in the upper echelons of our charts (for example, "Iris" by the Goo goo dolls has been disqualified because it only charted in the lower half of our charts since the implementation of YouTube stats but "Cruel summer" by Taylor Swift hasn't due to becoming a genuine hit when it was given a second chance to shine.) 

With that out of the way, here's my ranking of the biggest hits of the decade so far in Australia, separated by how good/bad I consider them to be.

Excellent tier 

#1 Fleetwood mac-dreams #4 

#2 Kate bush-running up that hill #1x9 

#3 Dua lipa-levitating #4 

#4 Lady gaga-rain on me #2 

#5 Killers-Mr Brightside #23 

#6 Dua lipa-don’t start now #2 

#7 Weeknd-blinding lights #1x11 

#8 Olivia Rodrigo-good 4 u #1x5 

#9 Lil Nas x-that’s what I want #7 

#10 Dua lipa-break my heart #7 

#11 Dua lipa-dance the night away #3 

#12 Lizzo-good as hell #6 

#13 Lizzo-about damn time #3 

#14 Dua lipa-physical #9 

#15 Harry styles-adore you #7 

#16 Adele-easy on me #1x4 

#17 Harry styles-watermelon sugar #5 

#18 Regard-ride it #3 

#19 Lost frequencies-where are you now #5 

#20 Benee-supalonely #6 

#21 Maneskin-begging #3 

#22 Joel Corry-head and heart #2 

#23 Meduza-paradise #19 

#24 Lil Nas x-Montero #1x2 

#25 Elton john-cold heart #1x10 

Good tier 

#26 George Ezra-green, green grass #19 

#27 Weeknd-save your tears #3 

#28 Post Malone-sunflower #1x3 

#29 Dababy-rockstar #1x6 

#30 Tones and I-fly away #4 

#31 Doja cat-paint the town red #1x10 

#32 Sza-snooze #21 

#33 Meduza-lose control #11 

#34 Lil Nas x-industry baby #4 

#35 Topic-breaking me #4 

#36 Harry styles-late night talking #2 

#37 Calvin Harris-miracle #13 

#38 Tiesto-10:35 #13 

#39 Riton-Friday #12 

#40 Benee-glitter #20 

#41 Doja cat-kiss me more #2 

#42 Doja cat-Vegas #4 

#43 Sza-kill bill #1x1 

#44 Joel Corry-bed #20 

#45 Megan thee stallion-savage #4 

#46 Harry styles-as it was #1x8 

#47 Tate McRae-greedy #2 

#48 Tones and I-never seen the rain #7 

#49 Super hi-following the sun #18 

#50 Billie Eilish-bad guy #1x2 

Meh tier 

#51 Tate McRae-she’s all I wanna be #19 

#52 Sza-good days #7 

#53 Giveon-heartbreak anniversary #12 

#54 Fifty fifty-cupid #2 

#55 Tones and I-dance monkey #1x24 

#56 Steve lacy-bad habit #3 

#57 Luke combs-when it rains it pours #25 

#58 Billie Eilish-everything I wanted #2 

#59 Vance joy-missing piece #14 

#60 Sigala-lasting lover #17 

#61 Glass animals-heat waves #1x11 

#62 Ariana Grande-positions #1x2 

#63 Jack Harlow-what’s popping #8 

#64 Billie Eilish-happier than ever #3 

#65 Ed Sheeran-shivers #2 

#66 Ed Sheeran-bad habits #1x2 

#67 Miguel-sure thing #6 

#68 Rubens-live in life #21 

#69 Masked wolf-astronaut in the ocean #4 

#70 Onerepublic-I ain’t worried #2 

#71 Tom Grennan-a little bit of love #16 

#72 Luke combs-the kind of love we make #17 

#73 Tiesto-the business #4 

#74 Eliza rose-bota #4 

#75 Flume-rushing back #8 

Bad tier 

#76 Pinkpantheress-boy’s a liar #2 

#77 Atb-your love #18 

#78 Tiesto-the motto #22 

#79 Ariana grande-34+35 #5 

#80 Billie Eilish-what was I made for #1x3 

#81 Doja cat-woman #16 

#82 Lil Nas x-old town road #1x13 

#83 Miley Cyrus-flowers #1x12 

#84 Olivia Rodrigo-traitor #5 

#85 Elley Duhe-middle of the night #25 

#86 Doja cat-say so #4 

#87 Raye-escapism #3 

#88 Sam felt-post Malone #27 

#89 Kid Laroi-stay #1x17 

#90 Justin Bieber-ghost #11 

#91 Justin Bieber-hold on #6 

