Ranking Pandemic-Era TikTok Songs
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Heeeey thank you for watching this video on TikTok music that was popular during ye olde pandemic of 2020. There is a strange, but relatable kind of nostalgia that people have for that time when we were all on our phones nonstop for a few months — and it certainly created its own weird, subgenre in our collective brains. Here’s a tier list of some of those songs, specifically pulled from this one Buzzfeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydrobinson1/pandemic-tiktok-songs
tiktok pandemic 2020 music ranking songs best worst favorite video essay review benee gus dapperton supalonely savage megan thee stallion death bed powfu beabadoobee sunday best surfaces doja cat say so the box roddy ricch savage love jason derulo break my stride matthew wilder jackboys travis scott out west young thug something new wiz khalifa ty dolla $ign why is everything chrome king critical dua lipa don’t start now no idea don toliver lil mosey blueberry faygo
@CKSUPERFREAK
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Just rewatched this and I have to say, the ranking holds up
@newageheretic
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
I never knew who doja cat was till she thought she could talk shit and my life has been worse since
@lunamorada335
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
1:35 perfect analogy
@jogasaracco5056
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
No Buttercup by Jack Stauber? I hate to say it, but TikTok was how I discovered him. His work is incredible.
@sketchycat6223
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
I’ve been calling these pandemic recession pop- I know it wasn’t a recession then but a lot of these songs had the same vibe as that era of recession music- people putting out upbeat music in contrast with the dire nature of the actual times
@Roadiedave
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Surprised it's only Pop R&B Hip Hop on the list. There were quite a few Rock and Metal lockdown songs that IMO were much more interesting than this slop.
@soraya131
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
can someone link the tier list website plssss😢😅
@merlestudios6806
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Horrid absolutely terrible list cool video idea tho
@chasingamy27
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Backyard Boy Snubbed
@Joe_DeV
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
As a big Surfaces / Forrest Frank fan, Sunday Best is most definitely not their… best. Definitely agree it feels a bit lifeless, especially compared to some of their newer songs
@livingandlolling
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Say So in C tier is illegal
@libyhq
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
I need More detail as to why deathbed is d tier 😭 its such a comfort song for that time
@CarsonFailey007
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
I remember hearing supalonley at a mental hospital and it was on repeat on the radio. I randomly heard it again and it made me fall in lobe with it. Love that song
@unethicalgoat
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
say so kinda birthed espresso if u think about it
@fleurdollx
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
say so still makes me feel so light and happy ugh
@peachsummerx
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Sir putting Sunday Best at bottom D is so completely wrong.
@RealPhillipMusic
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Shocking, this list is actually not bad, I think you should've covered some more but maybe you could do a part 2 imo
@ThisNameIsVeryClever
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
I WISH I could have forgotten about that goddamn "Feeling good" song. My work's radio picked it up and I had to hear it every shift for literal years.
@MeiW9675
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
not to be edgy but all the songs sucked. all.
@jBM7420
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Its Tony Fantayes!!!!!!11!1!!!
@darbies
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
cool opinions and cool m/a shirt!
@vapcr
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Ok. Surfaces are like, my favorite group ever, but I completely get what you're saying about Sunday Best. If that had been my introduction to them, they probably would not have become my favorite artists.
I recommend their albums Pacifico or Hidden Youth for a better impression of what they're about.
@xxacidrain39xx
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
this is slightly unrelated since this song blew up in like 2021, but im forever mad that most people my age only know mcr through teenagers. like as a song its fine but compared to the rest of their discography its kinda mid. its even crazier in the context of the album its from cause its an awesome rock opera that blends mcrs style with some classic, glam and prog rock influences while bringing really interesting commentary on life, death, loss and fame, complete with some religious and queer themes/imagery on top and then teenagers is just… there i guess. again its not bad but very disconnected from the rest of the album, and it was more of a joke song really. i assume their record label just pressured them to put it on the album cause i just dont get how its there and b-sides like heaven help us or kill all your friends arent but i digress. this was a fun video, sorry for the yapping
@isaacwilliams398
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
Too right! Ballin’ is one of the great hip-hop songs of the past decade
@xx_3m0j1n_xx
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
thank you for ranking deathbed that low because i have always hated that song, especially because it's how most people found bea 😫 i found her not long before she released patched up, and coffee was one of my favorite songs of hers so i have always held a grudge against deathbed
@rachels3
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
thinking about these songs and the pandemic made me nauseous ❤️ great video
@sloppysandra
May 27, 2026 at 10:07 am
love you alfo
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