The best 118 emo(ish) songs from the 2010s
Here’s the list of my personal favorite 118 emo(ish) songs from the 2010s. A couple things to keep in mind:
I probably forgot like ten obvious bands and I’ll go ahh fuck and add them in later.
Lists like this aren’t real and outside of say the top 25 nothing matters. Obviously there is not much of a measurable difference between song 74 and song 75 for example. Some of these aren’t technically emo or even what we mean when we say emo now but everyone who likes emo likes or will like all of these songs so leave me alone. I was gonna make a Spotify playlist of all these but then I remembered I didn’t feel like it.
Mostly this is just a list of a lot of great shit you should listen to if you’ve never heard of a lot of these bands. If I’m being honest my real top 30 is basically everything off of Koi No Yokan and Diamond Eyes by Deftones and Body Talk by Robyn.
Here's a playlist a nice reader made.
120 Take Me Home – Blis
119 The Sunshine Bus – Prince Daddy & the Hyena
118 You Just Won’t Be the Same – Stars Hollow
117 Life – awakebutstillinbed
116 Thread – Now, Now
115 Always Hazy – Macseal
114 Heart of Gold – Field Mouse
113 Distant – Like Pacific
112 Mr. C’s Amazing Trip – Save Ends
111 Brilliant Dancer – Lemuria
110 That Kind of Girl – All Dogs
109 Teen Challenge – Great Grandpa
108 Shit Twins — Dads
107 Southern Comfort – Michael Cera Palin
106 Fed Up – Gouge Away
105 Nearer My God -- Foxing
104 Tire Swing – Dad Punchers
103 Kill My Compass – Daytrader
102 Untitled – Half Hearted Hero
101 Collector – I Kill Giants
100 Disdain – Knuckle Puck
99 Don’t Need to Be Them – The Sun Days
98 Wut I Liek ABt U – Jank
97 I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore – The Menzingers
96 Pash Rash – Jeff Rosenstock
95 Creature – It Looks Sad
94 Words That Rhyme With Different, Etc. – sports.
93 Resevoir – PUP
92 Cinco De Mayo Shitshow – Marietta
91 Smother – Frameworks
90 In Colour – Departures
89 Luck Has A Name -- Crash of Rhinos
88 Unless – Pentimento
87 Most of the Time – Turnover
86 Time Capsules – Misser
85 In Love Or Whatever – Future Teens
84 No Below — Speedy Ortiz
83 Serenity – WATERMEDOWN
82 Scotty Get the Van, I’m Moving – Cayetana
81 Still Into You – Paramore
80 Killin It – Polar Bear Club
79 Skipping Stone – Transit
78 War – Brutus
77 Tail Whip, Struffle – Free Throw
76 I Was Sixteen Ten Years Ago – Joi De Vivre
75 Tough Love – Forth Wanderers
74 Edward 40Hands – Mom Jeans
73 Always Focused – Tiny Moving Parts
72 Sister Cities – The Wonder Years
71 So I Shotgunned a Beer and Went To Bed -- Snowing
70 Two Year Plan – Such Gold
69 Real Thing – Turnstile
68 Smooth – Tiny Moving Parts
67 Flicker, Fade – Taking Back Sunday
66 Apology Not Fucking Accepted – Dikembe
65 Zero Day – Nothing
64 Youth Cars – Secret & Whisper
63 Montrose – Man Overboard
62 Scud Running – Prawn
61 Aftermath – Rolo Tomassi
60 Dead Wrong – Somos
59 Something About Lemons – Chumped
58 ~ -- Touche Amore
57 Catalina Fight Song – Joyce Manor
56 Irrevocable, Motherfucker – Glocca Morra
55 DVP – Pup
54 Whatever – All Get Out
53 Overly Verbose Email Series Pt. III – Pool Kids
52 The Downfall of Us All – A Day to Remember
51 Safety, Football, Etc.
50 We All Float Down Here – Four Year Strong
49 Your Clothes – Can’t Swim
48 Their/ They’re/ Therapy – Their/ They’re/ There
47 Dizzy On the Comedown – Turnover
46 Be Here Now – Basement
45 Head in the Ceiling Fan – Title Fight
44 Let’s Talk About Your Hair – Have Mercy
43 I’ve Given Up On You – Real Friends
42 Saturday – Remember Sports
41 Uncomfortably Numb – American Football
40 Lost (Season One) -- Camp Cope
39 An Introduction to the Album – The Hotelier
38 The Silver String -- Saosin
37 Asleep – Makthaverskan
36 I Tore You Apart In My Head – Balance and Composure
35 No Good – Knuckle Puck
34 A Thousand Miles Away From Here – Hostage Calm
33 Award of the Year Award – You Blew It!
32 Passing Through a Screen Door – The Wonder Years
31 Quitting – Donovan Wolfington
30 Scott Street – Phoebe Bridgers
29 Map Change – Every Time I Die
28 Roam – The Story So Far
27 Guardian – Tigers Jaw
26 In On It – Superheaven
35 Daydreaming – Paramore
34 Ambulance – Eisley
33 The Knock – Hop Along
32 Architects – Rise Against
31 Be Here Now – Basement
30 Say Nothing – Pianos Become the Teeth
29 Your Graduation – Modern Baseball
28 Sleepless Nights – Turnover
27 There, There – The Wonder Years
26 Twin Sized Mattress - The Front Bottoms
25 Plane Vs. Tank Vs. Submarine – Tigers Jaw
24 Rapture – Touche Amore
23 Repine – Pianos Become the Teeth
22 Reindeer Games – Oso Oso
21 Storm och längtan -- Vi som älskade varandra så mycket
20 Right Back At It Again – A Day to Remember
19 Lost Your Name – Balance and Composure
18 A Satisfactory World For Reasonable People – Pity Sex
17 The House That Heaven Built – Japandroids
16 Reach Out To You -- Adventures
15 The Sun – Tigers Jaw
14 The Summer – Citizen
13 Save That Shit – Lil Peep
12 Dirty Laundry – Cayetana
11 Covet -- Basement
10 Quicksand – The Story So Far
9 Two Beers In – Free Throw
8 Funny You Should Ask – The Front Bottoms
7 Your Deep Rest – The Hotelier
6 Came Out Swinging – The Wonder Years
5 Hiding – Pianos Become the Teeth
4 Au Revoir – The Front Bottoms
3 Archie, Marry Me – Alvvays
2 If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will – Pup
1 Constant Headache – Joyce Manor