#92 Post Malone-chemical #13 

#93 Halsey-you should be sad #4 

#94 Doja cat-need to know #9 

#95 Olivia Rodrigo-vampire #1x1 

#96 Olivia Rodrigo-déjà vu #3 

#97 Kid Laroi-so done #6 

#98 Justin Bieber-anyone #5 

#99 Kid Laroi-thousand miles #4 

#100 Rema-calm down #11 

#101 Camila Cabello-bam bam #11 

#102 Post Malone-I like you #7 

#103 Stephen Sanchez-until I found you #8 

#104 Pink-cover me in sunshine #6 

#105 Simba-rover #7 

#106 24kgolden-mood #1x11 

#107 Nicky youre-sunroof #8 

#108 Kid Laroi-without you #1x1 

#109 Justin Bieber-intentions #2 

#110 Labianca-people #22 

#111 Post Malone-circles #2 

#112 Frank ocean-lost #16 

#113 Dave-sprinter #1x7 

#114 Weeknd-popular #8 

#115 Taylor swift-cruel summer #2 

#116 Olivia Rodrigo-drivers licence #1x6 

#117 Luke combs-fast car #2 

#118 Jonas brothers-what a man gotta do #22 

#119 Chris brown-go crazy #9 

#120 Dean Lewis-how do I say goodbye #14 

#121 Saint jhn-roses #1x6 

#122 Roddy rich-the box #4 

#123 Endor-pump it up #16 

#124 Internet money-lemonade #5 

#125 Eminem-Godzilla #3 

#126 Imagine dragons-enemy #15 

#127 Cardi b-wap #1x6 

#128 David Guetta-I’m good #1x2 

#129 Doja cat-streets #12 

#130 Taylor swift-anti-hero #1x6 

#131 Taylor swift-karma #2 

#132 Justin Bieber-holy #4 

#133 Dave-starlight #8 

#134 Ed Sheeran-I don’t care #1x1 

#135 David Kushner-daylight #4 

Nightmare tier (basically songs that make me shout MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!) 

#136 Latto-big energy #6 

#137 Coi Leray-players #7 

#138 Powfu-death bed #5 

#139 Tate McRae-you broke me first #7 

#140 Oliver tree-miss you #4 

#141 Casso-Prada #4 

#142 Nea-some say #13 

#143 Meghan Trainor-made you look #3 

#144 Weeknd-die for you #3 

#145 Arizona zervas-Roxanne #2 

#146 Justin Bieber-peaches #1x2 

#147 Weeknd-creeping #7 

#148 Sam smith-unholy #1x6 

#149 Lil mosey-blueberry faygo #16 

#150 Jvke-golden hour #29 

#151 Acraze-do it to it #6 

#152 Tom Odell-another love #21 

#153 Sam Fischer-this city #17 

#154 Future-wait for u #12 

#155 Polo g-rapstar #4 

#156 Jack Harlow-first class #1x2 

#157 Silk sonic-leave the door open #10 

#158 Jawsh-savage love #1x6 

#159 Future-life is good #11 

#160 Travis Scott-goosebumps #5 

#161 Drake-jimmy cooks #4 

#162 Zach Bryan-something in the orange #6 

#163 Lewis Capaldi-before you go #7 

#164 Gayle-abcdefu #2 

#165 Lauren spencer smith-fingers crossed #8 

#166 Lp Saxe-if the world was ending #29 

#167 Maroon 5-memories #2 

#168 Morgan Wallen-last night #1x8 

#169 Chris brown-under the influence #5 

#170 Lewis Capaldi-someone you loved #4 

#171 Ariana Grande-stuck with u #3 

#172 Joji-glimpse of us #1x1 

#173 Shouse-love tonight #22 

#174 Lil Tjay-calling my phone #3 

#175 Trevor Daniel-falling #13 

#176 Morgan Wallen-you proof #20 

#177 Surface-Sunday best #10 

#178 Drake-toosie slide #3 

#179 Russ-body #1x2 

#180 Central cee-Doja #3 

#181 Nicki Minaj-super freaky girl #1x1 

#182 Sofi tucker-purple hat #23 

#183 Cardi b-up #11 

#184 Luude-down under #10 

#185 Encanto-we don’t talk to Bruno #5 

I don't normally have an outro for my lists, but yes, I put the Disney song dead last due to my growing hatred of the company (although I do find it to legitimately be the worst hit single of the decade so far.) Agree with my list? I doubt it, so tell me what you'd change in the comments down below!