2020s Music Quiz
TikTok virality and total genre-blur. Name The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and the Afrobeats and K-pop crossovers of the 2020s.
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The 20s at a glance
- Years
- 2020 to 2029
- What defined it
- Streaming and TikTok replaced radio as the tastemaker, so a short viral clip could send a song to number one and the charts fragmented across pop, hip hop, reggaeton, K-pop and Afrobeats at once.
- Dominant sounds
- Synth-driven retro pop · dark R&B · pop-punk revival · reggaeton and Latin trap · Afrobeats · hyperpop · Jersey and UK drill
- Key genres
- Pop · hip hop and rap · contemporary R&B · reggaeton · K-pop · Afrobeats · country · dance and electronic
- Signature instruments and tech
- In-the-box production on laptops · Auto-Tune and heavy vocal processing · 808 bass and trap hi-hats · TikTok and Spotify algorithms as A&R · AI tools like Suno and Udio arriving around 2024
- Essential artists
- The Weeknd · Taylor Swift · Bad Bunny · Olivia Rodrigo · Billie Eilish · Harry Styles · Dua Lipa · SZA · Kendrick Lamar · BTS · Beyonce · Doja Cat
- Songs to know
- Blinding Lights by The Weeknd · Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo · Flowers by Miley Cyrus · As It Was by Harry Styles · Calm Down by Rema and Selena Gomez · Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar
- Albums that mattered
- After Hours by The Weeknd · Folklore and Midnights by Taylor Swift · Sour by Olivia Rodrigo · Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny · Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa · SOS by SZA
- The industry
- Streaming subscriptions drove revenue to a record high, vinyl outsold CDs for the first time since 1986, and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time.
- Why the 2020s is fun to guess
- These are the songs you scrolled past on your phone yesterday, so the hooks are still fresh. A 2020s music trivia round rewards anyone who lived on TikTok, Spotify or the radio this decade.
- Where to start
- Begin with the wall-to-wall smashes like Blinding Lights, Levitating and As It Was, then test yourself on global chart-toppers such as Dynamite, Calm Down and Un Verano Sin Ti.
The Artists Who Defined the 2020s
The Weeknd set the all-time chart record, Bad Bunny ran Spotify worldwide, and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour rewrote the box office. The decade's biggest names all wait here. How many can you place?
Dua Lipa
'Don't Start Now' sounds like a lost 1979 disco record, but it dropped in 2019. Guess the Dua Lipa song, then tell it from the throwback it imitates.Billie Eilish
'Happier Than Ever' opens as a near-silent ballad and erupts into a rock roar, so one song sounds like two. Guess the Billie Eilish song, where every whisper blurs into the next.Doja Cat
The artist who made a lo-fi song about being a cow also raps the unsmiling verses on 'Demons'. Guess the Doja Cat song, then tell the memes from the bars.SZA
'Kill Bill' sounds like a lullaby but plots a murder. Guess the SZA song, then hear past the sweet delivery to what she's really saying.Chappell Roan
'HOT TO GO!' spells its title out loud like a cheerleader chant, but 'Casual' pulls back into a torch song. Guess the Chappell Roan song across both.Tate McRae
'greedy' snaps to a beat you can count steps to, because Tate McRae choreographs before she sings. Guess the Tate McRae song across the dance hits and the bedroom ballads.Benson Boone
'Beautiful Things' opens as a hushed piano confession, then explodes into a full falsetto belt. Guess the Benson Boone song, then brace for the same quiet-to-huge jump.Teddy Swims
Teddy Swims made his name filming covers at home before 'Lose Control' hit No. 1. Guess the Teddy Swims song, then tell his own from a cover.Gracie Abrams
'That's So True' is the one loud hit; the rest of Gracie Abrams' catalog blurs into one whisper. Guess the Gracie Abrams song from the hush.The Songs That Defined the 2020s
From the neon synths of 'Blinding Lights' to the drums of 'Calm Down', the decade's biggest tracks give themselves away from the opening bar. These are the hits that open any 2020s round.
