Now that we know the apocalypse is definitely coming, it’s time to start compiling an end-of-the-world playlist for when the rest of the astroids attack and we all die. Here are 20 apocalyptic songs to jump off with:
1. R.E.M. — “It’s the End of the World as We Know It”
2. Billy Joel — “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Down on Broadway)”
3. Soundgarden — “Black Hole Sun”
4. Andrew Bird — “When That Helicopter Comes”
5. The Decemberists — “Calamity Song”
6. The Postal Service — “We Will Become Silhouettes”
7. Elvis Costello — “Waiting For the End of the World”
8. Tom Waits — “The Earth Died Screaming”
9. The Doors — “The End”
10. Talking Heads — “(Nothing But) Flowers”
11. Leonard Cohen — “The Future”
12. Britney Spears — “Til the World Ends”
13. Adele — “Skyfall”
14. Nick Drake — “Pink Moon”
15. T. Rex — “Teen Riot Structure”
16. Bright Eyes — “No One Would Riot for Less”
18. Jay-Z — “Run This Town”
19. The Beatles — “The End”
20. Skeeter Davis — “At the End of the World”





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