As we step into 2020 and a new decade, it’s certainly worth taking a closer look at the last ten years in the music world. 2019 is the close to a decade that has arguably been the best in EDM history and in some ways, for electronic music in general.
Many tracks, artists, genres, events and trends have shaped the scene into how we know it today. But, we will keep all these other important factors for other articles. Here, we focus on the essence of it all – the music – by answering the question: What are the tracks that marked 2019, and the end of the 2010s?
Our team at EDMTunes has compiled what we consider to be the top 100 tracks of the year. It is worth noting that more than 10,000 tracks are released every week on Beatport, in addition to many others dropped on Soundcloud, Bandcamp, and as vinyl-only. This makes the task of putting together an objective, and all-satisfying ranking quite impossible. There are so many other tracks outside of this list that we love and groove to.
In this compilation, we took into consideration the quality of the production of course, but we also include the most symbolic and iconic tracks that represent the year 2019.
Without further ado, with the artists in alphabetical order, we present our selection of the best tracks of 2019 along with links to their respective coverage articles. Additionally, you can enjoy them all in our dedicated EDMTunes Spotify Playlist available down below.
Our Favorite 100 Tracks of 2019:
- Above & Beyond – Is It Love? (Matt Lange Remix)
- Above & Beyond – Waltz
- Above & Beyond vs Armin van Buuren – Show Me Love
- Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani – Space Date (Pleasurekraft Remix)
- Alesso – Sad song (Alesso remix)
- Alesso – Time (Alesso & Deniz Koyu Remix)
- Anamanaguchi – Air On Line
- Armin van Buuren – Mr. Navigator
- Armin van Buuren feat. Bonnie McKee – Lonely For You (ReOrder Remix)
- Arty – Sunshine
- Avicii – Heaven
- Avicii – SOS
- Axwell – Nobody Else
- Axwell – Nobody Else (1991 Remix)
- Barbatuques – Baiana (Jack back Remix)
- Ben Böhmer – Breathing
- Boris Brejcha – Happinez
- Boris Brejcha – Redemption
- Calvin Harris – Giant
- Charlotte de Witte & Chris Liebing – Liquid Clear Slow
- Chet Porter – Longest Day Everoption
- Chris Lake, Chris Lorenzo & Anti Up – Concentrate
- David Guetta & Martin Solveig – Thing For You (Jack Back Remix)
- David Guetta & Morten – Never be Alone
- Deadmau5 – Coasted
- Deadmau5 – SATRN
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Vini Vici & Liquid Soul – Untz Untz (Coone Remix)
- DJ Snake & Eptic – SouthSide
- DJ Snake ft. Plastic toy – Try Me
- Dom Dolla – San Frandisco
- Dombresky – Soul Sacrifice
- Don Diablo – King of My Castle
- Don Diablo – Never Change
- Don Diablo – The same way
- Throttle – Dreamer
- Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (Kungs Remix)
- Dubdogs – Techno Prank
- Duke Dumont – Red Light Green Light
- Eliminate – Them (Ft. Virus Syndicate)
- Fatum – The Game
- Feed Me – Feel Love
- Felix Cartal – Love Me (Felix Cartal Chill Mix)
- Fisher – You Little Beauty
- Flume – Voices
- Four Tet – Teenage Birdsong
- GRiZ & Subtronics – Griztronics
- Halsey – Graveyard (Axwell Remix)
- ILLENIUM, Jon Bellion – Good Things Fall Apart
- Jon Lemmon – It’s gonna be alright (Netsky & t1r remix)
- Joris Voorn – Antigone
- Joris Voorn – Dark
- Key4050 ft. Plumb – I Love You
- KH aka Four Tet – Only Human
- Kölsch – AC1609
- Kraysh – Void
- Lane 8 – Brightest Lights
- Lapsung – Behemoth (Close To You) – Glacci Remix
- Lucas & Steve – Why can’t you see
- Madeon – All My Friends
- Madeon – Be fine
- Madeon – Dream Dream Dream
- Madeon – Miracle
- Magnificence – Remember
- Magnificence – The Drill
- Markus Schulz & HALIENE – Ave Maria
- Marlo – Lighter Than Air
- Martin Garrix – No Sleep
- Martin Garrix ft. Dean Lewis – Used to Love
- Mat Zo – Deep Inside
- Mat Zo – Tracing Steps
- Matt Lange – Blackest Balloon
- Matt Lange – Drift (Dub Mix)
- Meduza & Goodboys – Piece Of Your Heart
- Michael Ford – Begin to wonder
- Midnight Hour – Skrillex & Boys Noize
- Monolink – Return To Oz (Artbat Remix)
- Nora en Pure – Birthright
- Phantoms – Designs For You
- Pryda – Exchange Finale
- Pryda – Terminal 5
- Rebūke – Rattle
- Retrovision – House Beat
- Richard Durand & Christina Novelli – Save You
- Rob & Jack, Albin Myers – Deep in my soul
- Rub!k – Push Back
- RÜFÜS DU SOL – All I’ve Got (Mathame Remix)
- RÜFÜS DU SOL – Eyes (RÜFÜS DU SOL VIP Edit)
- Seven Lions, Wooli, & Trivecta – Island
- Swardy – Down
- The Chainsmokers ft. Illenium & Lennon Stella – Takeaway
- The Chemical Brothers – Eve of Destruction
- Tiësto – Party Time
- Toby Green – Work it
- Tourist – Elixir
- Tourist – Emily
- Tycho – For How Long
- Tycho – Japan
- Tycho – Weather
- Whales – Every Single Time
- Yotto – Is This Trance?
Looking Towards 2020
2019 has undoubtedly been one of the best years for Tech-house and for Techno in the 2010s, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping just yet. The year also witnessed an EDM comeback, fueled mostly by the SHM reunion, Tomorrowland’s 15th anniversary and many beautiful EDM new tracks. In the last year of this Electronic-Music-golden-decade, the releases lived up to the standards and kept the bar high.
Today we walk towards the 2020s with a lot of uncertainty about the artists, genres, events, and trends that will shape the dancefloor. But one thing is certain – electronic music is here to stay.
Let us know what you think of our list, and if there’s any other tracks you think also deserve to be part of it. Don’t forget to check out our other end-of-the-year and decade editorials. Happy New Year, and cheers to 2020 and a new phase for electronic music growth.
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