Best of 2020: Die Hits des Jahres

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Tracklist

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1Blinding Lights
programming and producer:
Oscar Holter, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
assistant engineer:
Cory Bice, Sean Klein and Jeremy Lertola
engineer:
Shin Kamiyama
assistant mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
Oscar Holter, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
background vocals:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Weeknd XO, Inc. (in 2019)
produced for:
MXM Productions and Wolf Cousins Productions
recorded at:
Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States and MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Blinding Lights (music video) by The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 1), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 1), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 3), Stereogum Readers’ Top 10 Songs of 2020 (number: 6), iHeartRadio Music Awards: Song of the Year nominees (number: 2021 winner), BILLIONS CLUB, Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 51), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 65) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 79)
recording of:
Blinding Lights (from 2019-06 until 2019-11)
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Oscar Holter, Jason “DaHeala” Quenneville and Karl Martin Sandberg (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
BOTA Publishing II, HiFi Music IP Issuer, L.P., KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, MXM, SAL&CO, Songs of Wolf Cousins, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner Chappell Music Scand (STIM), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp. and Wolf Cousins
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
part of:
Prix de l’œuvre internationale de l’année (number: 2021)
The Weeknd4.23:20
2Hallucinate
drum machine [drum] programming:
Stuart Price
synthesizer [synth] programming:
SG Lewis (UK producer Sam Lewis)
producer:
Lauren D’Ella (vocal producer/engineer) (task: vocal), SG Lewis (UK producer Sam Lewis) and Stuart Price
mixer:
Stuart Price
bass, guitar and keyboard [keys]:
SG Lewis (UK producer Sam Lewis)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Stuart Price
background vocals:
Sophie 'Frances' Cooke (British singer‐songwriter Sophie Frances Cooke)
vocals:
Dua Lipa
strings arranger:
Sophie 'Frances' Cooke (British singer‐songwriter Sophie Frances Cooke)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dua Lipa Limited (in 2020)
recorded at:
TaP Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (lead vocals [vocals])
mixed at:
Tracques (Stuart Price’s studio, Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hallucinate
writer:
Dua Lipa, Samuel George Lewis (UK producer Sam Lewis) and Sophie Frances Cooke (British singer‐songwriter Sophie Frances Cooke)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Pulse (publisher) (from 2020 to present) and TaP Music Publishing Limited (from 2020 to present)
Dua Lipa3.853:26
3Kings & Queens
producer:
Cirkut and RedOne
assistant mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Partner Group, Inc. (copyright use only, imprint: 𝗮𝗽𝗴) (in 2020), Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2020) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2020)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 73) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Kings & Queens
writer:
Amanda Ava Koci, Hillary Bernstein, Mimoza Blinsson, Brett McLaughlin (Brett McLaughlin, Los Angeles electronic producer), Desmond Child, Jakke Erixson, Henry Walter, Madison Love and Nadir Khayat
publisher:
Artist Publishing Global (from 2020 to present), Artist Publishing Group West (from 2020 to present), Brett McLaughlin Publishing Designee (from 2020 to present), Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) (from 2020 to present), Cirkut Breaker LLC (from 2020 to present), H BOOM SONGS (from 2020 to present), Kayat Music (from 2020 to present), Mason Levy Productions (from 2020 to present), Max Cut Publishing (from 2020 to present), Prescription Songs (from 2020 to present), Songs of RedOne (from 2020 to present), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (from 2020 to present), Universal PolyGram Int. Publishing Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 2020 to present) and Warner Geo‐Met‐Ric Music (from 2020 to present)
is based on:
If You Were a Woman (and I Was a Man)
Ava Max42:40
4Holy
producer:
Mr. Franks (producer), Jorgen Odegard and Michael Pollack (songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Elijah Marrett-Hitch
mixer:
Josh Gudwin
lead vocals:
Justin Bieber
performer:
Tommy Brown (US producer, songwriter and rapper Tommy Brown)
choir vocals arranger:
Kirk Franklin (gospel musician, choir director, and author)
music videos:
Holy by Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper (US rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 35)
recording of:
Holy
writer:
Anthony M. Jones, Justin Bieber, Chancelor Bennett (US rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer), Jonathan Bellion, Jorgen Odegard, Michael Pollack (songwriter), Steven Franks (producer) and Thomas Lee Brown (US producer, songwriter and rapper Tommy Brown)
Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper3.53:30
5Rain on Me
recording engineer:
Benjamin Rice (American producer)
additional producer:
Tchami (FR | EDM)
producer:
BloodPop® and BURNS (UK electro/house)
assistant mixer:
E. Scott Kelly
mixer:
Tom Norris (American engineer and multi-instrumentalist) and Benjamin Rice (American producer)
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and keyboard:
Matthew Burns (UK electro/house)
percussion:
Leddie Garcia
saxophone:
Rachel Mazer
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Rain on Me (music video) by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
