After close to a month off for the holidays, Pick Your Poison returns with a vengeance in 2020! Well okay, we’re starting out at a relaxed pace because it’s better to ease into a new year. Definitely listen to at least a few of these songs if you get the chance though, no pressure or anything. Highlights come from Forever (ft. Just John), Mac Miller (RIP), and Mick Jenkins. After the jump you’ll discover fresh tracks from ARMNHMR (ft. Sunnie Williams), Bad Ambassadors, Conan Gray, J Hus, Kennebec, STROM, The Wants, World/Inferno Friendship Society, and youbet.
Forever – Make It Happen (ft. Just John)
Mac Miller – Good News
Mick Jenkins – Carefree
Before we get into the nitty gritty of this Top 50 Albums list, let’s first talk about the honorable mentions. This is the space reserved for 2019 albums I also loved, just not quite enough to include as part of the main list. If this had been a worse year for music, they probably would have made the cut. It runs the gamut from two of the biggest pop stars in the world all the way down to some tiny names you’ve probably never heard before. These 10 albums are ordered alphabetically by artist. 
It seems like every year I comment about how challenging it is to put together a “Top Songs” list, because unlike albums, which are larger works meant to be taken as a whole, songs are fractions of that whole. There are multitudes more songs in the world than albums, so in essence it’s like splitting hairs. Imagine my surprise then, when this Top 50 Songs of 2019 list came together rather easily. Perhaps there were fewer standout tracks than normal to really catch my attention. It was a slightly “off” year for music, so that might have helped too. Color me clueless as to the actual reason, because all that matters is these are 50 songs I can say without a doubt are the ones I loved and in many cases listened to most this year. My sincerest apologies if your personal favorite didn’t make the cut. Everybody has their own unique tastes, and while I’d hope most of these songs will satisfy, you might feel differently. That’s okay! The songs on this list span across nearly every genre of music and range from dancefloor bangers to depressing bops and back again. My sincerest hope is that you’ll discover something new you haven’t heard before, and may even fall in love with it as much as I have. There are really only two rules I set when composing this list: