The ranking of the 100 best songs of 2026 released so far, according to Consequence magazine

Consequence's 2026 mid-year report continues: after the ranking of the best albums released so far, it's now time for the ranking of the 100 best songs released so far in 2026. “We've reached the midpoint of 2026, the ideal moment to take stock – the magazine notes in its introduction – Maybe you're one of those who were waiting for BTS's comeback and are excitedly living through their new phase, thrilling to ‘’‘Hooligan’ or ‘SWIM'’‘. Or maybe you're among those who discovered the Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine this year and can't get the nervous riff of ‘Fabienk’ out of your head… Perhaps you were struck by the moving protest song ‘Boots On The Ground’ by Tom Waits and Massive Attack, letting Waits's raspy, passionate voice go straight to your heart as he recounts the brutality of violence. Or maybe Olivia Rodrigo's new track, ‘the cure’, hit particularly close to home as she comes to terms with the fact that love, deep down, can't save her. Or maybe you simply need to let off steam, the way Denzel Curry and Knocked Loose do on their furious collaboration ‘Hive Mind’… The songs below make up a wildly varied collection that has already soundtracked our best and worst moments, alongside a few singles that made us want to hear the rest of their respective albums.”

So here is the ranking of the best songs released so far in 2026, according to Consequence (full feature here).

100. Harry Styles – "Aperture"
99. Loathe – "Revenant"
98. Jesse Welles – "Masks Off"
97. Disclosure – "Sun Comes Up Tremendous"
96. TheARTI$T – "S.I.M.P.L.E."
95. Blondshell – "Heart Has to Work so Hard"
94. A$AP Rocky – "STOP SNITCHING" (feat. Bossman Dlow & Sauce Walka)
93. Robb Bank$ – "WPB"
92. Lola Young – "From Down Here"
91. The Strokes – "Going Shopping"
90. Wesley Joseph – "Quicksand"
89. Peaer – "Part of the Problem"
88. Tori Amos – "In Times of Dragons"
87. Kenny Mason – "TEST ME" (feat. JID)
86. Fcukers – "if you wanna party, come over to my house"
85. Monolord – "You Bastard"
84. Telehealth – "Cool Job"
83. Remember Sports – "Bug"
82. Mike WiLL Made-It – "STANDING O" (feat. Monaleo and Travis Porter)
81. Poison Ruin – "Eidolon"
80. Anne Hathaway – "Burial"
79. Avalon Emerson & the Charm – "Jupiter and Mars"
78. Maxo Kream – "Fake Jeezy" (feat. Denzel Curry & JPEGMAFIA)
77. BTS – "SWIM"
76. Bossman Dlow – "Motion Party"
75. Hemlocke Springs – "w-w-w-w-w"
74. feeble little horse – "dior"
73. Grace Ives – "My Mans"
72. Neurosis – "Mirror Deep"
71. Charli XCX – "Dying for You"
70. Zach Bryan – "Bad News"
69. Robbie Williams – "Morrissey"
68. MUNA – "Wannabeher"
67. Ed O'Brien – "Obrigado"
66. The Claypool Lennon Delirium – "The Golden Egg of Empathy" (feat. WILLOW)
65. Goose – "Torero"
64. BIG|BRAVE – "an uttering of antipathy"
63. Arlo Parks – "Beams"
62. sadie – "Arms Wide"
61. Isaiah Rashad – "SUPAFICIAL"
60. Iceage – "Ember"
59. Kacey Musgraves – "Dry Spell"
58. Courtney Barnett – "One Thing at a Time"
57. Softcult – "Not Sorry"
56. Kevin Morby – "Die Young"
55. Robber Robber – "Watch for Infection"
54. Social Distortion – "Born to Kill"
53. Juvenile & Megan Thee Stallion – "B.B.B."
52. underscores – "The Peace"
51. Thundercat ft. Mac Miller – "She Knows Too Much"
50. The Lemon Twigs – "I Just Can't Get Over Losing You"
49. Chinese American Bear – "Forever Lover"
48. Fcukers – "Feel the Real"
47. Haute & Freddy – "Dance the Pain Away"
46. Shaking Hand – "Up the Ante(lope)"
45. Deante' Hitchcock – "Smile You're on Camera"
44. The Sophs – "THE DOG DIES IN THE END"
43. BTS – "Hooligan"
42. Yung Miami – "Spend Dat"
41. Arlo Parks – "2SIDED"
40. Snail Mail – "My Maker"
39. Bill Callahan – "Stepping out for Air"
38. Naomi Scott – "Hellbent"
37. James Blake – "Doesn't Just Happen" (feat. Dave)
36. Mon Rovìa – "Black Cauldron"
35. Kelela – "idea 1"
34. Foo Fighters – "Amen, Caveman"
33. Jill Scott – "To B Honest"
32. Joyce Manor – "Well, Whatever It Was"
31. Charli XCX – "SS26"
30. ear – "Ne Plus Ultra"
29. Failure & Hayley Williams – "The Rising Skyline"
28. E L U C I D & Sebb Bash – "The Lorax" (feat. billy woods)
27. Avalon Emerson & the Charm – "Eden"
26. Lady Gaga & Doechii – "RUNWAY"
25. Opus Kink – "Come Over, Do Me Wrong"
24. Don Toliver – "Body"
23. Angine de Poitrine – "Fabienk"
22. RAYE – "Click Clack Symphony." (feat. Hans Zimmer)
21. Genesis Owusu – "STAMPEDE"
20. Olivia Rodrigo – "the cure"
19. Cameron Winter – "Warning"
18. Cavalier & Quelle Chris – "Holding On" (feat. Navy Blue and Denmark Vessey)
17. Zach Bryan – "Appetite"
16. MEEK – "Fabulous"
15. Lip Critic – "Jackpot"
14. Denzel Curry – "LIT EFFECT" (feat. BKTHERULA & LAZER DIM 700)
13. Domani – "Firebug"
12. Converge – "Bad Faith"
11. Isaiah Rashad – "SCARED 2 LOOK DOWN"
10. Ratboys – "Anywhere"
9. By Storm – "And I Dance"
8. Kacey Musgraves – "I Believe in Ghosts"
7. Dua Saleh – "Glow" (feat. Bon Iver)
6. Mastodon – "Your Ghost Again"
5. WU LYF – "Tib St. Tabernacle"
4. Denzel Curry & Knocked Loose – "Hive Mind"
3. Robyn – "Talk to Me"
2. Mitski – "I'll Change for You"
1. Tom Waits & Massive Attack – "Boots on the Ground"

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