part of:
MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year nominees (number: 2020 winner), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 48), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2021 winner) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rain on Me
writer:
Alexander Ridha, BloodPop®, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Martin Joseph Leonard Bresso, Matthew Burns, Nija Charles (US singer, songwriter and producer Nija Charles) and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande3.853:02
6Hollywood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Time S.p.A. (in 2020)
recording of:
Hollywood
writer:
Emanuele Longo and Marco Sissa
publisher:
Dipiù S.r.l. (from 2020 to present) and Freecut Music s.r.l (from 2020 to present)
LA Vision & Gigi D’Agostino33:16
7Alane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of WMG) (in 2020)
recording of:
Alane
writer:
Dennis Bierbrodt, Stefan Dabruck, Patrice Eric Delacour, Michel Sanchez and Robin Schulz
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation) (from 2020 to present), Michel Sanchez Music Sarl (from 2020 to present) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today) (from 2020 to present)
is based on:
Alane
Robin Schulz & Wes32:52
8Ily (I Love You Baby)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Surf Mesa (in 2021)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Astralwerks and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2021)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 95)
partial cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Surf Mesa feat. Emilee3.452:55
9Everything I Wanted
producer:
FINNEAS
background vocals:
FINNEAS
lead vocals:
Billie Eilish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Darkroom (in 2019, in 2022) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2019, in 2022)
music videos:
everything i wanted (music video) by Billie Eilish
part of:
MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year nominees (number: 2020), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 18), Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 2021 winner) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
everything i wanted (in 2019)
writer:
Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell
publisher:
Drup (from 2021 to present), Last Frontier (from 2021 to present) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 2021 to present)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 2021)
Billie Eilish3.54:02
10Never Let Me Down
recording of:
Never Let Me Down
writer:
Mark Becker, clide (Berlin, Germany), Tom Gregory (singer-songwriter from Blackpool/UK), Philipp Klemz, Leony (German singer/songwriter) and Vitali Zestovskih
VIZE & Tom Gregory2:32
11Supalonely
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2019)
music videos:
Supalonely (explicit) by BENEE (NZ singer and songwriter) feat. Gus Dapperton
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 84)
recording of:
Supalonely
writer:
Jenna Andrews, Brendan Patrick Rice, Joshua Marc Fountain and Stella Rose Bennett (NZ singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Allegro and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton3.53:40
12Control
producer:
Patrick Pyke Salmy and Ricardo Muñoz
recording of:
Control (in 2020)
writer:
Nils Bodenstedt, Emma Rosen, Patrick Salmy, René Mueller, Ricardo Muñoz and Zoe Wees (German singer-songwriter from Hamburg)
Zoe Wees3.853:48
13Diamonds
programming:
Oscar Görres and Shellback
assistant engineer:
Duncan Fuller
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
producer:
Oscar Görres, Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ and producer) (task: with) and Shellback
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass, drums (drum set) and triangle [epic triangle]:
Shellback
guitar:
Oscar Görres and Shellback
keyboard [keys] and piano:
Oscar Görres
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2020)
produced for:
MXM Productions and Wolf Cousins Productions
recorded at:
Do a Little Dance Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, House Mouse Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Diamonds
writer:
Oscar Görres, Shellback and Sam Smith (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
MXM Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd, Stellar Songs, Warner Chappell Music SCAND (STIM) and Wolf Cousins
Sam Smith3.53:31
14Like I Love You
Nico Santos & Topic3:21
15Outnumbered
engineer:
Matt Snell (engineer)
producer:
Koz (a/k/a Koz)
mixer:
Matty Green (mix engineer)
bass, drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
Koz (a/k/a Koz)
guitar:
Scott Harris (Shawn Mendes collaborator), Dermot Kennedy (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Koz (a/k/a Koz)
organ:
Dermot Kennedy (Irish singer‐songwriter)
background vocals:
Todd Clark (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Pilate/Pilot Speed)
vocals:
Dermot Kennedy (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Riggins Recording Limited (in 2019)
part of:
Spotify: Top Hits of 2019 (number: 57)
recording of:
Outnumbered
writer:
Scott Harris (Shawn Mendes collaborator), Dermot Kennedy (Irish singer‐songwriter), Stephen Kozmeniuk (a/k/a Koz) and Jay Mooncie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Harris123 Publishing, Inconnu Editeur (special purpose label - DO NOT USE!), Nyan King Music, Sony/ATV, Tap Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dermot Kennedy3.54:02
16X
Jonas Brothers feat. KAROL G4.23:01
17Smile
assistant engineer:
Scott Desmarais and Robin Florent
engineer:
CJ Mixed It, Chris Galland, Blake Harden and Darth Moon
additional producer:
G Koop
producer:
Josh Abraham and OliGee
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
saxophone:
Lincoln Adler
trumpet:
Dave Richards (trumpeter, trombonist, arranger)
background vocals:
Kamaria Ousley (Contestant on season 12 of American Idol. Sings with Ziggy Marley's band.)
lead vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Pulse Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and Windmark Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smile
writer:
Josh Abraham, Anthony Shawn Criss, Ferras Alqaisi, Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer), OliGee, Katy Perry, Starrah (US singer, songwriter & rapper) and Vinnie Brown
publisher:
Ibbob Music Inc. (in 2020), Ollie G Music (in 2020), People Over Planes (in 2020), Prescription Songs (in 2020), These Are Songs of Pulse (ASCAP) (in 2020), Ultra Goliath Songs (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 2020), Unsub Pub LLC (in 2020), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2020) and When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2020)
Katy Perry42:44
18Don’t Cry for Me
Alok x Martin Jensen & Jason Derulo2:35
19Backyard Boy
programming, producer and mixer:
Ragnar Rosinkranz
bass, drums (drum set) [drums], Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and synthesizer:
Ragnar Rosinkranz
electric guitar:
Claire Rosinkranz
background vocals:
Claire Rosinkranz and Ragnar Rosinkranz
vocals:
Claire Rosinkranz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Purple Monkey Recordz LLC (in 2020)
recording of:
Backyard Boy
writer:
Claire Rosinkranz
Claire Rosinkranz2:08
20Didn’t I
co-producer:
John Nathaniel (singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, mixer)
producer:
Brent Kutzle, John Nathaniel (singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, mixer) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
mixer:
John Nathaniel (singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2020) and Mosley Music (in 2020)
recording of:
Didn’t I
writer:
James Abrahart (trance singer, songwriter, producer & arranger James Abrahart), Brent Kutzle, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (Norwegian DJ & producer Kyrre Gørvell‐Dahll a.k.a. ※), Zach Skelton (American songwriter, and producer) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
OneRepublic23:24
21Power
recording engineer:
Martin Hannah and Adam Miller (engineer)
additional programming:
Beau Blaise
drum machine programming:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
additional producer:
Joe Kearns (British record producer, writer and engineer) (lead vocals)
co-producer:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer) and Jamie Scott (UK singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer)
choir vocals:
The Music Confectionery Choir
vocals:
Ellie Goulding
conductor:
Nicky Brown
choir vocals arranger:
Olivia Williams (UK session vocalist, arranger, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Barn Studios in United Kingdom and State of the Ark Studios in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Power
writer:
Ellie Goulding, Jonathan Charles Coffer (songwriter and producer), Lucy Taylor, Nicholas Gale (producer Nick Gale), David Paich, Jamie Scott (UK singer-songwriter) and Jack Tarrant
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hudmar Publ Co. Inc., Sony ATV (Sony/ATV), Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Spirit B-Unique JV S.à.r.l. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Stellar Sun Songs
Ellie Goulding2.953:09
22Sun Is Shining
performer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
recording of:
Sun Is Shining (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Bob Marley Music and Bronjo Music
Bob Marley feat. Robin Schulz23:03
23Cooler Than Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
B1 Recordings GmbH ("a Sony Music Entertainment company" – do not use as a release label, for company relationships only) (in 2019)
cover recording of:
Cooler Than Me
writer:
Eric Hölljes and Mike Posner
cover recording of:
Cooler Than Me
writer:
Eric Hölljes, Jeffrey Oh and Mike Posner
publisher:
Eric Holljes Music (from 2020 to present), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present) (from 2020 to present), North Greenway Productions (from 2020 to present), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 2020 to present) and Warner/Chappell Music Company (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 2020 to present)
is based on:
Cooler Than Me
Lucky Luke2:57
24Naked
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2020)
recording of:
Naked
writer:
Ed Drewett, Guy James Robin and Sam Roman (Sam Roman, singer / songwriter / producer)
Jonas Blue & MAX23:29
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part of:Best of (EMI Germany) (order: 11)