TIDAL Releases 100 'Best of K-pop' 2020 + BTS, EXO Baekhyun, TWICE, and More Enter the List

Here are the K-pop artists and songs that prevailed this 2020!

Recently, TIDAL, a high-fi and high def global music platform, released their own list of "Best of K-pop" for this year, and among numerous songs and Korean artists that promoted this year, only 100 were listed.

The music streaming service is run by JAY-Z and Beyonce, and it is one of the music source sites used by several U.S. users, which also offers premium service that has a great influence on Billboard's chart rankings.

On Tuesday, TIDAL then revealed the list 'BEST OF K-POP' playlist on their site, and, BTS's "Dynamite," topped the list.

This is followed by EXO's Baekhyun's "Candy" at No. 2, and TWICE's "I Can't Stop Me" at No. 3.

BTS, Baekhyun and TWICE Reign on TIDAL's BEST OF K-POP" 2020

In particular, the world-renowned K-pop group BTS released their track, "Dynamite," on August 21. Aside from the playlist, the English song also dominated various domestic and international charts, including Billboard's "Hot 100," where it reigned as No. 1 for two consecutive times, writing a new history as the first Korean artist to achieve the record.

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Meanwhile, Baekhyun released his second mini-album on May 25, "Delight," introducing his lead single "Candy." The track hit numerous No. 1s on Korean chart, MelOn, and the male idol became the first Korean solo artist to sell 1 million album copies since 2001.

As for TWICE, the "No. 1 Girl Group of Asia," unveiled their second full album, "Eyes Wide Open," along with their title track, "I Can't Stop Me" on October 26. Upon release, it immediately gained massive interest around the world, recording a No. 1 in the US Billboard's, "World Digital Song Sales."

Along the three top songs in the list, Refund Sister's "DON'T TOUCH ME" and "How You Like That" by BLACKPINK ranked No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

They are followed by Stray Kids's "God's Menu," NCT U's "Make a Wish (Birthday Song)," SUNMI's "pporappippam," SECRET NUMBER's "Got That Boom," and TREASURE's "사랑해 (I LOVE YOU)," which were listed for top 6 to top 10.

In the list, Refund Sisters, SECRET NUMBER, and TREASURE achieved a high ranking despite debuting only this year. This just proved how wide their rising popularity is reaching.

Furthermore, IU'S eight (prod.& feat. SUGA of BTS) secured her spot at No. 11, Yooa's "Bon voyage" followed at No. 12, "Sukhumvit Swimming" by ONF was also listed at 13th place, as well as ATEEZ's "Answer (14th place) and BTS's " Black Swan" (15th place) closed the Top 15 ranking.

Full Ranking of TIDAL's "BEST OF K-POP" 2020

  1. Dynamite | BTS
  2. Candy | BAEKHYUN
  3. I CAN'T STOP ME | TWICE
  4. DON'T TOUCH ME | REFUND SISTERS 환불원정대
  5. How You Like That | BLACKPINK
  6. God’s Menu | Stray Kids
  7. Make A Wish (Birthday Song) | NCT U
  8. pporappippam 보라빛 밤 | SUNMI
  9. Got That Boom | SECRET NUMBER
  10. 사랑해 (I LOVE YOU) | TREASURE (트레저)
  11. eight(Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS) | IU
  12. Bon voyage | Yooa
  13. Sukhumvit Swimming | ONF
  14. Answer | Ateez
  15. Black Swan | BTS
  16. Yours | (feat. LeeHi, CHANGMO)Raiden and CHANYEOL
  17. Wing | PARK JI HOON
  18. Goblin | (Favorite Boys) A.C.E
  19. Nonstop | OH MY GIRL
  20. Left & Right | SEVENTEEN
  21. Play the Summer | SSAK3 (U-do-ragon, Linda G, B-ryong)
  22. Now or Never | April
  23. Dingga | Mamamoo
  24. Summer Breeze | SF9
  25. Secret Story of the Swan | IZ*ONE
  26. WANNABE | Itzy
  27. AUTOMATIC | Chancellor,Babylon, TWLV Moon,BIBI,Jiselle
  28. NUNU NANA | Jessi
  29. Kick It | NCT 127
  30. angel | OnlyOneOf
  31. HOLO | LeeHi
  32. HOME | Yezi
  33. The Stealer | The Boyz
  34. Still | DKB
  35. Love Me Harder | WOODZ
  36. Can't You See Me? | TOMORROW X TOGETHER
  37. Breath | GOT7
  38. Apple | GFRIEND
  39. BUTTERFLY | WJSN
  40. Stay Tonight | CHUNG HA
  41. Life Goes On | BTS
  42. Summer Hate | (Feat. Rain)ZicoRain
  43. Chocolate | MAX Changmin
  44. Maria | Hwa Sa
  45. Nostalgia | Ha Hyunsang, Rohann
  46. Whale | SEJEONG
  47. Flower | Yoon mi rae
  48. Zombie | Day6
  49. You | Dynamicduo, Chen
  50. I Need You | Ovan
  51. Lyricist | Heize
  52. From Hi To Goodbye | Lee Yejoon
  53. My Time | BTS
  54. Cartoon | Zico
  55. Dolphin | OH MY GIRL
  56. Cassette | Demian
  57. In The Summer (Covered By SSAK3) | (Feat. Kwang Hee Hwang)SSAK3 (U-do-ragon, Linda G, B-ryong)Kwang Hee Hwang
  58. Star | LOONA
  59. PLAY | Changmo, CHUNG HA
  60. ONE(Lucid Dream) | Golden Child
  61. ASSA | Cignature
  62. Girls | Nature
  63. I'm good at goodbyes | BIBI
  64. Slightly Tipsy (She is My Type♡ X SANDEUL) | SANDEUL
  65. Make Me Better | KittiB
  66. GOTTA GO | Soyou
  67. SOUL LADY | Yukika
  68. DUMDi DUMDi | (G)I-DLE
  69. PARADISE (feat. Ha Sungwoon) | Ravi , Ha Sungwoon
  70. Damn You! | Dopein
  71. Magnolia | TOO
  72. THANXX | Ateez
  73. Waves | Kang DanielSimon Dominic Jamie
  74. I'm in Trouble | NU'EST
  75. Barbie | Jang Ye Eun
  76. G.B.T.B. | VERIVERY
  77. Déjà Vu | NCT DREAM
  78. Hmph! | WJSN Chocome
  79. Teddy Bear | NATTY
  80. Feel Good (SECRET CODE) | fromis_9
  81. RIDE | KNK
  82. TWILIGHT | WEi
  83. 9LIVES | Hyolyn
  84. MADE FOR TWO | VAV
  85. COVID-19 (feat. SUPERBEE) | Bumkey, Superbee
  86. Sacrifice | HAN SEUNG WOO
  87. BOCA | Dreamcatcher
  88. Jungle | Cix
  89. Shine Together | SF9
  90. Lovesick Girls | BLACKPINK
  91. Stoning | Lee Juck, Jinpyo Kim
  92. Let Me Go (with TAEYEON) | Crush, TAEYEON
  93. Fuzzy peach | Lyn
  94. Blue & Grey | BTS
  95. Given-Taken | ENHYPEN
  96. Show Your Love | BTOB 4U
  97. VVSJUSTHIS | Miranni, Munchman Khundi Panda MUSHVENOM
  98. Jam & Butterfly | Crush, eaJDPR LIVE
  99. WEEKENDHUS | (허밍어반스테레오)
  100. Anbu (feat. CHANYEOL) | LEE SUNHEE Chanyeol

Did your fave make it to the list? Tell us in the comments!

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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz

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