- 01
Blinding Lights
2020
- 02
Drivers License
2021
- 03
Levitating
2020
- 04
As It Was
2022
- 05
Flowers
2023
- 06
Calm Down
2022
- 07
Not Like Us
2024
- 08
Anti-Hero
2022
2020s Music Trivia
Blinding Lights as the biggest Hot 100 song ever, BTS's first US number one, vinyl outselling CDs again. The 2020s already has trivia worth arguing over.
- In 2020, vinyl LP records outsold CDs in the United States for the first time since 1986, as fans chased physical copies from artists like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles.
- The Weeknd's Blinding Lights is the biggest Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, logging 90 weeks on the chart, the most any single has ever managed, and an easy opener in any guess the artist round.
- BTS scored their first US number one with Dynamite in 2020, the first all South Korean act to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100, a question that settles many a multiplayer music quiz.
- Bad Bunny's El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo became the first all Spanish-language album ever to reach number one on the Billboard 200.
- At the 2025 Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us swept Record of the Year and Song of the Year, while Beyonce's Cowboy Carter finally won her Album of the Year.
The 20s: the full story
The 2020s trap is telling a hit from a sound. TikTok could push a decades-old song or a nameless snippet to number one, and the charts blurred across pop, reggaeton, K-pop and Afrobeats all at once. The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' became the biggest Hot 100 song ever with 90 weeks on the chart, Bad Bunny ruled Spotify worldwide three years running, Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' stormed straight to number one, and Rema and Selena Gomez turned 'Calm Down' into the biggest Afrobeats crossover yet. Our 2020s music quiz leans into that blur. Guess the song from the opening bar, and see whether you can tell the real hit from the viral fragment. Browse more quizzes on music by decade or switch to a music genre quiz.
2020s Music Quiz FAQ
What is the 2020s music quiz?
The 2020s music quiz is a whole collection of quiz rounds built from the songs that ruled the decade of streaming and TikTok. Instead of one fixed test, you get many playlists to work through, spanning The Weeknd's synth-pop, Taylor Swift's storytelling, Bad Bunny's reggaeton and the Afrobeats wave. Each round plays short clips and asks you to name the track or the artist before the clip ends. It is a replayable way to prove how well you know the decade you just lived through.
Which artists and songs show up in the quizzes?
You will guess the 2020s song across the biggest names of the era. Expect The Weeknd's Blinding Lights, Olivia Rodrigo's Drivers License, Harry Styles' As It Was, Dua Lipa's Levitating, Miley Cyrus' Flowers and Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us. Global chart-toppers get their turn too, from BTS and their English breakthrough Dynamite to Bad Bunny, SZA, Beyonce, Doja Cat and Rema's record-breaking Afrobeats crossover Calm Down. If it dominated a 2020s playlist, it is fair game here.
Is the 2020s music quiz free to play?
Yes, it is completely free and there is no signup to jump in. You can open any 2020s round and start guessing right away, no account or payment needed, even when you guess the song with friends. If you do choose to sign in, you unlock a few extras: your scores and stats are saved between sessions, and you can climb the weekly league against other players. Signing in is optional and only there to track your progress. The core quiz stays free for everyone, every time.
How hard is it to guess the 2020s song?
The 2020s hits quiz scales from easy to genuinely tricky. The wall-to-wall smashes, like Blinding Lights, Flowers and As It Was, are gentle even for casual listeners, since these songs soundtracked years of TikTok and radio. The challenge ramps up with deeper cuts, non-English hits and one-week wonders that only true fans caught. Because the charts fragmented across pop, reggaeton, K-pop and Afrobeats, nobody knows every corner, which keeps each round competitive and worth replaying to raise your score.
What makes 2020s tracks so recognizable?
Great 2020s music trivia rewards a sharp ear for a hook. Producers built songs for short-form video, so the catchiest hook often arrives right at the top, whether it is the neon synths of Blinding Lights, the whispered intro of As It Was or the drums of Calm Down. Add heavy Auto-Tune, booming 808 bass and instantly memeable choruses, and most listeners can name a track before the first line lands. That is exactly the reflex these quizzes test.
Sources & methodology
Sources consulted
Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.
Our methodology
Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.